Year: 2025

  Ahead of the 2027 polls, the Nigerian Civil Situation Room on Monday urged the National Assembly to expedite all legislative processes on electoral reforms and ensure their passage into law. Head of Programmes, ActionAid Nigeria, Celestine Odo, made this demand during a press conference in Abuja. Speaking on behalf of the group, Odo warned … Continue reading “2027 Polls: Situation Room Calls For Speedy Passage Of Pending Reforms”

  The Presidency has insisted that Nigeria is moving in the right direction under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu, dismissing former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s claim that the country is being ravaged by hunger. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement, said that the current administration … Continue reading “Presidency Dismisses Atiku’s Hunger Claims, Says Nigeria On Right Path”

Juliette Bie was at her sick mother’s bedside when two men barged through the door of her home in western Ivory Coast and raped her during tumultuous political unrest in 2011. Calm has returned to the West African country in the years since that post-election crisis, which killed around 3,000 people. But hundreds of survivors … Continue reading “Feeling Forgotten, Ivory Coast Rape Survivors Seek Healing Together”

  The spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday said former Vice President Atiku Abubakar needs to rest after several unsuccessful attempts at becoming Nigeria’s President. Atiku, 78, was vice president in 1999 and 2007. He had contested for the number one office in 1993, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023 under different … Continue reading “Atiku Desperate For Power, Needs Rest — APC’s Morka”

  A retired Commissioner of Police, Emmanuel Ojukwu, has identified lack of effective governance as a major driver of the prevailing insecurity in Nigeria. He emphasized that addressing the crisis requires strong political will, noting that the bandits wreaking havoc across the country are able to operate largely because of the absence of governance in … Continue reading “Lack Of Good Governance Responsible For Insecurity – Ex-Police Commissioner”

  An unidentified Customs officer attached to the Fingila checkpoint in the Dandi Local Government Area of Kebbi State was allegedly shot dead by suspected gunmen on Monday. According to a local resident of Fingila village, identified simply as Malam Abdulrasheed, the gunmen had earlier stormed nearby farms where they reportedly harassed farmers, seized food … Continue reading “Gunmen Kill Customs Officer In Kebbi”

  Israeli fraudster Simon Leviev, made famous by the Netflix documentary The Tinder Swindler, has been arrested in Georgia, officials said on Monday. Leviev, 34, whose real name is Shimon Yehuda Hayut, rose to notoriety after investigative reports and media coverage exposed a pattern of romance fraud and financial crimes. He has been “arrested at … Continue reading “‘Tinder Swindler’ Simon Leviev Arrested In Georgia”

  The Clerk to the National Assembly, Kamorudeen Ogunlana, says his office lacks the power to allow the suspended senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, to resume legislative duties. This was disclosed in a statement on Monday by the Director of Information, Bullah Audu Bi-Allah, on behalf of the Clerk to the National Assembly. According … Continue reading “I Lack Power To Reinstate Natasha To Senate Duties — NASS Clerk”

  President Bola Tinubu has ended his work vacation and will return to Abuja on Tuesday, September 16, to resume official duties. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. He said Tinubu will return to Nigeria on Tuesday, 11 days after the President … Continue reading “Tinubu Ends Vacation, Returns To Abuja Tuesday”