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The organizers of the scheduled October 1st nationwide protest have written to the Nigerian Police to seek for adequate security for their members. This is contained in a statement jointly signed by the Education Rights Campaign (ERC), Movement for Fundamental Change (MFC), Youth Rights Campaign (YRC), Joint Action Front (JAF), and Pan-African Consciousness Renaissance (PACOR-Nigeria). In a press briefing on …

The House of Representatives, on Thursday, began a probe into the alleged bribery of officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission; as well as officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service by controversial cross dresser, Idris Okuneye, alias Bobrisky, who was convicted and sentenced to prison for naira abuse. This was as the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services …

•I didn’t pay money to EFCC —Bobrisky•FG orders probe of Prisons Service•NBA demands independent investigation by AGF, NSA Controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, is at the centre of the storm again, after he revealed in a viral audio released by activist Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, that some unnamed Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, operatives …

•Calls mount for INEC to review result  •Ighodalo: It’s one of our darkest moments  •Obi: Election a mockery of democracy  •Exercise marred by vote buying, falsification of results, apathy, Akpata declares Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), which monitored the Edo State governorship election on Saturday, have issued a damning review of the exercise, declaring that the results from several polling units …

The Presidency has confirmed that President Bola Tinubu will soon reshuffle his cabinet. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, revealed this to journalists at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday. The cabinet was constituted in August of last year. Meanwhile, President Tinubu has instructed his ministers to actively promote the accomplishments of his administration.According …

The Federal Government of Nigeria has officially increased the monthly allowance for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members from N33,000 to N77,000, effective July 2024. This change is in line with the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act 2024, and it’s a significant boost to the corps members’ welfare package. According to Caroline Embu, Acting Director of Information and Public Relations, …

Following torrential rains and the recent devastation of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, due to the collapse of Alau Dam, Nigerians in littoral states of the country are currently on edge over a possible re-enactment of similar tragedies in the wake of the reported release of excess water from Lagdo Dam in Cameroun. Recall that the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, …

The Federal Government has ordered an unconditional and comprehensive investigation into the allegations of bribery and corruption within the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS). Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, gave the directive in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja and signed by his Special Assistant on Media, Babatunde Alao. The directive to probe the Service is coming on the heels …

The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). President of the Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, presiding over her confirmation hearing, which justed ended in its Committee of the Whole in Abuja on Wednesday. Kekere-Ekun is the country’s 23rd occupant of the head of the judicial arm of government and the second …

•Says politicians with dirty minds would still manipulate process, canvasses attitudinal change •Secondus: APC has buried Nigeria’s democracy, 2027 won’t come  •Ruling party warns Yiaga Africa •Oshiomhole: Obaseki is politically dead  •US govt urges stakeholders to support process of challenging poll results Chuks Okocha, Michael Olugbode and Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja Former President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, said the outcome of …