Garba disclosed this in a statement issued on her official X account, noting that particular focus will be on riverine and historically significant communities. “As part of our ongoing campaign for inclusive and equitable education for every Nigerian child, I embarked on an inspection tour across riverine communities in Lagos State, covering Ibeshe, Moba, Ojo, […]
Speaking to newsmen, the Osun State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Dosu Babatunde, said the government would not act based on social media reports. “While it may be true that the monarch has been convicted and jailed, there is no official record with us. We cannot rely on Facebook posts and stories to […]
This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Service Public Relations Officer, ACI AS Akinlabi, noting that the new fees will apply only to applications made within Nigeria. “The review which only affect Passport Application fees made in Nigeria, now set a new fee thresholds for 32-page with 5-year validity at N100,000 and 64-page […]
The command explained that the exercise is a routine security drill designed to strengthen emergency response and should not cause alarm to residents, workers, or visitors in the area. According to a statement issued on by the command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed that the Nigeria Police Force Explosives Ordnance Disposal–Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear […]
In a three-count charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/374/2025 and filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, Sowore is accused of publishing false information about the Nigeria Police Force on his media platform and of forging a police wireless signal. The charges read in part: “That you, Omoyele Sowore and Sahara Reporters, on or about the 30th […]
The Osun State Government has filed a suit at the Supreme Court against the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, over the alleged unlawful withholding of statutory allocations to its 30 local government councils since March 2025. The suit, filed on Monday, follows the withdrawal of an earlier one on the same issue. […]
According to a statement by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio, the sentence was delivered on August 26, by U.S. District Judge Christopher A. Boyko. Oba Oloyede, 62, who holds dual Nigerian and U.S. citizenship and resides in Medina, Ohio, was also ordered to pay $ 4.4 million in restitution, forfeit […]
NRC Managing Director, Kayode Opeifa, confirmed the suspension while addressing journalists in Abuja, just hours after the incident occurred. According to him, an investigation is currently underway, involving NRC technical staff, the Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau, NSIB, and other relevant agencies. Opeifa dismissed reports suggesting that the train was in poor condition and assured the […]
A passenger train on the Abuja- Kaduna route has derailed, throwing commuters into panic. The incident occurred shortly after the train departed from Abuja en route to Kaduna. Witnesses said the derailment caused chaos, with many passengers scrambling to escape through the broken windows. Read Also: Dangote Group pledges medical care for Phyna’s sister after […]
ASUU Zonal Coordinator, Akure Zone, Professor Adeola Egbedokun, made the call, expressing deep concern over the alleged failure of the President Bola Tinubu administration to attend to the various demands of the union since his assumption of office two years ago. Speaking at a press conference at Federal University Oye Ekiti, Egbedokun said that the […]