Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has threatened legal action against the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), accusing it of “persecution” over the extension of Lagos corps member Ushie Uguamaye’s service year. “I am going to write to the Director-General of […]
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The Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Ogun State has condemned what it described as a “Gestapo-style” invasion by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on its premises in the early hours of Saturday, warning that legal […]
Residents, investors panicLast week’s description of 176 estates as illegal by Lagos State government, has thrown residents into panic, created fears in investors as real estate developers are counting the cost of the action. Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria […]
By Kingsley Omonobi Abuja — The Nigeria Police Force has achieved a major breakthrough in its campaign against cybercrime, securing the conviction of 21 foreign nationals linked to a sophisticated internet fraud syndicate uncovered in Abuja in November 2024. Force […]
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have reportedly stormed the Green Legacy Hotel, located within the premises of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. During the operation, some youths suspected of being […]
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has dismissed recent rumours of a shutdown, confirming it remains fully operational and continues to supply over 40 million litres of petrol daily. In a statement released on Friday, the Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer, […]
By Isa Isawade Niger State Governor Umar Bago and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) have been taken to court over alleged intimidation of Badeggi FM Radio, Minna. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and the Nigerian Guild of Editors […]
Abeokuta, Ogun State — The body representing lawyers of Yoruba extraction, Egbe Amofin O’odua, has thrown its weight behind Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Aare Olumuyiwa Akinboro, as its consensus aspirant for the 2026 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidential election. The […]
The Commissioner of Police in charge of the Special Intervention Squad, Abayomi Shogunle, has outlined the reasons for the detention of 2023 African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore. Speaking in Abuja on Friday while addressing demonstrators and journalists, […]
Key political stakeholders and pro-democracy advocates in Rivers State have denounced the scheduled August 30 local government elections in the state, calling it unconstitutional. In a statement on Friday addressed to President Bola Tinubu, the leaders described the proposed polls […]