The Chief Executive of Connected Development (CODE), Hamzat Lawal has explained why he was stepping down as the helmsman of the organisation after 13 years. At a media briefing on Monday in Abuja, Lawal said that he and his team, while tracking budget funds across the country, had faced resistance, intimidation, and the difficult terrain of advocating for accountability in a system that often thrives on opacity. He explained that his being selected as a Chevening Scholar to pursue a Master’s degree in Governance, Development, and Public Policy at the prestigious University of Sussex in the United Kingdom, accounted…
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The federal government has assured that damaged tracks in Abuja-Kaduna rail would be restored in 10 days. The Minister of Transportation, Senator Said Alkali made this known on Monday after an on the spot inspection of the ongoing clearing of the accident scene in Asham station in Kaduna. He explained that work is progressing well, adding that the tracks would be restored in the next 10 days. The minister stressed that the staff of the Nigerian Railway Corporation have been working day and night to ensure that the clearing and repairing of the damaged tracks are done at the…
A Finnish court has sentenced the self-acclaimed Prime Minister of Biafra Government In Exile (BRIGE), Simon Ekpa to six years imprisonment for terrorism offences and tax fraud. According to court document, the 40-year-old former Lahti Municipal politician was engaged in activities of terrorism by inciting the public to commit crime for terrorist purposes, engage for aggravated tax fraud and violating the Attorneys Act. The Päijät-Häme District Court held that Ekpa sought to promote the independence of the Biafra region in South-eastern Nigeria by illegal means between August 2021 and November 2024. The court said he used social media to…
No fewer than 100 women and girls in the Gberuwa community of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have been empowered with essential skills to help them achieve personal growth and uplift their communities, by the Reeny Hub Foundation. The Foundation’s Executive Director, Mrs. Ifeanyi Maureen who disclosed this during the 2-day empowerment workshop organized in Abuja, expressed the Foundation’s resolve towards supporting the present administration’s quest towards transforming lives and improving communities through sustainable, reliable, and resilient means. She said: “We are driven by the desire to create livelihood opportunities for our people—through foreign exchange initiatives, inclusive education, and…
I have spent quality time reviewing the latest data on deadly attacks by terrorists in Nigeria. The report titled, “The economics of Nigeria’s kidnap industry and locust business” released last week Thursday by SBM Intelligence, Nigeria’s leading Data gathering and scrutinizing specialist, simply reconfirms that Nigeria is still very much under the servitude of terrorists. No fewer than 4,722 Nigerians abducted in 997 incidents across Nigeria between July 2024 and June 2025, while 762 were killed in related violence. That was the highpoint of the report. SBM reports further: “The Northwest remains the epicentre, accounting for 425 incidents and…
The Police have rescued kidnapped victim, arrested suspected kidnappers, and recovered sophisticated firearms, ammunition, and millions of Naira in cash in Akwa Ibom and Nasarawa States. Force Public Relations Officer, DCP. Olumuyiwa Adejobi in a statement issued Sunday said on 16th August 2025, Police operatives attached to Eket Division, Akwa Ibom in synergy with operatives from Ikot Udota Division and youths of Afia Nsit, responded swiftly to a distress call of a suspected kidnapping attempt at Factory Road, Afia Nsit, Eket. He explained that the prompt response led to the rescue of one Emerson and the arrest of two suspects,…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has condemned the harassment, intimidation, and verbal abuse of Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) reporter, Ladi Bala by the Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr. Kayode Opeifa. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council of NUJ recalled that on August 27, 2025, while performing her professional and legal duties covering the aftermath of the train derailment along the Abuja-Kaduna rail line, Bala was subjected to unprovoked assault by the Opeifa using words like “you are stupid, your management is stupid, foolish woman, ‘look at you, you are not even properly dressed, useless.”…
The federal government has declared that it would not endorse “unsustainable agreements” with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) but was determined to pursue accords that are practical, affordable, implementable, and constitutionally sound. It, however, reiterated its unwavering commitment to resolving the long-standing issues with ASUU in a sustainable, realistic, and constitutionally backed manner. The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa noted that President Bola Tinubu has directed the his ministry in collaboration with relevant agencies, to deliver a lasting solution that would prevent future disruptions to the academic calendar. Alausa in a statement issued Friday by the…
Following the moves by the People Democratic Party (PDP) to drag former President Goodluck Jonathan into the presidential race in 2027, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that Nigeria has moved on from politics of sentiment. Lagos APC Spokesman, Seye Oladejo in a statement issued Friday said the party has observed with keen interest the growing speculation surrounding the possible return of Jonathan to the 2027 presidential race. According to him, While we acknowledge the former president’s role in the peaceful democratic transition of 2015 — an act that rightly earned him praise at home and abroad —…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders are already in a panic mode over the plans by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to consider former President Goodluck Jonathan and former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi as possible candidates for its 2027 presidential ticket. TheHintsNews reports that Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed revealed the plan of the party during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday. Mohammed described Jonathan as “one of the most celebrated politicians in Nigeria today” and said the party would welcome him back if he decided to return and contest. However, a member of the ruling…