When A Country Plans To Fail
By Alabi Williams Failure to plan is planning to fail. Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers of the United States is credited with this saying. It means that when…
How BudgIT exposes gross scandal of fraudulent projects, stolen billions
By GEB Latest report by BudgIT exposing widespread fraud in government projects nationwide has again laid bare Nigeria’s perennial struggle against fraud and corruption in public life—especially in public spending.…
The Chemical Weapons Watchdog
By Abdul Usman Sir: Twenty-one member states of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) were recently elected to the Executive Council of the organisation for the 2026-2028…
My Lord! Justice Kneel Down
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Minor judges have been known to abuse the contempt of court jurisdiction in an attempt to enhance their own dignity.—David Pannick QC, Judges, 119 (1987). Sardar…
Shettima acknowledges Fintiri into APC at Yola Rally
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Monday formally received Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, into the All Progressives Congress (APC) during a grand reception in Yola, declaring that the governor and…
Delta Court Jails Man Six Months for Naira Abuse
Hon Justice F. A. Olubanjo of the Federal High Court sitting in Asaba, Delta State, has convicted and sentenced one Agbanashi Young to six months imprisonment for abusing the naira.…
Disu Decorates 13 New AIGs, 17 CPs
The Nigeria Police Force has formally decorated thirty senior officers elevated to the ranks of Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) and Commissioner of Police (CP), following the recent promotion of…
Police arrest and charge Baruwa, six others to court over NURTW Secretariat violence
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has charged the Factional Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Tajudeen Baruwa, Factional General Secretary Sulaiman Musa and five others…
Red Cross Addresses Viral Report of Aiding Armed Groups In Nigeria
By Abdul-hafeez Fadehan The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) have condemned the viral social media report suggesting that the organisations are…
EFCC probes suspected serial fraudster over alleged N19.9m visa scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zonal Directorate, has commenced an investigation into a suspected serial fraudster, Osogu Christian Ogbonna, over an alleged visa scam involving N19.9 million.…