In a significant legislative development, the House of Representatives has initiated steps to transfer the responsibility of conducting local government elections from State Independent Electoral Commissions to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). A bill proposing this shift passed its first reading last Thursday on the House floor. Titled **”A Bill for an Act…
In a nationwide address to mark Nigeria’s 64th Independence Anniversary, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu called on Nigerians to remain patient and supportive of the ongoing reforms under his administration. Speaking on October 1st, President Tinubu highlighted the positive strides made through his government’s initiatives, noting that Nigeria has attracted over $30 billion in foreign direct…
The Nigerian Correctional Service has confirmed the suspension of its senior officers allegedly linked to the Bobrisky bribery allegation scandal. Recall that the Civil Defence, Correctional Fire, and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) had last week announced the suspension of four of its officers linked to various corruption cases. Amongst the officers suspended include DCC…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, on Monday, September 30, raided some supermarkets and open shops in some parts of Abuja and seized counterfeit items worth N37 million. The agency said in a statement posted on its X handle on Tuesday that during the operation which was based on…
Social media personality and cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has slammed a lN1bn defamation lawsuit against internet activist and influencer, VeryDarkMan (VDM). The legal battle stems from VDM sharing a voice recording, which he alleged was that of Bobrisky claiming to have bribed officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, with…
A lion at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, has killed its handler identified as Babaji Daule. The library is one of the legacies of global statesman, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, a one-time former president of Nigeria. It was gathered that the victim’s body has been removed and taken to the mortuary…
The World Bank has approved three operations for a total of $1.57bn to support Nigeria in strengthening human capital through better health for women, children, and adolescents and preventing the effects of climate change by improving dam safety and irrigation. The new fund includes $500m for addressing governance issues that constrain the delivery of education…
Popular Nigerian pastor and General Overseer of Living Faith Church Winners Chapel Bishop David Oyedepo has caused a stir online with the expensive gift he received as a birthday gift. According to reports Oyedepo received a brand new N1.5 billion Rolls Royce Cullinan as his 70th birthday gift. In the viral clip, the clergyman…
A FIJ investigative report reveals that Bobrisky, a crossdresser and social media personality, only served three weeks of her term in jail and spent the remaining time in a covert location. Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, the Nigerian crossdresser popularly known as Bobrisky served only three weeks of her or his six-month sentence in prison, a report…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Joe Igbokwe, has expressed concern over the rising cost of food items in Nigeria, particularly the price of rice, which he said now exceeds N100,000 per bag. In a Facebook post Igbokwe lamented the situation and remarked that despite the numerous rice mills in the country,…