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THE Federal Government has rejected calls for the disclosure of detailed information on how the proceeds of its $5 billion financing arrangement with First Abu Dhabi Bank will be deployed. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, said this on Wednesday during a media briefing in Abuja, insisting that the […] The post Tinubu govt won’t publish details of $5bn…
THE Coalition for Whistleblower Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) has condemned the assault, harassment and destruction of phones belonging to the editor of Pinnacle Daily newspaper, Sunday Michael Ogwu, during a demolition exercise in Lugbe, Abuja. The coalition, a group of media and civil society organisations and law firms committed to upholding democracy and good […] The post Coalition…
A MAGISTRATE Court in Calabar has discharged businessman, Denis Odama, after the prosecutor withdrew a case filed against him for allegedly defaming Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu. The magistrate, Mercy Ene, freed the accused following the decision of the prosecution, led by F. O. Okoi, to discontinue the litigation, CrossRiverWatch reported Thursday morning. “I […] The post Court frees…
THE United Nations has warned that hundreds of thousands of vulnerable Nigerians could be left without life-saving assistance as the country’s humanitarian response faces a $159 million funding gap for the remainder of 2026. The warning was issued in a statement on Wednesday by the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohamed Malick Fall, […] The post Nigeria faces $159m…
WHEN Ibrahim Pilasar Mbaya asked to spend the night at a friend’s off-campus apartment in Jos, neither of them imagined that such a simple request would set in motion a chain of events that would end with tragedy and the loss of life. On July 26, Mbaya, a 25-year-old student of the University of Jos, […] The post How distrust, impunity is fuelling Nigeria’s culture of mob justice appeared first on…
LAGOS State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced a cash reward of N20 million each for the Lagos State University (LASU) best graduating students for the 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 academic sessions. The governor made the announcement at LASU’s Main Campus, Ojo, during the university’s combined 29th and 30th Convocation Ceremonies, where thousands of students from the […] The post Sanwo-Olu…
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed that liquid funds recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) be channelled into the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) to strengthen the Federal Government’s student loan programme. The directive was disclosed on Wednesday by the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, while briefing State House correspondents on the […] The post…
A WASHINGTON-based lobbying firm engaged by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has alleged that President Bola Tinubu has formally joined the U.S. Department of Justice’s request for additional time to release records relating to allegations of drug trafficking involving the Nigerian president. Von Batten-Montague-York disclosed this in a post on its X account on August […] The post Atiku-linked…
AN editor with Nigerian online newspaper Pinnacle Daily, Sunday Michael Ogwu, has been beaten up by police officers attached to the Lugbe Police Station in Abuja while documenting a demolition exercise in the area. Ogwu, who made this known in a voice recording obtained by The ICIR on Wednesday, August 19, said he encountered the […] The post Pinnacle editor beaten, phone seized by police in Abuja…
THE Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, has launched an investigation into senior officials overseeing parks, environmental protection, traffic management and urban affairs over the alleged approval and conversion of Abuja’s designated green spaces for commercial purposes. The investigation was announced on Wednesday by the minister’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications…
