Yahaya Bello, the former governor of Kogi State, is facing serious legal issues as the Federal High Court in Abuja has accused him of attempting to evade prosecution by challenging the court’s jurisdiction while being in hiding. The court, led by Justice Emeka Nwite, reiterated its previous order for security agencies to arrest and produce…
Two young men, Mukhtar Mohammed and Husseini Suleiman, have been apprehended in Adamawa State for the kidnapping and murder of six-year-old Ebuka Edwin in Tudun Wada village. The suspects demanded a ransom of N10 million but settled for N152,000 for the victim’s feeding. Police Commissioner Dankombo Morris dispatched a team led by SP Mohammed Yahaya…
Two young men, Mukhtar Mohammed and Husseini Suleiman, have been apprehended in Adamawa State for the kidnapping and murder of six-year-old Ebuka Edwin in Tudun Wada village. The suspects demanded a ransom of N10 million but settled for N152,000 for the victim’s feeding. Police Commissioner Dankombo Morris dispatched a team led by SP Mohammed Yahaya…
Residents of Zhayampa Sumpe in the Bwari Area Council of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory are grappling with a dire water crisis as they share their water source with animals. A resident, speaking in a video posted by the civic technology platform Monitng, expressed distress over the situation. Due to animals frequently accessing the stream, some…
A civil society group, the Coalition of Plateau Citizens of Conscience for Good Governance and Accountability on Democratic Matters, has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate the former Governor of Plateau State, Simon Bako Lalong, and other stakeholders for alleged financial misconduct during Lalong’s tenure from 2015 to 2023. The group’s…
Human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong has criticized the Nigerian government, led by President Bola Tinubu, for what he perceives as the mistreatment of Nigerians due to the segregation of electricity supply into different bands amid rising electricity tariffs, fuel scarcity, and price hikes. Effiong argued that if President Tinubu is serious about addressing these issues,…
Human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong has criticized the Nigerian government, led by President Bola Tinubu, for what he perceives as the mistreatment of Nigerians due to the segregation of electricity supply into different bands amid rising electricity tariffs, fuel scarcity, and price hikes. Effiong argued that if President Tinubu is serious about addressing these issues,…
Human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong has criticized the Nigerian government, led by President Bola Tinubu, for what he perceives as the mistreatment of Nigerians due to the segregation of electricity supply into different bands amid rising electricity tariffs, fuel scarcity, and price hikes. Effiong argued that if President Tinubu is serious about addressing these issues,…
Farmers in communities surrounding the Oluwa forest in Ore Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State woke up one April morning to the sound of bulldozers and earth-moving equipment clearing their cocoa, cola nut, oil palm, and plantain farms. SAO Agro Allied Services Limited, a private organization, had bought their farmlands from the state government…
The Nigerian Army responded to accusations made by the Bokkos Cultural Development Council (BCDC) Vanguards regarding the imposition of peace agreements in communities within the Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State during Operation Safe Haven. The army clarified that it had reached a “bottom-top crisis resolution approach agreement” with the communities, denying any imposition…