The former Kogi governor secured a landslide in the Kogi Central APC primary — even as he faces two simultaneous criminal trials for alleged money laundering and misappropriation totalling nearly ₦200 billion. On Monday, May 18, 2026, Yahaya Bello stood before party delegates in Kogi Central and received more than 72,000 votes in the All…
Seven months after walking out of Kirikiri prison, convicted child sex offender Baba Ijesha is being celebrated across Nollywood as a new father. Nigeria must ask itself what that celebration is really saying to survivors. On Monday, June 16, 2026 — exactly five years to the month after his arrest — Nollywood actor Olanrewaju Omiyinka,…
On May 15, 2026, in the quiet community of Ahoro-Esinele in the Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, gunmen riding motorcycles descended on three schools almost simultaneously — Baptist Nursery and Primary School in Yawota, Community Grammar School, and L.A. Primary School in Esiele. They came in the early hours, during morning assembly, when…
The organisation further stated that investigations conducted during the visit showed that the streetlights currently within the school premises were installed by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and not through the project for which the funds were reportedly disbursed.
Mrs. Alamu, the principal of Community High School, Esele in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, denies the report that the abductors are demanding one billion naira and the implementation of Sharia law. In a video made available on social media on Monday, she clarified that the bandits are requesting just one thing, which…
For years, state governments across Nigeria have received billions of naira as security votes. These funds are always best known to the governors because they budget that the citizens know the actual amount, and they are exempt from detailed public scrutiny. This fund is intended to support security operations, intelligence gathering, logistics, and emergency responses….
According to the petition, protesters had commenced a peaceful march from Mokola and were heading toward Bodija through the University of Ibadan axis when they were attacked by a group of individuals led by Mr. Akinteye Babatunde, popularly known as “Babtee,” the President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS); Mr. Victor Olojede, Senior Special Assistant to Governor Seyi Makinde on Students’ Affairs; and one Alimi Yusuf, also known as “Decimal.”
A man who claims to have conducted the original investigation that traced the origin of the fake artificial intelligence (AI) voice note attached to President Tinubu has come online to criticise the government for using their footage without proper consultation. In a viral video circulating on social media, he said that the Department of State…
Zamfara State recorded one of the largest single incidents in February 2021 when 317 students were abducted, while Kaduna State witnessed multiple attacks, including the abduction of 287 students in March 2024.
Soweto added that while elections, the judiciary, and other institutions are designed as constitutional avenues for participation, they often remain limited in their capacity to fundamentally alter entrenched power structures.