Soyinka was arrested at Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed International Airport on Sunday at 5:40 a.m., shortly after arriving from the United Kingdom on a Virgin Atlantic flight. The Department of State Services (DSS) has detained a journalist and West African Regional Editor of The Conversation Africa, according to PREMIUM TIMES. Soyinka was arrested at Lagos’ Murtala…
The proposed meeting between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) scheduled for Monday has been postponed to Wednesday, August 28. ASUU President, Emmanuel Osodeke, confirmed the postponement, but no reason was given. The meeting was intended to address ASUU’s demands, including improved welfare, university funding, and halting the proliferation…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured Nigerians that his administration’s tough policy decisions are set to bring relief and improve living conditions across the nation. Speaking at the Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Lagos, President Tinubu who was represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, reiterated his administration’s commitment to promoting…
A 40-year-old woman, Fatsuma Bagobiri, has set herself ablaze a few months after her husband divorced her in Guri Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The spokesperson of the State Police Command, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, August 22, 2024, said the woman has been battling with depression…
The Anambra State Government through the Ministry of Women and Social Welfare has issued a warning to the family of Aghaji, particularly Emmanuel Aghaji in Umuokwara Kindred, Amankwu Quarters Umuezeiyi village, Achina, Aguata Local Government Area of the state to desist from excluding their late brother’s widow, Mrs Chinelo Aghaji from participating in the burial…
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has declared that the future of Nigerians has been effectively mortgaged to President Bola Tinubu, his family, and associates. Atiku stated that even after Tinubu leaves office, it will be nearly impossible to break the shackles imposed on the country by the president. Atiku, who was the Presidential…
Zhongshang Fucheng has intensified steps to seize Nigeria’s assets in Europe and North America to collect up to $70 million from a 2021 arbitration verdict. A Chinese investment group racing to recover up to $70 million in arbitration awards from Nigeria has concluded plans to list two residential structures it confiscated from the country for…
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Tuesday, August 20, ordered the former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, to present himself for trial. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in April moved to arraign the former governor for alleged N80 billion fraud at the Federal High Court, Abuja. He was charged with a 19-count…
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has finally identified the male cross-dresser who was found drad on the Katampe-Mabushi Expressway. The deceased popularly known as Abuja Area Mama, was found d£ad on August 8, 2024. The spokesperson of the command, SP Josephine Adeh, who confirmed the latest development in a statement on Wednesday, August 21,…
A Nigerian soldier has been arrested for alleged possession of illegal ammunition in Borno State. Sergeant Saad Adamu, with service number 05NA/56/385, was reportedly found with 485 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition and 2 magazines concealed in cartons of dry fish. Sergeant Adamu, deployed to 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, had left his…