The National Youth Service Corps has disowned a pamphlet circulating online that purportedly advises corps members to pay ransom if kidnapped or taken hostage. In a statement issued via its X handle on Thursday, November 20, the NYSC management described the document as fake and clarified that a consultant had presented a similar document…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has once again raised the alarm over what it describes as systematic and sustained genocide against Christian communities across Northern Nigeria and the Middle Belt. The organization declared that the evidence of targeted killings, mass displacements, and the destruction of settlements can no longer be ignoredd. …
Lagos State has closed the bookbuild for its landmark ₦200 billion bond issuance, drawing an exceptional response from investors and ending with a 55 per cent oversubscription. Commissioner for Finance, Yomi Oluyomi, confirmed the strong market appetite, noting that the ₦14.8 billion Green Bond component was also significantly oversubscribed. The conventional bond, now the largest…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has postponed his scheduled trip to Johannesburg, South Africa, and Luanda, Angola, as he awaits further security briefings on the kidnapped schoolgirls in Kebbi State and the attack on Christ Apostolic Church worshippers in Eruku, Kwara State. A statement from the Presidency explains that, following a request by the Governor of…
The Chairman of Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area, Hussaini Aliyu, has released the names of all 25 schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Comprehensive School, Maga. Aliyu also refuted claims by U.S. lawmaker Riley Moore that the incident occurred in a Christian enclave. Aliyu stated that all the abducted students are Muslims and urged the lawmaker to…
Comedian Nasboi has voiced his frustration with the state of the country, saying “no sane person” should feel satisfied with the current government. The entertainer shared the blunt remark on X, where it quickly gained traction and drew reactions from Nigerians who echoed similar sentiments about hardship, insecurity and governance challenges.
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has tendered a heartfelt apology to President Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian citizens following the Super Eagles’ Sunday defeat and disqualification in the World Cup Qualifiers Playoff against DR Congo. DR Congo came back from a goal down to beat Nigeria 4-3 on penalties in a tightly-contested African play-offs…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, November 17, sentenced the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Cyril Ndifon, to five years’ imprisonment without an option of fine for sexual harassment. Justice James Omotosho ruled that the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission…
A drug trafficking cartel abandoned two Toyota Sienna buses loaded with 1,455 kilograms of cannabis along the Okhokho-ISI community route in Uhunmwode Local Government Area of Edo State after a hot pursuit by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Edo State NDLEA Commander, Mitchell Ofoyeju, revealed this in a statement…
Former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, has launched a fresh attack on former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Fayose launched his attack via a Short Message Service (SMS) he sent to the latter in appreciation of his attendance at his 65th birthday celebration. In the said SMS, which Obasanjo described as uncomplimentary thank-you note,…
