NAF Don’t Support Payment Of Money To Criminal Groups — Defence HQ
The Chief of Defence Operations, Major General Emeka Onumajuru, has said that the Nigerian Armed Forces do not support financial payment to bandits terrorising different states across the country. Onumajuru…
AfDB And Adesina, The Optimist-in-Chief – By Reuben Abati
On Sunday, August 31, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, Nigeria’s former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (2011 – 2015), completed his maximum ten-year tenure (five years each per election) as President…
‘Justice Is Served’, FG Hails Finnish Court For Jailing Simon Ekpa
The Federal Government has welcomed the judgment of the Päijät-Häme District Court in Finland, which on Monday sentenced Simon Ekpa, a self-styled pro-Biafra agitator, to six years’ imprisonment for terrorism…
Cooking democracy: Is INEC chef or mere waiter?
In the kitchen of Nigeria’s democratic experiment – where the smell of reform and the smoke of recycled promise swirl together – the Independent National Electoral Commission has once more…
Finnish Court Sentences Simon Ekpa To Six Years In Prison For Terrorism Offences
The Päijät-Häme District Court in Finland has sentenced a pro-Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, to six years in prison for terrorism offences. In a ruling delivered on Monday, the court found…
Bola Tinubu abolishes ‘corruption’
Nigerian leader Bola Tinubu woke up the world last week, declaring he has ended corruption in Nigeria. But it was Nigerians who were most astounded. He said, “The reforms I’ve…
‘Unlawful,’ SERAP Faults FG Over Passport Fee Hike
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Federal Government to urgently reverse the new passport fees announced by the Nigeria Immigration Service. In a statement in Sunday,…
CBN Orders Geo-Tagging Of PoS Terminals In Nigeria
The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed that all Point of Sale (PoS) terminals in the country be geo-tagged within 60 days. In a statement dated August 26, 2025, obtained…
2027: Our Presidential Ticket open for contest despite endorsing Tinubu – APC
The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has dismissed speculations that it would print one presidential nomination form solely for the incumbent, President Bola Tinubu and exclude other party chieftains from…
US Jails Osun Monarch For COVID-19 Fraud
A United States court has sentenced Oba Joseph Oloyede, the Apetu of Ipetumodu in Osun State, to 56 months in prison for his role in a multimillion-dollar COVID-19 relief fraud…