The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the federal government to increase the Sugar Sweetened Beverages (SSB) tax from ₦10 per litre to at least ₦130 per litre. It added that this would reduce consumption and push manufacturers to reformulate their products Its Executive Director, Akinbode Oluwafemi stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at the media roundtable on SSB tax, warning that Nigeria was in the throes of a public health crisis with the excessive consumption of unhealthy diets, particularly Sugar Sweetened Beverages (SSB). He said a more robust SSB tax would reduce the consumption…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned Abel Sokari, Nkiruka Chukwuma, and a company, Zakah Global Investment Limited, before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court, Lagos, on a six-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence, possession of fraudulent documents, and forgery to the tune of €49,000,000. The agency in a statement said the defendants pleaded not guilty to all charges when they were read to them. It added that following their pleas, prosecution counsel, H.U. Kofarnaisa, requested a trial date and prayed the court to remand the defendants in custody pending the commencement of…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned Awerusuo Otorudo and Chukwuebuka Ehirim before Justice Muhammed Umar of the Federal High Court, Abuja. The agency in a statement issued Monday said they were arraigned on a three-count amended charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence, inducement and misleading the public into a fraudulent investment scam. One of the count reads: That you Aweosuo Otorudo and Chukwuebuka Ehirim, sometimes between January 2024 and May 2025, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court whilst not being a bank or person authorised to take deposit invited the public through advertisement…
The Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) Monday warned that 19 states were at risk of flash flooding this month. The agency’s flash flood risk alert for July 2025 showed varying probable risks of experiencing flash flooding events due to the onset of rainfall across the country. The high risk states are: Sokoto, Kaduna, Zamfara, Yobe, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Jigawa, Adamawa, Taraba, Niger, Nasarawa, Benue, Ogun, Ondo, Lagos, Delta, Edo, Cross River, Rivers and Akwa Ibom. NiMet, therefore, advised residents of the affected states to take necessary precautions, including, relocating and clearing drainage systems. It however urged residents to take these precautions…
PPDC Launches $7,500 Grant Fund for 36 Grassroots Organisations The Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC) Monday launched a $7,500 Small Grant Fund for 36 grassroots organisations across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones. This initiative, it said, was aimed at empowering local voices to lead transparency efforts in procurement processes, marking the beginning of a Pan-African campaign to build a continent-wide network of procurement accountability champions. Chief Executive Officer, PPDC, Lucy Abaji, while addressing a press conference in Abuja noted that each organisation would receive a $200 grant to support their efforts, adding that applications for the grant would open on…
Residents of Kwalajiya village in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State are still in tears; tears for loved ones killed by Lakurawa terrorists during the invasion of their village last Monday, July 1. Leader of the terror group, Ameer Habib Tajje, led this attack that resulted in the butchery of 15 hapless residents. It was a reprisal following the killing of some members of the group by Kwalajiya’s security men during an earlier attack on the community. This time around, the notorious Tajje and his boys overpowered the villagers. As usual, security agents failed to respond to the…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed the coalition movement by opposition political parties, saying they are out to rescue their stomach and not to Nigeria. TheHintsNews reports that the coalition last Wednesday unveiled the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a platform to challenge President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 elections. Wike stated this on Sunday in Abuja at a Thanksgiving service in Abuja to celebrate the successful completion of projects commissioning in the nation’s capital by President Bola Tinubu. His words: “They want to rescue their…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has revealed that a road accident that occurred on Sunday, July 6, 2025, at approximately 8:20 am along the Zaria-Kano expressway, claimed 21 lives. The Assistant Corps Marshal, Corps Public Education Officer, Olusegun Ogungbemide in a statement issued Sunday said the crash involved a heavy-duty DAF truck and a commercial Toyota Hiace passenger bus at Kasuwar Dogo Dakatsale. He explained that preliminary investigations revealed that the Toyota Hiace bus driver was responsible for the crash, having driven against traffic flow and contravened established traffic regulations, resulting in a fatal head-on collision. Ogungbemide noted:…
A new report released by the Africa Polling Institute (API) has revealed that the Nigeria Social Cohesion Survey index has reduced to 46.8 per cent. The score was below the average threshold of 50 per cent, indicating a weak state of social cohesion in Nigeria. The report released on Sunday and signed by API Executive Director, Prof. Bell Ihua further revealed that the identity indicator showed 53 per cent of Nigerians feel disappointed in Nigeria, while 27 per cent identify more with their ethnicity than with being Nigerian. Key findings of the report indicated low trust in government as…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted cocaine consignments concealed in lipsticks and property title documents going to the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia respectively. Its Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi in a statement issued Sunday said the illicit drug consignments were recovered from cargos being prepared for shipment at a courier company in Lagos on Thursday 3rd July, 2025 by NDLEA officers of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation (DOGI) attached to the logistics firm. He noted: “A total of 420grams of cocaine factory fitted in 84 pieces of female lipsticks heading to the…