The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), alongside four concerned Nigerian citizens, has initiated legal action against President Bola Tinubu’s administration at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice. The lawsuit challenges the government’s failure to make public the forensic audit report of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), which allegedly details the disappearance of N6 trillion from the commission between 2001 and 2019. The forensic audit was commissioned in 2019…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has launched a scathing critique of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, accusing it of failing to fulfil its campaign promise of providing uninterrupted electricity to Nigerians within four years. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday, ADC’s interim spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi, reminded President Tinubu of his bold vow during the 2023 campaign: to ensure 24/7 electricity across the country or forfeit a second term…

In a rare and heartfelt show of reverence, His Royal Highness Alhaji Umar Faruk Umar, the Emir of Daura, declared that if royal customs permitted, he would kneel in honour of Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the former Kano State Governor. The statement came during Senator Kwankwaso’s condolence visit to the Daura Emirate and Katsina State, following the passing of former President Muhammadu Buhari. “Wallahi, if an Emir can kneel, I…

The Enugu State Police Command has rescued six trafficked children and arrested 10 suspects in a series of anti-trafficking operations conducted between 30 June and 16 July 2025. This was made known on Saturday through the Command spokesperson, Daniel Ndukwe, who recounted that on 15 July, police operatives and Neighbourhood Watch members arrested Chiaha Josephine, 64, and Ozomma Ubanagum, 67, in Ezeagu Local Government Area (LGA) in connection with the…

Two Federal High Courts sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos have convicted and sentenced nine Chinese nationals to prison for cyberterrorism and internet fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, secured the convictions before Justices Chukwuemeka Aneke and Dehinde Dipeolu. The convicts are Deng Wen Quang, Lin Jin, Shi Yang Xiong, Lu Yong Yao, Yang Chen Cheng, Feng Li Cai, Li Niue, Li Kuang Kuang, and Dan…

Amid intensifying calls for local government autonomy in Nigeria, former Lagos State governor and ex-Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has argued that true autonomy for local councils is currently unattainable under the country’s constitutional framework. Speaking on Channels Television’s *Sunrise* programme on Saturday, Fashola emphasized that local governments remain significantly constrained by the influence of state governments and their legislative assemblies, which, according to him, undermines the concept…

The Kaduna State Police Command has halted a planned rally by supporters of Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, which was intended to mark his birthday. In a statement issued by the Command’s spokesperson, DSP Mansir Hassan, the police explained that the decision was based on intelligence reports suggesting that certain criminal elements intended to infiltrate the event. These elements allegedly planned to exploit the rally to incite unrest,…

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total of ₦1.818 trillion among the federal, state, and local governments as revenue accrued in June 2025. This was revealed in a statement released on Saturday by the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, signed by the Director of Press and Public Relations, Bawa Mokwa. The revenue distribution followed the FAAC’s meeting in July 2025, held in Abuja. According…

The Ekiti State Government has begun the process of securing a N175.75 billion grant from the Natural Resources Development Fund (NRDF) to diversify the state’s economy through strategic investment in agriculture, solid minerals, and tourism. Governor Biodun Oyebanji disclosed this yesterday during a meeting with officials of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), led by Ambassador Desmond Akawor, in Ado-Ekiti. The RMAFC team was in the state to…

The Rivers State Command, through the Azikiwe Police Division and the Octopus Tactical Unit, foiled a suspected cult clash between rival groups near an undisclosed university campus in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. According to the police spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, who confirmed the incident, said that the confrontation erupted along Azikiwe Street and Opobo Lane in the Mile 2 Diobu axis. It was noted that the averted cult clash emanated when…

Governors from the South-West have championed the urgent need for a constitutional overhaul that would usher in true federalism and the establishment of state policing. Governors Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo, Ademola Adeleke of Osun, and Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti made the call at the South-West Centre B Public Hearing of the House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review in Akure. The governors argued that the nation’s current centralised police structure…

The Kogi State Government has launched a ten-day intensive training programme to equip 500 livestock farmers and extension agents with climate-smart livestock production techniques across five key centres in the state—Ajaokuta, Okene, Kabba, Anyigba, and Idah. The training is jointly organised by the Kogi State Agricultural Development Project (Kogi ADP) and the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (Kogi L-PRES) to address the growing impact of climate change on livestock…