The Federal Government has addressed concerns over the exclusion of the Lagos-Calabar Highway from the 2025 budget. The coastal road, one of the signature projects of President Bola Tinubu which has generated a lot of controversy since its commencement last year, is expected to gulp around N16 trillion. Questions have been raised about the funding of the project which the federal government hitherto stated would be through a public-private partnership…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has charged Anamekwe Nwabuoku, the former acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), with laundering N1.96 billion. The EFCC took Nwabuoku and Felix Nweke, who used to be a deputy director at the Ministry of Defence, to a federal high court in Abuja in July 2024. The case took a turn in October 2024 when both men asked for a plea bargain – where…

The Presidency has confirmed that local government areas across Nigeria will begin receiving their allocations directly from the Federal Allocation Account Committee (FAAC) starting from the end of January. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare confirmed the development in an interview on Arise News on Thursday night. The spokesman said the move is a testament to President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to implementing the Supreme…

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force in Lagos have arrested Lance Corporal Sani Aminu, a soldier for being in possession of substances suspected to be Canadian Loud, a potent synthetic strain of cannabis. Aminu, identified by service number 13NA/70/11481, was arrested on Wednesday in Lagos State while transporting the illicit drug consignment. According to a police signal sighted by journalists, the arrest occurred around 8 p.m. The signals stated that…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it has removed the names of 7,746 dead persons from the national voter register in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) since December 2022. Disclosing this to journalists on Thursday, the Director of Voter Education and Publicity, Victoria Etta-Messi said, “Seven thousand, seven hundred and forty-six deceased persons across the 36 states and the FCT were removed from the National…

Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta, Ogun State is facing a major academic integrity crisis as no fewer than 49 final-year Higher National Diploma (HND) students are at risk of expulsion after a recent result verification exercise uncovered the alleged use of forged National Diploma (ND) certificates. According to findings by NEW DAILY PRIME on Thursday, the institution revealed through an official verification update that these students submitted fraudulent ND results…

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has declared a fresh curfew on the Ilobu and Ifon communities following renewed violent clashes between the two neighbouring towns. The curfew, announced on Thursday, comes in response to escalating tensions that have plunged the area into chaos and fear. The Ifon Progressive Union, the central body representing the people of Ifon-Orolu in Osun State, accused armed assailants from Ilobu of launching a surprise…

Tragedy struck in Benue on Thursday as nine members of a family were crushed to death by the driver of a trailer who lost control of his vehicle and rammed into their house in Okete, Otukpo Local Government Area of the State. An eyewitness said, “The incident happened early this morning when most people were still in bed. The loud noise from the crash woke up the neighbours.” Catherine Anene,…

For the brutal killing of Hafsat Aliyu, a married woman, two siblings, Amina Aliyu and Aishat Mohammed Aliyu, have been sentenced to death in Niger State. The third sibling, Zainab, received life imprisonment due to her age at the time of the crime. The incident occurred in March 2021 at the family residence in Barkin Saleh, Minna. Amina and Aishat were convicted of murdering Hafsat, who was both Amina’s co-wife…

Troops of the Defence Headquarters Special Operations Brigade have killed at least six terrorists in a coordinated operation targeting Lakurawa terrorists in the Gudu Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The operation, carried out under Operation Fansan Yamma, was announced in a statement on Thursday by Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, Coordinator of the Joint Media Coordination Centre. However, five soldiers lost their lives in the fierce firefight, the statement disclosed.…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a 13-count criminal charge against the Chairman of Honeywell Group, Chief Oba Otudeko, and a former Managing Director of First Bank, Olabisi Onasanya, for allegedly defrauding First Bank of N12.3 billion.   The arraignment of both individuals is scheduled for Monday, January 20, before Justice Chukwuejekwu Aneke at the Federal High Court in Lagos. Joining them as defendants in the case are…

Governors of Nigeria’s 36 states under the platform of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) have finally thrown their weight behind the proposed tax reform bills currently at the national assembly. The governors made this known at the end of a meeting of subnational consultations and engagement in Abuja with the Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, The NGF, in a communique signed by its…