Thursday 19 January 2023 Emefiele appeals court summons, challenges judge Train attack: Two Edo chiefs, five others arrested FG asks US to probe Nigerian don’s death NLC, civil servants clash over N1bn housing project ATMs: CBN to sanction banks dispensing old notes Microsoft to layoff 10,000 employees over economic uncertainties Agitation against BVAS tantamount […]

  The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) says “systemic corruption” is undermining the education, water, and health sectors in Nigeria. The organisation stated this on Wednesday at a media briefing in Lagos. The group spoke on ‘Failed Promises: Corruption in the Water, Health and Education Sectors in Nigeria”. SERAP said the three sectors have […]

  The Church of England will not change its rules to allow priests to marry same-sex couples following five years of internal debate on the issue, it announced on Wednesday. “Under the proposals, same-sex couples would still not be able to get married in a Church of England church,” the church said in a statement. […]

  Political parties in Nigeria are secretly paying social media influencers to spread false news about their opponents, a report by BBC states. According to the report, two whistle-blowers given the pseudonyms Yemi and Godiya, working for two political parties, told BBC that parties give out cash, government contracts, and political appointments for their work. […]

  The trial of the Offa bank robbery case resumed on Wednesday at the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. During the court’s proceedings, one of the principal suspects, Ayoade Akinninbosun told the court that a former Head of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) squad, Abba Kyari offered him N10 million […]

  The detained Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari who is facing drug trafficking charge, has filed a motion before the Federal High Court Abuja to quash the charge against him, maintaining that it was legally defective. In his motion, Kyari held that the charge was premature, insisting that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency […]

  Two more victims of the train station attack in Igueben, Edo State have been rescued. In a briefing in Benin City, the state’s Commissioner for Communications and Orientation, Chris Nehihkare disclosed that seven suspects, including two traditional rulers, are currently in police custody.   Gunmen had attacked passengers waiting to board a train from […]

  The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, will not be retiring when he turns 60 years on March 1, 2023, the Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Dingyadi, said on Wednesday. Dingyadi’s comments followed fresh concerns about the IGP’s possible retirement amidst the 2023 elections. Baba turns 60 on March 1, 2023; four days after the […]

  Doctors have shut down hospitals across Abia State over 24-month salary arrears owed doctors and other staff of the Abia State Teaching Hospital, Aba ABSUTH; and 13 months owed their counterparts at the Health Management Board, HMB.   The shutdown affecting both public and private hospitals, according to the doctors is indefinite.   Doctors […]