Deji Adeyanju, a lawyer and activist lawyer, has told Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State that the only way to resolve the lingering political crisis in the state is to challenge the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike headlong. Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Friday, the constitutional lawyer said nothing can make Wike back down in a fight, hence the need for Fubara to confront…

A former councillor of Abeokuta North Local Government Area, Mutiu Akinbami, was shot dead by gunmen suspected to be cultists around Brewery in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital on Friday. According to a reliable source, Akinbami, popularly known as Egor, was reportedly shot in the head while on a motorcycle with his son. The source said, “This incident happened at about 6.30 pm in between the popular Brewery Bust Stop and…

Five Nigerians in Angeles City, Pampanga, who allegedly abducted a fellow Nigerian, Kingsley Ikeagwuana have been arrested by the Philippine authorities.The suspects, Evans Chinemerem, David Ibegbulamo, Nwokeke Ihechukwu, Nwokeke Chinemmerem, and Okonkwo Kosiso, were arrested last Thursday, local media, PhilStar has reported. This is as three Nigerian nationals were arrested in Las Piñas City over allegations of extortion and involvement in scams in September. On the kidnapping, Brig. Gen. Redrico…

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials started the distribution of materials to various units at the Registration Area Centre in Anglican Primary School in the Irele Local Government Area of Ondo State on Saturday morning.Polling Unit Officers and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members were on the ground to get their electoral materials. Also present were policemen and officials, who would accompany the materials. Early risers were also checking their…

The National Coordinator of the National Counter-Terrorism Centre, Major General Adamu Laka, has said that the new terror group, Lakurawa, would be wiped out very soon. Laka, who spoke in Abuja while reacting to the recent wave of terror activities in Sokoto and other parts of the North-West, attributed to the new terror group, disclosed that the terror group has less than two hundred members. He said the military and…

The Chief Medical Director of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Professor Adetokunbo Fabamwo, has called for legal and systemic reforms to address Nigeria’s maternal health crisis. Speaking at the 6th Abimbola Aina Omololu-Mulele Annual Lecture in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Professor Fabamwo emphasized the urgent need to reform the country’s restrictive abortion laws. The lecture held at the historic Old Great Hall of the College of Medicine, Idi-Araba, titled…

Marking World Diabetes Day, the Lagos State Ministry of Health, in partnership with a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Health Matters Incorporated, and the Nigeria Governors Forum, has provided free healthcare services to Lagosians. During the free medical checkup at the Secretariat complex, participants, including public servants, trooped into the building to get free diabetes screenings to identify potential risks early. The aim and objective of the programme titled “Diabetes and Well-Being”…

A first-class graduate from Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University in Katsina State, Sham’unu Ishaq, has resorted to selling sachet water on the streets to make a living, over a year after his graduation. Despite earning top honours in his Bachelor of Science in Education, Biology, Ishaq has struggled to secure meaningful employment since completing his degree on July 5, 2023. In a video clip circulating online, Ishaq shared his story of…

President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima were among other top government functionaries present as the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Toareed Lagbaja, 56, was laid to rest in Abuja on Friday. The Nigerian military committed his remains to Mother Earth at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja on Friday. A funeral service was held in his honour at the National Christian Centre Abuja, earlier before…

Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has said that if not for divine intervention, there would have been a severe devaluation of the naira, whereby the exchange rate could have surged to ₦10,000 per dollar. During his message at the Special Holy Ghost Congress held in Abuja, Adeboye addressed Nigeria’s economic struggles, attributing them partly to the nation’s dependence on imported fuel.…

A shocking trend of security personnel selling arms and ammunition to terrorists has reached a boiling point in Nigeria, with over 40 mobile policemen and soldiers arrested in recent months across the country. This disturbing phenomenon was uncovered during discreet investigations into the proliferation of weapons used by terrorists and bandits, conducted by intelligence agencies in collaboration with the Nigerian Army Military Police. The alarming revelation underscores a critical breach…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate has arraigned Echendu Ndubuisi Endy, the Managing Director of Echendu GPC Limited, before Justice E. A. Obile of the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. He faces charges for allegedly defrauding victims of N9 million by falsely claiming to secure travel visas for them. Endy was charged with three counts of visa fraud and obtaining money under…