February 21, 2025
Court orders final forfeiture of $4.7m, N830m, properties linked to ex-CBN Gov Emefiele
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday ordered the final forfeiture of $4.7 million, N830 million, and multiple properties linked to the embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele. Justice Yellim Bogoro gave the judgement following the forfeiture request filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. According to the […]
Breaking: Court Orders OSSIEC to Proceed With LG Polls, Directs Police, Army, DSS, NSCDC, Amotekun to Provide Security
An Ilesa High Court on Friday ordered the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission to proceed with proceed with the conduct of the 2025 local government election after ruling that the court recognizes the vacancy in the 30 local government of the state. In a suit brought before the court by the Peoples Democratic Party, Justice […]
Herders allegedly set ablaze farmland worth N27m in Ogun
Some yet-to-be-identified herders have allegedly set ablaze a 35-acre cassava farmland worth N27,300,000 in Adao Village, via Alabata, in the Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State. The incident happened at about 4:40 p.m. on Wednesday. According to the complainant and owner of the farmland, Ogunbayo Adewale of Raka Village, upon arriving at his farm, […]
State creation: Cross River agitators only interested in moving privileges from Calabar to Ogoja – Social activist, Jalingo
A social activist, critic, Agba Jalingo, has slammed the agitators for the creation of Ogoja State, saying most of them lack development plans for the proposed state. In his statement, he described them as power-drunk, claiming that the agitators are only interested in moving sociopolitical privileges from Calabar to Ogoja if it becomes feasible. Over […]
Osun PDP chieftain, Adekunle alleges plot to disrupt LG polls
A former Caretaker Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun State, Dr Akindele Adekunle, has raised alarm over an alleged plan to disrupt Saturday’s local government election using hoodlums disguised as police officers.In a statement issued on Thursday, Akindele claimed that individuals imported from other states were being housed by top members of […]
NNPC fails to remit N13.7tn into Federation account
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has failed to remit N13.763 trillion in revenue to the Federation account. This is according to a document obtained from the Federal Accounts Allocation Committee after its January 2025 meeting on Wednesday. The unremitted revenue covers a period between 2012 and 2024, indicating concerns between NNPCL’s revenue from crude […]
IBB: I hope true winners of past elections will be recognized – Peter Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has reacted after former Military President of Nigeria, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (rtd), admitted the late Chief MKO Abiola was the winner of the June 12, 1993 election. IBB made the admission during the launch of his autobiography, ‘A Journey in Service’, […]
Polytechnic students, nollywood seal partnership into creative industry
The National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) has sealed a strategic partnership with the Nollywood industry to integrate polytechnic students into the creative industry. The partnership was formalized between NAPS National President, Comr. Eshiofune Paul Oghayan, and the Nollywood industry, represented by the 8th National President of the Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Queen Blessing […]
Group condemns ritual killings by Islamic clerics in Yorubaland
The Isese Human Rights Community (ISHRIC) has decried the alarming rise in ritual killings allegedly perpetrated by some Islamic scholars in Yorubaland. In a statement released yesterday, the group expressed concern over recent incidents involving Islamic clerics caught with human parts, describing these acts as a threat to public safety, particularly for young women and […]
HURIWA urges IGP to restore order, evict illegal occupiers of Osun councils
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Commissioner of Police in Osun State to remove individuals unlawfully occupying local government council offices under the guise of being All Progressives Congress (APC) chairmen and councillors. Speaking yesterday in Abuja, the National Coordinator of HURIWA, […]