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Survivors of the June 8 derailment on the Warri-Itakpe rail corridor have nearly all left hospital, the Nigerian Railway Corporation says, even as a federal safety bureau presses on with its inquiry into yet another accident on a line battered by repeated failures. Managing Director of the NRC, Kayode Opeifa, said in a statement…
The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, Adewole Adebayo, has criticised the Senate’s refusal to investigate military spending despite escalating insecurity, insisting that accountability in defence expenditure must not be traded away under the cover of protecting troop morale. Speaking with journalists in Abuja on Monday, Adebayo questioned the value Nigerians have received from…
Fresh doubts have been cast over the report that recommended the six-month suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, with Senator Adams Oshiomhole alleging that the signatures of at least three senators were forged or improperly attached to the document. Oshiomhole, who represents Edo North Senatorial District, made the allegation on Monday during an interview on…
\ The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has declared Tuesday, June 16, as the first day of Muharram 1448 AH, marking the beginning of the new Islamic year across Nigeria. The declaration followed nationwide moon sighting on Monday, June 15, as confirmed in…
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has described Monday’s Federal High Court judgment ordering the deregistration of five political parties, including his Accord Party, as an abuse of court process and a violation of a subsisting order from the Court of Appeal. In a statement issued in Osogbo on Monday by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed,…
Former Minister of Education Obiageli Ezekwesili has told President Bola Tinubu, the National Assembly and the Nigerian Governors’ Forum that the proposed state police will not resolve Nigeria’s insecurity crisis without comprehensive constitutional restructuring. In an open letter shared on Monday across her social media platforms, Ezekwesili argued that the Tinubu administration’s renewed push…
A 36-year-old woman, Ms. Grace Aniekuoku, allegedly held in chains and confined in a single room by her own brother for more than one year and four months, has been rescued by detectives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command in Abuja. The Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Sanusi, disclosed the rescue on…
Senator Adams Oshiomhole has accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of harbouring a bias against him, claiming the Senate leader is paranoid about his activities and influence within the chamber. Oshiomhole, representing Edo North on the All Progressives Congress platform, made the allegation during the Sunday edition of the Mic On Podcast. He suggested that…
Human rights lawyer and activist Deji Adeyanju has described the alleged use of tear gas against Omoyele Sowore and other protesters during Democracy Day demonstrations in Abuja as a troubling sign for Nigeria’s democracy. Speaking to Vanguard newspaper, Adeyanju called the incident deeply concerning. He noted that Democracy Day commemorates the sacrifices made by Nigerians…
The South African government has issued a formal clarification on the legal boundaries of citizen’s arrests, warning that frustration over illegal migration does not grant private individuals the right to take the law into their own hands. Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi, chairperson of the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Migration, delivered the assurance during a…
