In Abuja, anti-hunger protest took a bizarre dimension when a man, Shuaibu Alhaji Yushau decided to sacrifice himself for the plight of thousands of people struggling to get food as hunger, occasioned by food shortage bites harder. Gom Mirian recounts how the man climbed a tall pole only to call for attention about the hunger…
…Shooter Confirmed Dead *Ex-Presidents Condemn Violence Politics John Nwokocha The Republican candidate in the upcoming America’s presidential election, Donald Trump has escaped death after a gunman opened fire at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, agency reports have said. The build up for the November presidential poll is sending worrying signals about potential…
No fewer than two million Nigerians are estimated to have glaucoma, with about 1.8 million people completely unaware of their condition. Glaucoma is a visual impairment disorder that affects the optical nerves responsible for transmitting images from the eye to the brain, caused by increased intraocular pressure. Speaking in Abuja at the weekend, the National…
Thursday’s shocking findings by the NBS and UN have once again, described Nigeria as seemingly, headquarters of embezzlement notoriety. Korede Abdullah, our Southwest Correspondent analyses the report. The latest damning report by the National Bureau of Statistics, (NBS), that Nigerian public officials received a staggering amount of N721bn as bribe in 2023 alone, has…
The Society of Young Nigerian Writers (SYNW Global) has congratulated Nobel Prize Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, on the momentous occasion of his 90th birthday. In a statement issued by the President of SYNW Global, Wole Adedoyin, the organization expressed profound admiration and gratitude for Soyinka’s indelible contributions to literature, human rights, and cultural heritage. Soyinka’s…
Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River state, has convicted and sentenced six suspected internet fraudsters to six months imprisonment each, for alleged criminal impersonation, love scam, and identity theft. The convicts are: Chibo Udoka (aka Zxoya Andric, Kelly Rose, Chimata Harry), John Inimfon Okpokpo ( Grace Boar),Emediong Ekerete…
National Bureau of Statistics, (NBS) has released a new damning report that a staggering amount of $1.3bn was received by Nigerian government officials as bribe in 2023. This translates to N721bn in the current official exchange rate. The report released on Thursday titled, “Corruption in Nigeria: Patterns and Trends”, said the N721bn paid in…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has sold the sum of US$122,671,000.00 (One Hundred and Twenty-Two Million, Six Hundred and Seventy-One Thousand United States Dollars) to 46 authorised dealers in its determination to promote stability and reduce market volatility in the foreign exchange market. A statement signed by the Bank’s Director in charge of Financial…
It was a tumultuous moment of joy for the well-wishers of Agba Jalingo as a Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, July 8 discharged and acquitted the Nigerian publisher of Cybercrime on the grounds that the prosecution had failed to prove its case. Jalingo who is a popular social critic, activist and journalist and…
Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has called for enhanced and consistent commitment to whistle blowing by Nigerians from all walks of life to tackle the menace of economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption. He made this call in Abuja on Thursday, while addressing stakeholders in…
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