A recent investigation has revealed that as many as sixty judicial magistrates in Nigeria regularly depend on public transportation to reach their courts. In many instances, these officials share vehicles with individuals who are either parties to cases or suspects, and some even travel by commercial motorcycles. This practice has raised serious questions about the…
The Nigerian Army’s intervention in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State has brought relief to local residents, who celebrated after troops successfully thwarted a planned assault on their communities. The operation, carried out on Monday, resulted in the neutralization of at least thirteen suspected bandits, marking a significant blow to the criminal network operating…
The newly elected President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Abubakar Yakubu, was involved in a fatal road accident in Surulere, Lagos, on Tuesday. Yakubu secured the guild’s leadership by a narrow margin of 116 votes to 113 over Rita Daniels, with three ballots declared invalid. Following the collision, which resulted in the death of one…
A new comprehensive study released by the Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA) Resource Centre has documented 100 major corruption cases in Nigeria involving senior government officials and prominent private-sector figures. According to the report, the combined value of funds allegedly misappropriated or laundered in these cases reaches approximately N1.38 trillion, $53.84 billion, and £1…
Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) has notified customers in parts of Lagos of a temporary power outage impacting the Ogba, Ikeja, and Alausa areas. The disruption is limited to these specific districts within IKEDC’s franchise territory and does not affect other sections of its network.The outage resulted from a damaged jumper at a Transmission Company…