Popular Nigerian investigative journalist, David Hundeyin, has been detained in Zimbabwe. In a series of tweets, Hundeyin said he has been detained inside a ‘’smelly, locked up room’ for seven hours. He said he arrived the Southern African country on the strength that it has a visa-free relationship with Nigeria but that upon his…
Singapore now tops the ranking of the world’s most powerful passports, unseating Japan from the top spot. Singaporeans enjoy visa-free entry to 192 destinations, more than travellers of any other country, according to the latest Henley Passport Index. The Southeast Asian country last held the top spot in 2021, before losing its position to…
The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union, COEASU, the umbrella body of lecturers in the nation’s Colleges of Education, has directed its members nationwide to go to work two days weekly until the Federal Government yields to its demand for a 200 per cent increase in salary. The announcement was contained in a statement…
The Ekiti State Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO) and sister security agencies have launched a manhunt for a yet-to-be-identified driver who injured a VIO officer. The victim, Adewale Ojo, narrowly escaped death by the whiskers, when he was hit by the Ilorin-bound 18-seater commercial bus driver on Monday, July 17, 2023. The incident which occurred…
The embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has filed for bail based on self-recognition. The bail application, which was filed by his lead counsel, Senior Advocate of Nigeria Joseph Daudu, was brought under the relevant provisions of the constitution, the Administration of Criminal Justice Act of 2015, and…
Bode George has revealed why things are not working in Nigeria. The former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday, said things are not working because the country’s constitution is copied from the American constitution. The PDP chieftain made the statement while featuring as a guest speaker at the Fifth Year Lecture…
According to a report by The Nation, the Federal Government has a database of 15 million poor and vulnerable Nigerians, one of its agencies said yesterday. According to the agency, the 12 million households with a combined population of 60 million people, to benefit from the transfer of N8,000 per household per month for…
President Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has ordered an immediate review of the proposed N8,000 palliatives to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal. The President called for the review in a statement signed by the special adviser on special duties, communications and strategy, Dele Alake. Alake said that the president also directed that the…
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has received the presidents of Benin, Niger, and Guinea-Bissau at the Aso Rock Villa, on Tuesday. It was gathered that President Patrice Talon of Benin, Mohamed Bazoum of Niger and Umaro Embaló of Guinea-Bissau were received by Tinubu at the forecourt of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Soon afterward, he led…
A 43-year-old pastor, Adebolu Olulusi, has been apprehended by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Ondo State Command, for alleged fraud. The arrest was made following allegations that the pastor defrauded one Taiwo Opesanmi of N1.2 million. Between 2019 and 2020, the suspect reportedly collected various amounts of money from Opesanmi,…