By Rotimi Ojomoyela Ado-Ekiti—Ekiti State has been recognised again as the most fiscally transparent state in Nigeria with a perfect 100% score across all fiscal transparency benchmarks. The latest States Fiscal Transparency League (SFTL) Q2 2025 report by BudgIT, explained that the rating was based on budget approval, quarterly BIR, 2023 audited financial statements, Accountant-General’s […]

By Dayo Johnson, Akure The Ondo State Police Command has rescued a four-year-old girl from a child-trafficking syndicate allegedly operating across Ondo, Delta and Anambra states. Police spokesperson, Ayanlade Olayinka, described the recovery of the child and the unmasking of the syndicate as “a major breakthrough” in the command’s fight against human trafficking. The case

By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri Former Chairman Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, has called on military authorities to deploy troops to Kirawa in Borno State and its neighbouring communities. This followed Friday’s Boko Haram ambush along the Kirawa-Pulka road at around 3:00 pm, which claimed the life of a member of the civilian Joint

By Udeme Akpan Dangote Refinery has resumed the sale of petrol in Naira after it earlier suspended it, citing exhaustion of its crude-for-naira allocation as the reason. The development unsettled marketers and raised fresh concerns about fuel pricing and foreign exchange pressure. In an email sent to its customers at exactly 6:42 pm on Friday,

By Babajide Komolafe The Executive Chairman of FIRS, Zacch Adelabu Adedeji and top officials of the service yesterday paid tribute to the four staff lost in the recent Lagos fire accident. The tributes were highlight of a memorial service organised by the FIRS to honour the late staff. Those honoured were Mrs. George Faith Ekelikhotse,

“The story of Nigeria’s doctors is one of brilliance dimmed by neglect, of sacrifice eroded by frustration. To be a doctor here is to live in contradiction: honoured yet impoverished, respected yet neglected, overworked yet underpaid.”