BREAKING: Okonjo-Iweala Secures Second Term as WTO DG
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former finance minister, has been reappointed as the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for a second term. This was disclosed by the WTO in an…
Osinbajo, Shettima Moved On From #EndSars Reports. Courts Could Strike Them
Three years after the EndSars protest, the Lagos state government admitted that 103 people across the state died during the protest. In Anambra, following the creation of a panel to…
No Funding, No Ambassadors for 14 Months Indicate Tinubu Cares Less About Foreign Missions
In September 2023, President Bola Tinubu recalled 83 diplomats, including career and non-career appointees, from their posts. 15 months later, no replacements have been appointed across Nigeria’s 109 diplomatic missions.…
UPDATED: House of Reps Confirms Oluyede as New Army Chief
The House of Representatives confirmed the appointment of Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede as the substantive Chief of Army Staff on Thursday. His confirmation followed a report of an ad-hoc committee…
Amnesty Int’l Demands Public Apology From FG for ’24 Killed, 1,200 Arrested’ in #EndBadGovernance Protest
Amnesty International wants the federal government to publicly apologise to all protesters who were killed, injured or traumatised by security agents during the August 1–10 #EndBadGovernance protests. A briefing published…
AUDIO: How Dismissed Edo Cop Edith Uduma Demanded N1m From Rapist Colleague to Bury Case
For over a month, there have been mixed reactions over the circumstances that led to the Edo Police Command dismissing Edith Uduma, a policewoman who exposed Abraham Uzuobor, her colleague,…
Niger Proposes N1.2trn 2025 Budget Despite Multi-Billion Underperformance
Governor Umar Bago of Niger State has proposed a N1.2 trillion budget for 2025, nearly double the state’s 2024 budget, despite falling significantly short in revenue generation and expenditure performance…
Ex-Minister Mamman Spent N20m Mambilla Fund to Lodge in Resort, Witness Tells Court
A third prosecution witness has testified that Saleh Mamman, a former minister of power, diverted N20 million from the Mambilla hydropower project to lodge in a resort for one year.…
Kidnappers of Kaduna Siblings Demand N300m Ransom, Threaten to Kill Toddler ‘Because of Disturbing Cries’
Kaduna resident Yunusa Adamu’s fears were confirmed on Wednesday evening when the kidnappers of his four children called to demand N300 million ransom for their release. The abductors have threatened…
Lagos Man Paid Expedia Consult’s Beverly Basil N4m for Canada Admission in 2023. She Disappeared With the Money
Muyiwa Taiwo, a Lagos State resident, paid N4 million between June 2023 and April 2024 to Beverly Basil, a former staff at an educational consulting firm in Ikeja, to help…