Photo . The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) The Northern Caucus of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has dismissed allegations that the Federal Government’s passport centralisation policy is intended to marginalise Northern Nigeria, insisting that the reform is a nationwide administrative measure aimed at enhancing service delivery and security. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Thursday, the students’ body described reports linking the initiative to regional discrimination as baseless, misleading and politically driven. It urged Nigerians, particularly those in the North-East and North-West, not to be swayed by what it…
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Atiku questions EFCC’s Independence after Tinubu’s directive
ADC presidential candidate and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar By Mandy Park Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has questioned the independence of Nigeria’s anti-corruption agencies following President Bola Tinubu’s directive to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to vacate the reported court order freezing the Osun State Government’s bank accounts. In a statement issued on Wednesday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku argued that the President’s intervention has undermined repeated assurances that anti-graft agencies operate without interference from the…
Read MoreMexican social media influencer shot dead while livestreaming
Mexican social media influencer Cesar Gastelum, who, according to the local authorities, was shot and killed while livestreaming with friends outside a fast food restaurant in the northwestern city of Culiacan | Photo Credit: via Reuters Mexican social media influencer, César Gastélum, has been shot dead while livestreaming outside a fast food restaurant in the northern city of Culiacán. Accorrding to BBC on Wednesday, Gastélum was filming with two friends in the Tres Ríos area on Tuesday evening when two men riding a motorcycle approached them and one of the…
Read MoreShettima begins two-week vacation
Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Sales Office and Experience Centre for the Abuja City Walk Development project in Abuja. Photo credit: Stanley Nkwocha By Mandy Park Vice President Kashim Shettima on Thursday began a two-week leave, approved by President Bola Tinubu, marking his first leave since assuming office on May 29, 2023. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications in the Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha, said Shettima would devote the period to “study, reflection and intellectual renewal as part…
Read MoreOsun poll: ICPC rallies against vote-buying, deploys operatives to 30 LGs
Photo: ICPC Headquarters, Abuja By Mandy Park The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has said its operatives will be deployed to all the 30 local government areas of the state during the August 15 governorship poll. This was disclosed by the Resident Anti-Corruption Commissioner for Osun State, Yusuf Olatunji, while speaking with journalists during a street rally against vote-buying organised by the Commission in Osogbo on Thursday. During the street rally, which had in attendance corps members, staff members of the Independent National Electoral Commission, ICPC members,…
Read MorePolice probe death of lifeless body found on Obiri-Ikwerre Flyover
Rivers State Police Command The Rivers State Police Command has launched an investigation into the death of a middle-aged man whose lifeless body was discovered on the Obiri-Ikwerre Flyover in Port Harcourt. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Blessing Agabe, confirmed the incident, saying the body was found on Saturday and has since been evacuated to a mortuary for preservation and further investigation. Agabe said detectives are working to establish the circumstances surrounding the man’s death and identify those responsible. She disclosed that the identity of the deceased remains unknown, as no…
Read MorePeter Obi questions timing of EFCC’s Osun account freeze
PHOTO : NDC presidential candidate, Peter Obi By Mandy Park The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has expressed concern over the reported freezing of Osun State Government bank accounts by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, questioning the timing of the action ahead of the state’s governorship election. Obi, in a statement on his X handle on Thursday, said he supports the fight against corruption but warned that anti-corruption efforts must not be used as a tool for political intimidation or interference in democratic processes. “I…
Read MoreBREAKING: Tinubu orders EFCC to vacate Osun account freeze order
PHOTO : President Bola Tinubu By Mandy Park President Bola Tinubu has directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to immediately return to court and vacate the order freezing the accounts of the Osun State Government. The President said the directive was necessary to protect public confidence in the democratic process, noting that the state was only days away from its governorship election. Tinubu, in a statement issued by the State House on Thursday, said he was not opposed to the EFCC’s exercise of its statutory powers but expressed concern…
Read MoreObi Media Office Urges Tinubu to Heed Catholic Bishops’ Warnings on Hardship, Insecurity
By: Mandy Park The Peter Obi Media Office has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to take seriously the concerns raised by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), arguing that the administration would benefit more from engaging with the bishops’ observations than dismissing them. In a statement issued by its spokesman, Idris Zekeri Jnr, the media office said the recent exchange between government officials and the Catholic bishops over the state of the nation underscored a broader governance challenge—the growing disconnect between those in power and the realities faced by…
Read MoreLugbe Deanery CMO Crowned AACMO Champions after 2-1 final win over Wuse
By: Mary John Lugbe Deanery Catholic Men Organisation (LDCMO) team emerged champions of the Abuja Archdiocesan Catholic Men Organisation (AACMO) Football Tournament on Saturday, August 1, 2026, after a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Wuse Deanery in the final. The keenly contested match, watched by Catholic Faithful from across the Archdiocese, was played in an atmosphere of sportsmanship and brotherhood at the Papal Ground in Kubwa, Abuja. Lugbe Deanery struck first to take the lead, but Wuse Deanery responded to level the score and set up a tense second half. Lugbe…
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