Malam Nasir el-Rufai is frustrated. He lost out in Kaduna, where the Governor has wisely refused to be his Man Friday, and he lost out in becoming a minister after Kaduna residents raised several petitions against him for paying killer herdsmen, who perpetrated the Southern Kaduna Genocide, which rather unsurprisingly stopped as soon as Nasir […] More
Politics is often shaped by shifting allegiances, but some betrayals are so brazen that they serve as a warning to all. The unfolding persecution of Nasir El-Rufai by his one-time ally and protégé, Governor Uba Sani, is a textbook case of political treachery, one that reveals the fragility of friendships in Nigerian politics and the […] More
Nasir El-Rufai, former Kaduna State Governor, has said that Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser (NSA), was suffering “serious amnesia” or lying about never describing President Bola Tinubu as corrupt during his time as the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Fij.ng Report Via X on Wednesday, El-Rufai posted a news clipping […] More
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Dr. Musa Aliyu (SAN), Wednesday narrated how one hospital project was paid for 100 percent by government officials, five times, without building the hospital. Dr. Aliyu who spoke at a media engagement in Abuja on Wednesday said that the above case was only […] More
The High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on Wednesday, February 5, sentenced Prof. Ignatius Uduk a Professor of Human Kinetics to three years in prison for electoral fraud. It would be recalled that Uduk was arraigned under charge no: HU/240c/2020, for abandonment of duties and generation of false scores on Form EC BE […] More
A group of armed youths, allegedly led by Eleme Youth President, Mr. Walter Olaka, on Monday, invaded an oil spill site at Ogale in Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State. The youths confiscated trucks used to evacuate spilt crude oil, beat up drivers, and injured several people, including Mr. Gift Gongogo Nene, who was […] More
In a recent development, Niger’s military junta has expelled the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from the country, a move that has elicited significant criticism from various quarters. Abdoulaye Marafa Danka, a retired ICRC employee, expressed profound dismay over this decision, highlighting a series of actions by the junta that he believes are […] More
Featuring in a recent episode of the ‘Uncolored’ podcast, the comic star explained that he relocated his kids abroad because the Nigerian educational system has accepted bullying. “My kids don’t live in the country [Nigeria] anymore. They have been in the UK for two years now. It started by accident, my first son has been […] More
The race to determine Nigeria’s president for the 2027 election has gained significant momentum, with numerous individuals and prominent politicians seeking to displace the current president, Bola Tinubu, Thepapers.ng reports. This move to unseat the incumbent is largely attributed to his stringent administrative policies, which many Nigerians have identified as major contributors to the prevailing […] More
The military government in Niger has ordered the closure of all offices of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the country and demanded the immediate departure of its expatriate staff. The decision, which was communicated on Monday, comes amid growing tensions between the ruling junta and international organizations operating in Niger. Authorities […] More
The deceased’s husband, Onyekachi Eze, in a video on social media, was accompanied to the Imo Police Command by popular Nollywood producer, Stanley Ontop, to report the incident on Tuesday. A pregnant woman has died after a doctor reportedly performed a Cesarean Section, CS, on her with the help of a YouTube video in Imo […] More
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 3 Division of the Nigerian Army and Commander of Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH), Major General Folusho Oyinlola, has assured of a fair and just approach in addressing security challenges in Plateau State. He gave the assurance on Tuesday during a courtesy visit to Governor Caleb Mutfwang at the Government House […] More