Written by To combat financial crimes and looting of the public treasury governmental and non-governmental agents, Nigeria created the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in 2004 during the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Since it was established via an act of the National Assembly, the agency has become a centre of attraction with allegations of … Continue reading “Corruption Allegations Knocked Down Abdulrasheed Bawa Thrice. Here’s How”
Some short video clips have been widely circulating on social media, showing Nasir el-Rufai, the former Governor of Kaduna State, addressing religious leaders in the state. Speaking in Hausa, the former governor told the gathering Muslim-Muslim ticket had come to stay in the state and people would soon accept that Muslims could rule the state … Continue reading “FULL TEXT: What El-Rufai Said in Controversial Video”
A yet-to-be-identified cart pusher has lost his life in a container accident which occurred in the Dopemu area of Lagos State on Sunday. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) disclosed this in a statement posted online on Sunday, revealing that the container was fully loaded with construction stones. According to the traffic control agency, … Continue reading “Container Falls on Cart Pusher in Lagos”
Ruqaiya Aliyu Jibia, a Katsina-based journalist, has accused Gambo Isah, Public Relations Officer of the Katsina State Police Command, of assaulting her. Jibia, in a video posted on her Tiktok page @rukkyjibia on Thursday, said she challenged the police for branding and parading young girls as prostitutes without a court verdict. She said she recorded … Continue reading “VIDEO.I.NG Watch Movies – For ‘Demanding Due Process’, Katsina PPRO Drag Journalist Before Emir, Brand Her ‘Criminal’”
Some residents of Runji Village in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State have told ringroad.com.ng search engine that officials of the Nigeria Army failed to act swiftly on information about the terrorist attack that claimed 34 lives on April 15. Speaking with ringroad.com.ng search engine on Tuesday, the Runji residents expressed doubts about … Continue reading “REVEALED: Army ‘Had Foreknowledge’ of Latest Southern Kaduna Attack But…”
‘Pam! Pam! Pam!’ A wooden hammer with a black rubber head made a rhythmic noise in the distance. White smoke rose into the air, evaporating as it kissed the atmosphere, soft billows of a congregation praying out their hearts from the hills added to the symphony, and then the buzz of machines and vehicles from … Continue reading “REPORTER’S DIARY: The Search for ‘Hidden’ Precious Stones in Ibadan”
On May 19, the ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja will hear a suit seeking justice for 11 Nigerian journalists who were killed between 1998 and 2019. The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) filed the suit in 2021 to compel the government to properly investigate the unresolved killings of these journalists and also to identify and … Continue reading “ECOWAS Court to Hear Suit Seeking Justice for 11 Nigerian Journalists Killed Between 1998 and 2019”