Human rights activist, Deji Adeyanju, and his law firm have filed a petition requesting the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and the European Union to impose a visa ban on the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Olumuyiwa Adejobi. The petition, dated February 4, 2025, accuses Adejobi of suppressing free speech and using his position to intimidate Nigerians critical of the government. The petition highlights multiple instances where Adejobi allegedly ordered…

In a strategic move to bolster internal security and enhance swift responses to violent crimes, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has appointed Commissioner of Police Abayomi Shogunle to lead the Special Intervention Squad (SIS), Elections Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation, and the Safe School Protection Squad.   Police spokesperson Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Friday, announced that as part of the IGP’s initiatives to improve security and combat crime…

The Lagos State Government has announced the deployment of four new Intelligent Transport System (ITS) sites to monitor speed and traffic violations across the state. Speaking at a press briefing yesterday, the Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, revealed that the initiative is a collaboration with Huawei Technologies.  The new installations will complement existing Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras and Traffic Management Solution devices. READ ALSO: Sanwo-Olu Presents N3.05trn 2025 Budget…

Judge issues temporary order restricting access by ‘Doge’ to multitrillion-dollar system Elon Musk’s crusade to slash US government spending suffered setbacks on Thursday after a federal judge barred the Treasury department from handing data from its payments system to outsiders and one of the billionaire’s staffers was forced to resign over racist social media posts. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly put the temporary order in place after Musk boasted that his team…

The kidnappers responsible for the abduction and murder of Hon. Justice Azuka after collecting a ₦100 million ransom has been arrested. This was revealed in a viral post by an X, formerly known as Twitter user, Olaudah Equiano. NEW DAILY PRIME reported that the lawmaker representing Onitsha North state constituency was kidnapped on December 26, 2024, and later killed despite the ransom payment. He was reportedly shot twice in the…

The Federal Government has announced plans to phase out all Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) and Senior Secondary Schools in the country and introduced a compulsory 12-year uninterrupted basic education model. With this development, the government is seeking the abolition of 6-3-3-4 education system and replacing it with 12-4. Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa disclosed this on Thursday at the 2025 extraordinary meeting of the National Council on Education (NCE) in…

Khaby Lame, the world’s most popular TikTok personality, has been appointed as UNICEF goodwill ambassador. The Senegalese-born, former factory worker started making TikTok videos during the lockdown after being laid off. The 24-year-old influencer, who never says a word in videos watched by millions of followers, addressed the youth in his native country and said that being a UNICEF ambassador will allow him to “see all the world and its…

The Federal Government, through Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has started the payment of N50,000 monthly stipends to 10,000 indigenous youths from the Niger Delta under its Youths Internship Scheme. The Director of Corporate Affairs at the NDDC, Mrs Seledi-Thompson-Wakama, disclosed this to journalists in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital on Thursday. She explained that the beneficiaries would undergo practical, hands-on training across the various organisations for 12 months to…

At least 165 women were raped by male inmates after a mass breakout from a prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations said, citing officials in the central African nation. After fighters from the M23 rebel group advanced towards the eastern city of Goma the U.N. said inmates at the Muzenze prison took advantage of the chaos and started to escape from the facility on Jan. 27.…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s ex-Aide-de-Camp (ADC), Major General Christopher Jemitola on Thursday slumped at the IBB Golf Course in Abuja and died. Sources close to his family confirmed that he was quickly rushed to the hospital but was declared dead upon arrival. The late General was at several times, the Corp Commander Nigerian Army Signals, Nigeria’s Defence Adviser to Brazil and Director of Army Public Relations. Jemitola who hailed from…

States that meet specific criteria will receive an allocation of $30 million as part of the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP) scale-up initiative, the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Aliyu Abdullahi, has said. According to the Minister, the funding aims to enhance Nigeria’s agricultural sector and ensure national food security. He said, ”States that establish the Rural Access Road Authority and the State Road Fund…

An official of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has reportedly been shot by a man in a police uniform in Lagos. The official is said to sustained injuring. The tragic incident occurred today when a team from the Lagos Sector Command of the FRSC embarked on an enforcement and implementation exercise launched nationwide to clamp down on fake number plates. Lagos Sector Commander, Corps Commander Kehinde Hamzat, declined to…