adminSERAP tells Akpabio, Abbas to withdraw ‘repressive bill to regulate blogger” or face legal action
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas “to immediately withdraw the repressive bill for…
DAILIES TOP STORIES: Another set of four hunters from Kano found with arms, ammunition in Edo
Sunday 13 April 2025 Military uncovers plan to establish ISWAP bases in Plateau, Bauchi AWOISM: Ideology, legacy, and contemporary relevance Kebbi govt hosts strategic budget training to strengthen planning,…
Father, two sons killed in Plateau village
A father and his two sons have been reportedly killed in Zogu village in Miango District, Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. Spokesperson of Irigwe Development Association (IDA),…
NDLEA Destroys Largest Drugs Seizure Of 1.6 Million Kilograms
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it has destroyed heaps of illicit drugs weighing about 1.6 million kilograms of assorted illicit substances seized across Lagos, Ogun and…
EXTRA: Masquerades lead protest against high electricity bill in Kwara
Two masquerades led youths in Omu-Aran in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State to protest over alleged outrageous billing and sudden movement of the community’s electricity billing regime…
US embassy announces new visa interview requirements for Nigerians
The United States mission has announced changes to its visa interview requirements for Nigerian travellers. The updates were announced in a statement on Friday. Effective April 22, visa applicants…
DAILIES TOP STORIES: Resurgent terror attacks unsettle Nigeria’s Northern region
Saturday 12 April 2025 Japa-da: Nigerians abroad return home amid dashed expectations Kwara varsity gets new professors Our visit to Buhari not for coalition talks – Atiku Tinubu hails…
ECOWAS court faults Kano’s blasphemy laws, asks Nigeria to amend statutes
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) community court of justice has ruled that the blasphemy provisions in Kano state laws violate Nigeria’s international human rights commitments. In…
Protest: Rivers CP removes DPO over’ assault on journalists
The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Adewale Adepoju, says the Divisional Police Officers in charge of the Abali Park jurisdiction, where journalists were assaulted by officers of the command…
Court orders DCP Abba Kyari to enter defence in ‘drug trafficking’ trial
The federal high court in Abuja has ordered Abba Kyari, the suspended deputy commissioner of police (DCP), and his co-defendants to enter their defence in their trial over alleged…
Siemens CEO, family die in New York helicopter crash
Six people, including a senior Siemens executive and his family, died when a sightseeing helicopter plunged into the Hudson River in New York on Thursday. All occupants of the…
FG imposes 10-year entry bans for visa overstays, $15 daily fine from August 1
The Federal Government has announced stricter immigration penalties, warning that expatriates who overstay their visas beyond six months will face a five-year entry ban, while overstaying for one year…
Rivers Women Stage ‘Bring Back Our Fubara’ Protest In Port Harcourt
A crowd of women on Friday flooded the Aba road area of Port Harcourt, demanding the reinstatement of the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, and his deputy,…
SERAP gives FG, NBC 48-hour to reverse Eedris Abdulkareem’s song ban
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the Federal Government and the National Broadcasting Commission to reverse the ban on Eedris Abdulkareem’s latest protest…
Fire razes shops in Oyo
No fewer than 12 shops were, on Thursday night, razed by fire in Ibadan, Oyo State. Witnesses told The PUNCH, on Friday, that the fire began around 10:55pm at…