ECOWAS Court Deems Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack Human Rights Case Inadmissible
On Wednesday, the ECOWAS Court of Justice declared a human rights violation case by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), a civil society organisation, for the victims of the…
Pharmacy in a Basket: Inside Lagos’ Insidious Roadside Medicine Trade
Lagos roads had woken up, and Second Rainbow was no exception. Traders flung the gates of their shops open. Others who had no shops took over the street corners under…
To Serve Summons, EFCC Asks Court to Delay Yahaya Bello’s Court Appearance
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has obtained an order granting 10 extra days to the embattled Yahaya Bello, former Kogi State Governor, to appear in court. On Thursday,…
EFCC Confirms Ex-NCMB Boss’ Arrest Over $35m Energy Project Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) told FIJ that they have arrested Timber Wabote, the former executive secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCMB), on the…
‘We Are Understaffed, Inefficient’, ICPC Boss Laments
Musa Adamu Aliyu, the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has stated that the Commission is understaffed and under-resourced. Aliyu says this is limiting…
‘We Are Understaffed, Not Efficient’, ICPC Boss Laments
Musa Adamu Aliyu, the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has stated that the Commission is understaffed and under-resourced. Aliyu says this is limiting…
SPECIAL REPORT: I Risked Fingers, Hearing to Make Plastic Bottles at Cascade Waters for N1,500 Pay
Data on workplace safety in Nigeria is hard to come by. In fact, the most recent statistics available are buried in a 2017 lecture delivered by Kemi Nelson, the former…
‘Significant Debt Led to UCH Disconnection’, IBEDC on Hospital Blackout
The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has said that it could not avoid disconnecting the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, due to significant debt owed by the institution. This was…
Chinmark Group Returns 2 Years After Vanishing With Investors’ Billions
More than two years after Chinmark Group vanished with billions of naira belonging to numerous investors, the company made an online appearance on Wednesday. The investment company had been silent…
TheMap’s Anyanso Mma Absconds With Retired Widow’s N5.6m, Daughter’s N500,000
Janet Balogun (pseudonym), a retired widow, and her daughter invested N6,180,000 with Anyanso Mma’s TheMap, a private investment company, in 2020. Since then, he has been evasive and only shows…