Adamawa State-born Senator Ishaku Abbo finds himself once again at the center of controversy, following the release of a viral video allegedly linking him to a sexual scandal. This comes just two years after a previous incident during his first tenure in the Senate, where he was caught on camera assaulting a breastfeeding mother in…
Michael Koleoso, the former Secretary to the Oyo State Government and a prominent figure in Nigerian politics, has died at the age of 86. Koleoso, who served as SSG during the late Governor Lamidi Adesina’s administration from 1999 to 2003, passed away in the early hours of Monday, September 2, 2024. Koleoso was also known…
Renowned human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has strongly criticized the increasing trend of charging protesters with treason in Nigeria. Falana made these remarks during a two-day international anti-corruption and climate change conference in Abuja on Tuesday. This comes on the heels of the Federal Government’s arraignment of 10 leaders and…
A school bus plowed into a crowd outside a middle school in eastern China’s Shandong province on Tuesday, resulting in the tragic deaths of 11 parents and students, state media reported. According to state broadcaster CCTV, the accident occurred in Tai’an city at 7:27 a.m. local time (11:27 p.m. GMT Monday) when the bus driver…
By Ayomide Otitoju There are strong indications that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has instructed its retail outlets to raise the pump price of petrol to N855 per litre. On Tuesday, Nigerians were met with a sudden surge in fuel prices, jumping from around N600 to N855 per litre. Sources informed our correspondent…
Hajia Dada, the mother of Nigeria’s former president, the late Umaru Musa Yar’adua, has passed away at the age of 102. She reportedly died on Monday at the Federal Teaching Hospital in Katsina following a brief illness. Hajia Dada was also the mother of the late Shehu Musa Yar’adua and Senator Abdulaziz Musa Yar’adua, who…
At least 129 people were killed during a weekend prison break attempt at the Democratic Republic of Congo’s largest jail, the interior minister confirmed on Tuesday. Interior Minister Jacquemain Shabani reported in a video message that the “provisional human toll is 129 dead, including 24 who were shot after warnings,” and at least 59 others…
By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has extended warm congratulations to the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on the occasion of his 60th birthday. In a statement released on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, Governor Sanwo-Olu commended Egbetokun’s unwavering commitment and dedication to public…
Nigeria’s food crisis deepens as recent data from the National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) reveals that flooding has devastated approximately 115,265 hectares of farmlands across the country. The hardest-hit states include Bauchi, with 50,343 hectares affected, and Taraba, with 22,182 hectares. Other severely impacted areas are Jigawa, Niger, Sokoto, and several others. The NEOC report…
