Turkish Comedian Faces Decade In Jail Over Erdogan Jokes
A Turkish stand-up comedian went on trial in Istanbul on Monday over jokes he…
Turkish Comedian Faces Decade In Jail Over Erdogan Jokes
A Turkish stand-up comedian went on trial in Istanbul on Monday over jokes he made about President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a case that free expression campaigners say reflects a widening crackdown on dissent in Turkey. Deniz Goktas, 32, appeared in person at the Caglayan courthouse to answer charges of insulting the president, inciting…
Oct 13 Fixed For Atiku’s Amendment In Tinubu Case
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday fixed 13 October to hear an application by Atiku Abubakar seeking to amend his suit challenging President Bola Tinubu’s eligibility to contest the 2027 presidential election. Justice Inyang Ekwo set the date, saying it would allow the parties to regularise their court processes. He acted after…
NBA Faults Security Agencies Over Plateau Killings
The Nigerian Bar Association in Plateau State has called for an investigation into what it described as the delayed response of security agencies to the wave of attacks across the state, and demanded that any personnel found culpable be sanctioned. The demand was contained in a joint statement read by the chairman of the…
Police Recover 28 Human Skulls From Abia Forest Camps
The Abia State Police Command says operatives have recovered 28 human skulls and other bones from two abandoned criminal camps in forests around Umuaku-Isuochi and Nneato, in Umunneochi Local Government Area of the state. According to a statement by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Maureen Chinaka, the remains were found during an intelligence-led raid that…
Analyst Questions Impact Of CBN Rate Cut
Omole Says Rate Cuts Have Not Reached Borrowers The Central Bank of Nigeria’s recent interest rate cuts have yet to bring down what businesses actually pay to borrow, according to Charles Omole, director-general of the Institute for Police and Security Policy Research. Omole, in a post on his X handle, argued that much of the…
2027 Elections: Supreme Court Ruling Splits Lawyers Over Candidates
Nigeria’s political class and legal community are divided over what a fresh Supreme Court judgment means for candidates already fielded for the 2027 elections, with two major parties declining to state a position until they see the certified text and lawyers reading the decision in sharply different ways. The apex court ruled on Thursday,…
NARD Gives FG Two Weeks to Resolve Welfare Demands
Resident doctors have handed the Federal Government a two-week ultimatum to settle a backlog of welfare and professional demands, warning that failure to act within the window could trigger fresh industrial action in public hospitals. The National Association of Resident Doctors said the deadline was contained in resolutions adopted at its 46th Annual General…
Kano Leads 2026 NECO, National Pass Rate Dips
Kano State has recorded the highest number of candidates who obtained at least five credits, including English Language and Mathematics, in the 2026 Senior School Certificate Examination, according to state-by-state figures announced by the National Examinations Council. NECO’s registrar, Professor Dantani Wushishi, said Kano returned 74,413 candidates who met the benchmark, ahead of Lagos…
PenCom Commits N300bn to Infrastructure Development
Nigeria’s pension regulator is steering N300 bn of retirement savings into brick-and-mortar national infrastructure, betting that physical assets can outrun the country’s punishing currency depreciation. Speaking in Lagos on Sunday after a strategic meeting of the Pension Industry Leaders Council, National Pension Commission Director-General Omolola Oloworaran confirmed that fund administrators have already signed off on…
Nigeria Seeks Fresh $1.5bn World Bank Loan
President Bola Tinubu’s administration has opened formal talks with the World Bank for three separate credit lines totalling 1.5 billion dollars, even as Nigeria’s sovereign debt burden reached an all-time peak of 166.79 trillion naira at the end of June 2026. Official loan schedules prepared in Washington show that the proposed financing splits into three…