Bago had said during the World Food Day celebration in Lagos State on October 16, that he paid graduate assistants N500,000 to work in his farm. The Niger State Governor, Umar Bago, has confessed that he lied about paying graduate assistants N500,000 on his farms to attract investors. Bago had said during the World Food […]

   

The Osun State Police Command has arrested 12 suspected cult members following a series of violent attacks and extortion incidents in Iree, Iragbiji, and Osogbo communities.  The arrests, which led to the recovery of firearms, vehicles, and other exhibits, were made during coordinated operations across the state. According to a statement issued on Friday by

Global human rights body, the Amnesty International, has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of Abubakar Isah Mokwa, a 29-year-old postgraduate student at Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, who was arrested by the Niger State government after criticising Governor Umaru Bago. The Niger State Police Command confirmed the arrest, stating that it was based on

Nearly two years after being placed under global scrutiny for weaknesses in its financial crime controls, Nigeria has been officially removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list. The announcement came during the FATF October 2025 Plenary held in Paris, France, where the international watchdog delisted Nigeria from the list of jurisdictions under

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has demanded that President Bola Tinubu must publicly explain the reasons behind his sudden removal of the country’s service chiefs, saying Nigerians deserve full transparency amid speculations about the stability of his administration. In a statement issued on Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC said that

The Global Defence Consortium of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has accused the Federal High Court in Abuja of continued bias and denial of fair hearing, following what it described as fresh irregularities during Friday’s court proceedings presided over by Justice James Omotosho. In a statement released on

Human rights lawyer and public rights advocate, Barrister Christopher Chidera, has strongly criticised a former Vice Presidential spokesman, Laolu Akande over what he described as “ignorant and government-sponsored commentary” regarding the ongoing detention and trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.  In a statement issued in Abuja on