The nominee for Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Lieutenant-General Olufemi Oluyede, while addressing senators during the screening of service chiefs at the Senate chamber on Wednesday, said that “most of the jobs being done by the army actually lie within the power of the police,” highlighting one of Nigeria’s most enduring security distortions. In a…
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By Ajibola Osungbohun As Nigeria celebrates her 65th year of Independence, the residents of the Akinlalu community in the Ife North Local Government of Osun State are reeling from the incident which is said to have claimed the lives of three in a brutal attack by the men of the Western security network, also known…
By Ajibola Osungbohun A leaked letter trending online has revealed that one of the sacked All Progressives Congress (APC) chairmen from Boluwaduro Local Government in Osun State directed the United Bank for Africa (UBA) to pay 15 per cent of the council’s allocation to a law firm, whose name was not disclosed, as legal fees.The…
By Ajibola Osungbohun As the killings in Oke Ode, in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, began to draw public attention, fresh revelations have emerged from residents of the community, providing accounts of what transpired before the tragedy. In a viral video circulating on social media, eyewitnesses alleged that the soldiers deployed to the…
By Sulaimon Popoola A close neighbour of the late Arise Television presenter and producer, Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu, has recounted the harrowing experience of being the first victim attacked during the armed robbery that claimed the broadcast journalist’s life in Abuja. Somtochukwu, fondly known as Sommie by friends and colleagues, was killed in the early hours…
By Ajibola Osungbohun A grieving woman has cried out in pain to the Governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, in a video circulating on X pleading for urgent government intervention in the worsening insecurity ravaging her community.The woman, whose voice was filled with anguish, said her husband was among several victims recently killed by suspected…
By Sulaimon Popoola Human Rights Lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has expressed his view on the activism and political approach of Omoyele Sowore, stressing that Nigeria’s entrenched political class cannot be constructively engaged in the face of their corruption, lawlessness, and abuse of power. In a statement on Saturday, Effiong dismissed the idea that critics should dictate…
By Sulaimon Popoola The Lagos State Government has commenced the demolition of buildings and fences along the Ikota River alignment in Lekki, Eti-Osa Local Government Area. In a statement shared on his official X page, Tokunbo Wahab, Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, confirmed that officials from the Drainage Enforcement and Compliance Department carried…
By Ajibola Osungbohun Background On August 4, 2025, a viral letter with the title “Urgent notice to the following secondary schools regarding withheld results,” signed by Dr Florence Ajayi, Director of Examination Malpractice and Irregularities, WAEC Nigeria. It was written that the results of the students of the listed schools were withheld over their alleged…