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Retired police officers stormed the streets nationwide yesterday, protesting poor pension and other living conditions. Aside from Abuja, the protest took place simultaneously in Edo, Plateau, Kwara, Taraba and Cross Rivers states, among others. In Abuja, the retired police personnel who defied the downpour protested at the National Assembly entrance gate, where they were joined […]

The United States has threatened to pursue criminal charges against Nigerians who engage in visa fraud, as the country strengthened its immigration crackdown, It handed down this threat days after the US Embassy in Nigeria commended the federal government over its efforts to resolve the most recent visa validity issues, where the US government reduced […]

Ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar has not formally completed his move to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) after resigning from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) last week, a close source has revealed. The delay appears to be deliberate, with Atiku reportedly planning to carry out the registration in person rather than through a representative. Speaking in […]

Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee chairman, Mr Taiwo Oyedele. Credit: State House Nigeria currently spends less than 50 per cent of its revenue on debt servicing. This was disclosed by the Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Mr Taiwo Oyedele. He spoke as the keynote speaker at PwC’s Executive […]

More states have announced plans to reduce electricity tariffs in their jurisdictions after the Enugu Electricity Regulatory Commission issued a new tariff order to MainPower Electricity Distribution Limited, revising the electricity cost for Band A customers from N209 per kilowatt-hour to N160/kWh, effective August 1, 2025. This was, however, vehemently opposed by power generation and […]

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Sunday joined President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, to commiserate with the government and people of Ogun on the passing of the Awùjalẹ̀ and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland, Ọba Sikiru Kayọde Adetọna, GCON. Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun, the host, received the team, which also included […]

A female  student of Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Chinecherem Okonkwu and her boyfriend, Chinecherem Aronu, aged 30, are cooling their feet in police detention They are helping the police to unravel the circumstances surrounding  their alleged self kidnap, and foiled extortion of N10 million they demanded as ransom. Specifically, the lovebirds allegedly […]

A foremost human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), has carpeted UK Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, over her claim that she cannot transfer Nigerian citizenship to her children due to her gender. She had,  during an interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria on Sunday,  said, “It’s virtually impossible, for example, to get Nigerian citizenship. “I […]

President Bola Tinubu paid a glowing tribute to the departed Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebu land, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, on Sunday, describing him as an exemplary traditional ruler who brought great honour, dignity, and pride to the Yoruba race across the globe. He recounted the contributions and support of the late traditional ruler […]

Activist Omoyele Sowore at the retired police pension protest in Abuja…Photo Credit: Olukayode Jaiyeola Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore on Monday led a protest to the Force Headquarters in Abuja over poor welfare and pension conditions affecting serving and retired police officers. The protest, organised in collaboration with the Nigerian Union of Retired Police Officers, […]