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Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has reaffirmed that his administration will not engage in negotiations with bandits, emphasizing that military action remains the government’s primary strategy in tackling insecurity. A statement issued on Tuesday by Sulaiman Bala Idris, the governor’s spokesperson, clarified that reports suggesting otherwise were a misinterpretation of the governor’s recent interview […] More

According to an interview with human rights activist and lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) that was broadcast on Symfoni TV, the Supreme Court has upheld the expulsion of Martin Amaewhule and twenty-six other members from the Rivers State House of Assembly. There is no question that their choice to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) was […] More

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has disclosed plans by his administration to recruit more medical doctors and health workers for all general hospitals and basic health centres across the state with improved welfare package as a way of curbing shortage of medical personnel in government hospitals. The Governor also said his administration has made […] More

Transparency International has ranked Nigeria as the 36th most corrupt country in the world in its 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). Nigeria shares this position, with a score of 26 out of 100, alongside Uganda, Mexico, Madagascar, Iraq, and Cameroon. The CPI, released on Tuesday, February 11, evaluates perceived levels of public sector corruption in […] More

The Olugbo of Ugbo Kingdom, Oba Frederick Akinruntan, has dismissed rumours about his health, affirming that he is alive and well. This was disclosed by a statement from his palace on Tuesday in response to reports of the monarch’s death. According to the statement, the monarch, in a phone interview with journalists on Tuesday, which […] More

The Ogun State government has shut down no fewer than 21 manufacturing companies in the last six years for violating different environmental regulations in the state, PUNCH Healthwise reports. In exclusive data obtained by our correspondent, the companies spread across eight cities in the state, including Ogijo, Ogere, Ilaro Mowe, Abeokuta, Ota, Interchange, and Agbara. […] More

As Valentine’s Day approaches, the National Agency for the Control of AIDS on Tuesday urged Nigerians to prioritise safety and responsibility to prevent the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. A statement released by Toyin Aderibigbe, NACA media unit, quoting the Director General of the agency, Dr Temitope Ilori, urged Nigerians to make […] More

The Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, on Tuesday, got involved in a heated exchange with TV host Rufai Oseni when he appeared for an interview on Arise TV. Trouble began when Oseni asked Bwala to state the true nature of his role and office under President Bola Tinubu. The show […] More

Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan, has spoken about his eight-month ordeal while in detention in Nigeria, describing it as a life-threatening ordeal that left him severely ill and significantly underweight. In an interview with Wired, Gambaryan said his ordeal began on March 23, 2024, in Abuja, where he and his colleague at the cryptocurrency firm Binance, […] More

An Abakaliki Magistrates’ Court in Ebonyi has sentenced a 30-year-old man, Chekube Odom, to three years in prison for escaping from the lawful custody of the Nigeria Correctional Centre in the state. Odom, whose address was not known, had two years left to complete his initial sentence for stealing before he escaped. The defendant faced […] More

Nigeria has been ranked the 140th most corrupt country in the world, according to the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released by Transparency International on Tuesday, February 10. Nigeria scored 26 points and shares this ranking with Uganda, Mexico, Madagascar, Iraq, and Cameroon. The index, published annually, assesses the level of public sector corruption in […] More

A human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has said the aggressive display by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday was unnecessary. Kanu is being arraigned for charges bordering on terrorism and treasonable felony for his separatist activities which aims to resurrect the […] More