The 2023 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has commended the boldness of Ushie Uguamaye, the Lagos State corps member who alleged threats to her life after criticizing President Bola Tinubu’s governance. Uguamaye made headlines after her video gained widespread mixed reactions from netizens. Abubakar, in a statement shared via his X page on Sunday, expressed support for the corps member, praising her boldness and wisdom. He described her…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to direct the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) leadership to immediately halt the intimidation, harassment, and threats against a corps member, Ushie Uguamaye. Earlier, The New Daily Prime reported that Uguamaye, who is currently serving in Lagos State, criticised President Tinubu’s administration over inflation and economic hardship.   In a video shared on her TikTok account, #talktoraye, on…

Amnesty International has condemned the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for threatening Ushie Uguamaye, a corps member serving in Lagos after she criticised President Bola Tinubu’s government over inflation and economic hardship. The New Daily Prime reported that Uguamaye, in a video shared on her TikTok account #talktoraye on Saturday, voiced frustration over Nigeria’s worsening economic conditions.  She lamented that hard work seemed futile amid financial struggles and openly criticised…

Ushie Uguamaye, a youth corps member serving in Lagos State, has urged citizens to hold the Nigerian government accountable if anything happens to her. She made this call after criticising President Bola Tinubu’s administration over the economic hardship resulting from inflation via her TikTok page bearing talktoraye on Saturday. In the video, she highlighted the effect of the economy on her as a National Youth Service Corps member while lamenting…

The Lagos State Government has announced the closure of the Independence/Mekwen Bridge (inbound Marina/CMS) for urgent repairs, with traffic diversions in place for two months. In a statement on Sunday, the Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, confirmed that the repair work will commence on Wednesday, March 19, and is expected to be completed by Monday, May 26, 2025. During this period, vehicular movement will be restricted on the stretch from…

One of the sons of the late Chief Moshood Abiola, who was acclaimed to have won the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Jamiu has stated that probing former military Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida, over the death of his father is unnecessary. He spoke in a recent interview with PUNCH. Jamiu explained that the time for such investigations had passed, stating that many key figures involved in the June 12…

Proscribed sectional group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has said that the Igbos will defend themselves from attacks by herdsmen in the Southeast. This reaction comes on the heels of the summoning of some leaders of Bende Local Government Area in Abia State over allegations of killing a Fulani herder by the Police. While condemning the summon, spokesman of the group, Emma Powerful, who signed the statement cautioned the…

A 45-year-old teacher, Musa Wada, has been arrested by the Jigawa State Police Command over the gruesome murder of his 14-year-old Almajiri student, Bashir Adamu. According to the state Police Command, the suspect allegedly beheaded the teenager and mutilated his genitals in a bid to mislead the public into believing the killing was a ritual attack. Police spokesperson, SP Lawan Shiisu, who confirmed the arrest in a statement on Saturday,…

Vice President Kashim Shettima has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s (FG) commitment to ensuring lasting peace, stability, and economic development in Plateau State and across Nigeria. Speaking in Jos on Saturday during a condolence visit to Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir, the National Chairman of the Council of Ulama, Jama’atu Izalatul Bid’ah Wa’Ikamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS), Shettima conveyed President Bola Tinubu’s condolences over the passing of Sheikh Saidu Hassan Jingir. “President Bola Ahmed…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has established a dedicated Election Project Plan Committee (EPPC) to coordinate the strategic framework for the 2027 general elections. The committee held its inaugural meeting this week in Abuja, marking the beginning of its mandate to design a structured and efficient electoral roadmap. Chaired by Prof Rhoda H. Gumus, the committee is responsible for outlining a clear work plan, forming sub-committees, creating an Elections…

By Fatimah Idera As Brazil prepares to host the COP30 climate summit in Belém this November, a four-lane highway is being constructed through tens of thousands of acres of the Amazon rainforest. The road is intended to ease traffic congestion for the more than 50,000 attendees expected at the conference. The Brazilian government has defended the project as a “sustainable” development initiative, despite the irony of clearing rainforests for a…

By Fatimah Idera NASA and SpaceX successfully launched a new crewed mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, marking a critical step in bringing home NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have been stranded in space since last June. According to NASA’s live broadcast, the Dragon spacecraft lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 7:03 p.m. ET…