THE Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked President Bola Tinubu to investigate the missing $15 billion and N200 billion from Nigeria’s oil revenues.
In a statement on Sunday, September 24, SERAP’s Deputy Director Kolawole Oluwadare called on Tinubu to “set up a presidential panel of enquiry to...
ZAMFARA State Government has banned all illegal mining activities in the state.
The government has consequently directed law enforcement officers to take stringent actions against violators, including shooting those involved on sight.
Issuing the order on Saturday, September 23, the state governor, Dauda Lawal,...
THE Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has said over 70 per cent of the 79,000 inmates in Nigeria are awaiting trial.
He also said over 4,000 inmates were held in custodial centres nationwide because they couldn’t pay fines imposed on them by judges and magistrates.
A statement by the minister’s...
THE Benue State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has declared Governor Hyacinth Alia of the All Progressive Congress (APC) the winner of the state gubernatorial election held in March 2023.
The tribunal, sitting in Makurdi, dismissed the petition of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate, Titus Uba,...
THE Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has said it would arraign owners of 149 impounded vehicles, 100 tricycles and motorcycles in the FCT, before a mobile court for various traffic offences.
Director of the FCTA Directorate of Road Traffic Services, also known as Vehicles Inspection Officers (VIO), Abdulateef Bello,...
THE Taraba State Police Command has paraded 20 suspected kidnappers allegedly terrorising the state.
According to the command, the suspects were arrested in various spots across the state, following credible intelligence.
Parading the suspects before newsmen at the command’s headquarters in Jalingo, the state capital, on Friday,...
NiMET has predicted another flood crisis. In Bayelsa, the level of precipitation is expected to hit as high as 2500mm. As a result, residents of Bayelsa are adopting local measures which they believe could guarantee their safety. However, their effort is limited by the state government’s inaction. In...
PLATEAU State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has affirmed the election of Caleb Mutfwang of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the state governor.
In its judgement, the court struck out the petition filed by Nentawe Goshwe Yiltwada of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Yiltwada has filed a complaint with the...
Stakeholders have urged President Bola Tinubu to implement pro-poor policies to help address major socio-economic challenges facing Nigeria.
The Director and Chairman of the Centre for Public Policy and Research, Sam Amadi, charged the President to depart from the trajectory of the economic policies of his predecessor and launch...
