Police Avoid Prosecuting Businessman’s Sons Despite Identifying ‘Abuse of Naira’
The Nigeria Police Force has avoided prosecuting two sons of Razaq Okoya, the chairman of Eleganza Group of companies, caught on video abusing what appears to be naira notes in…
BREAKING: Makinde Appoints Abimbola Owoade as New Alaafin
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has approved the appointment of Prince Abimbola Owoade as the new Alaafin of Oyo. Makinde communicated the approval in a public statement signed by…
FUNAAB Students Protest Repeated Harassment, Arrests by Ogun Police
On Thursday, students of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Ogun State, kicked against harassment and arrests by policemen attached to the state command. The students said that the…
Kano Senator Samaila Kawu Interrupts Human Trafficking Investigation Involving 59 Minors
Samaila Kawu, the senator representing Kano South Senatorial District, interrupted the ongoing investigation of the suspected trafficking of 59 minors from Kano State to Nasarawa State on Thursday. Kawu, who…
Access Bank Insists Lagos Woman Must Repay N1.25m Loan Taken by Thieves
Access Bank has insisted that Tobiloba Adeleke, a Lagos resident, must repay a N1.25 million loan taken by thieves after her phone was stolen on May 22, 2024. Adeleke shared…
Rights Activist Abiodun Thomas, Arrested on IGP’s Orders, Regains Freedom 27 Days Later
Rights activist Abiodun Thomas, who was arrested on the orders of Kayode Egbetokun, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), has regained freedom after spending nearly a month in custody. Thomas…
Delta Police Deny Man PCC, Demand Illegal N30,000
Obinna Ezeifeka, a Delta State resident, has accused policemen in the state’s Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) of attempting to extort N30,000 from him to get his biometrics checked for a…
Eight Months On, Stanbic IBTC Yet to Recall Customer’s N160,113 From Deactivated Loan Account
Ola Sadik, a Stanbic IBTC Bank customer, has narrated how the bank failed to return his N160,113 paid into a deactivated loan account eight months ago. On March 28, 2023,…
EU Rules Fail to Stop Dumping of Banned Pesticide
For Nigerian farmer, Prince Manu, using pesticides is the norm, as it is for almost every farmer he knows. He believes pesticides make farming far easier. However, after his daughter,…
REPORT: MDAs Spent N110bn Without Budgetary Approval in 2021
Nigerian Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) spent over N110 billion on personnel and overhead costs without budgetary appropriation in 2021. The findings were detailed in an audit report published by…