Abandoned Lagos community embarks on N20m road project, decries 30 years of neglect
Residents of Ogunmaga Community Development Area (OGCDA) in Igando-Ikotun Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Lagos, have embarked on a N20 million road project after 30 years of neglect by the…
Niger Delta: Eight suspects arrested by Navy for oil thieves
Operatives of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder have intercepted a major consignment of illegally refined diesel during a renewed crackdown against illicit refining networks and oil thieves. The operation…
Politicians and technocrats as strategic partners
By Tunji Olaopa One next-level governance reform that the political leadership in Nigeria must take on board, necessarily and as a national imperative before or after the 2027 election, is…
Another oil boom: Opportunity or illusion for Nigeria?
By Kelvin Uwaibi Sir: Global energy markets are in a state of high alarm. This week, Brent crude has surged toward $114 per barrel, fuelled by an intensifying conflict in…
N12m theft lands ex-convict jail term
Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, has sentenced an ex-convict, Oluokun Gabriel Adekola, to three years’ imprisonment for his role in the concealment of N12 million.…
ICPC keeps El-Rufai in custody as court adjourns bail hearing to March 31
The Federal High Court in Kaduna has adjourned the bail application of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to March 31. El-Rufai was arraigned on Tuesday over allegations of conversion…
Judge’s absence stalls employees N14.09 billion case against Chevron case
Trial on the N14.091 billion suit instituted by 36 former employees of Chevron Nigeria Limited, over denied retirement benefits and entitlements could not hold on the March 24, 2026 adjourned…
Defendant collapses in court in Yelwata killings trial
The trial of suspects linked to the 2025 Yelwata killings was halted on Tuesday after one of the defendants collapsed in court. The nine defendants — Ardo Lawal Mohammed Dono,…
How ex-AGF Nwabuoku bags 72 years jail
A federal high court has sentenced Anamekwe Nwabuoku to a total of 72 years in prison after finding him guilty of fraud and money laundering involving N868.4 million. Delivering judgment…
Ozoro: AG moves to prosecute sexual assault suspects
In the wake of national outrage over the alleged mass sexual assault during a fertility festival in Ozoro, Delta State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Ekemejero Ohwovoriole (SAN), has…