A Civil Society Organization under the umbrella of the Coalition of Activists Against Corruption in Nigeria (CAACIN) has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to immediately prosecute its former Chairman, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, over multiple corruption allegations against him. This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday by its spokesperson, Comrade Ahmed Aliyu. The group also challenged the Department of State Services (DSS) to make public the report of its investigation into the over four-month detention and interrogation of the erstwhile EFCC boss, who has been in custody since 2023. According to the group,…
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Bayelsa State Government said its target is to attain 100 per cent coverage in the National Immunisation Plus Days after it recorded 98 per cent coverage in the first round this year. The NIPDs programme was conducted from May 3– 6 across all eight local government areas in the state, and the Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, said the goal was to achieve 100 per cent in subsequent immunisation campaigns. A statement released by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Doubara Atasi, on Wednesday, said Ewhrudjakpo made the disclosure at an enlarged meeting of the state taskforce on immunisation in…
Afrobeats star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has said he is the most criticised celebrity in Nigeria due to his privileged background. Speaking on the Culture Knock Out podcast, the singer revealed that public perception shifted after it became known that he came from a wealthy family. “In the beginning, people didn’t know my father was rich. By the time they found out, I had already released three hit songs,” he said. The FIA crooner noted that had his background been public knowledge earlier, it could have affected his rise. He added, “Over time, people started hating me because…
Professor of political economy, Pat Utomi, says citizens’ failure to organise themselves and ask questions over day-to-day government policies on critical sectors that affect their lives led to the sudden death of democracy in Nigeria. Speaking on his X account on Thursday, Utomi argued that people’s voices have been suppressed by the government, thus stopping the citizens from identifying government’s failures, and proposing alternative solutions across critical sectors, such as the economy, education, healthcare, infrastructure, law and order, and constitutional reform. The founder of Centre for Value in Leadership (CVL) and the political party, the African Democratic Congress (ADC), described…
The youth wing of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, on Thursday, rejected the decision by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to schedule a fresh examination for candidates affected by what it termed “errors” in the recently released Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, had on Wednesday admitted that technical errors led to unusually low scores for candidates in the five South-East states and Lagos State, and announced that the Board had commenced arrangements to reschedule the exam for the affected candidates. Reacting in a statement, the National President…
Two persons have been killed while others were declared missing in the renewed boundary hostility between the riverine community of Oku Iboku in Itu local government area of Akwa Ibom state and Ikot Offiong, a close neighbour in Odukpani LGA of Cross River State. Deputy Speaker of Akwa Ibom House of Assembly who represents Itu state Constituency, Rt. Hon. KufreAbasi Edidem said the fresh clash by some assailants allegedly from Ikot Offiong, left two persons killed bodies, while the whereabouts of some residents were still unknown. While canvassing for a standby Navy Base and frequent gunboats patrol in the creeks,…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed June 27 for ruling in the case filed by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the Senate for allegedly citing her for misconduct without fair hearing. Justice Binta Nyako on Tuesday slated the case for ruling after listening to lawyers in the matter. She assured that she would rule on the preliminary objection challenging the jurisdiction of the court to hear the matter brought by Akpabio through his counsel, Kehinde Ogunwumiju (SAN). The judge said she will determine the issue of contempt of court against Akpabio and the Senate…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced plans to review the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results following widespread complaints from candidates, parents, and stakeholders. A notice obtained by newsmen confirmed that the board will convene a review meeting on Thursday in Abuja, bringing together vice-chancellors, provosts, rectors, school principals, examiners, and technical experts to examine the examination process. The meeting follows growing protests over results released last Friday, with many candidates alleging technical glitches and inconsistencies during the exams. The statement reads, “In furtherance of the commitment of the board to earn public confidence in its…
A tragic incident has gone viral after a 50-year-old man, Aqil Fakhr al-Din, was eaten by a pet lion, days after purchasing it to tame in Iraq. According to Al-Ghad newspaper,as cited by Metro UK, the attack happened last Thursday in Kufa, Iraq, just days after al-Din brought the wild animal home. Al-Din had housed the lion in a cage alongside other wild creatures on his property, hoping to domesticate it. But the situation turned deadly when the man was eaten by the lion. A source told Al-Ghad: “The predator lunged at al-Din as he approached the enclosure, biting him…
By Shadrach The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has expressed deep concern over the prevailing economic and social challenges bedeviling Nigeria as a country, calling for urgent divine intervention. Bishop Francis Wale Oke, the National President of the Fellowship, while speaking yesterday during the PFN National Executive Retreat in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, said that only God’s intervention can rescue Nigeria from its present difficulties. The retreat, which also heralds the 40th anniversary of the PFN scheduled for October 27, 2025, is themed ‘PFN: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow’. According to a statement by Akinwale Aboluwade, Director of Media and Publicity…