October 8, 2025-Published by Cyril Nigerians are once again grappling with a sharp increase in the price of cooking gas, with a kilogram now selling for as high as ₦2,000 to ₦3,000 in some parts of the country. According to the Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM), the recent hike is not due…
October 8, 2025-Published by Cyril President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally requested the Senate’s approval to secure $2.35 billion in external loans to part-finance the 2025 budget deficit and refinance Nigeria’s maturing Eurobonds, alongside a $500 million Sovereign Sukuk issuance to support key infrastructure projects across the country. The request was contained in a letter…
October 8, 2025-Published by Cyril Chief Superintendent of Corrections, Olukemi Ibikunle, of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), has been named the winner of the 2025 United Nations Trailblazer Award for Women Justice and Corrections Officers. The prestigious award, presented by UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, took place on Wednesday at the United Nations Headquarters in…
October 8, 2025-Published by Cyril The Federal High Court in Abuja has postponed the terrorism trial of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, to October 16, 2025, due to the absence of a medical report from the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA). Justice James Omotosho, who presided over the case, explained that the…
Published by Cyril — October 8, 2025 The Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) has condemned the prolonged detention of 21-year-old trainee nurse, Princess Nmesoma Chukwunyere, who has been held for over 80 days without trial by the Imo State Police Command at the notorious Tiger Base facility in Owerri. RULAAC described her…
October 5, 2025-Published by Cyril Members of the Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives are scheduled to meet in Abuja on Monday to deliberate on a legal action filed by their leader, Kingsley Chinda, seeking to stop an alleged plot to remove him from office. The meeting notice, circulated on Sunday, was jointly signed…
October 4, 2025-Published by Cyril Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has firmly set the record straight, denying reports that he accused the late former President Muhammadu Buhari of having any link with Boko Haram. The clarification came after several media outlets misrepresented Jonathan’s remarks made during the public presentation of a book written by former…
October 4, 2025-Published by Cyril Farmers, civil society organisations, and community leaders have raised serious concerns over the Federal Government’s $2.5 billion livestock investment agreement with Brazilian meatpacking giant JBS. Speaking at the South West Regional Workshop on the Implications of Industrial Animal Farming in Nigeria held in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Friday, the stakeholders…
October 4, 2025-Published by Cyril The Kano State Police Command has arrested a 27-year-old man, Usman Lawan Baba, who had been on the run for over two years following his alleged involvement in a kidnapping and armed robbery incident that took place in 2023. In a statement released on Saturday, the Command’s spokesperson, SP Abdullahi…
October 2, 2025-Published by Cyril Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has clarified the conditions under which he might consider pardoning native doctors currently facing trial for alleged involvement in criminal practices. Those in detention include Chigozie Nwangu, popularly known as Akwa Okuko Tiwara Aki of Oba, Eke Hit of Okija, and Onyeze Jesus of…
