NBA Rejects Bill to Jail Eligible Voters Who Fail to Vote

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNBA Rejects Bill to Jail Eligible Voters Who Fail to Vote

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 20, 2025

…Calls It Unconstitutional and Draconian The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has come down hard on a controversial bill seeking to amend the Electoral Act 2022 to make voting compulsory for all eligible Nigerians, describing it as “unconstitutional,” “draconian,” and a “dangerous precedent” that threatens civil liberties. In a strongly worded statement issued on Tuesday by its President, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, the NBA warned that forcing Nigerians to vote under threat of fines or jail...

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Policeman’s Stray Bullet Kills Student in Ibadan

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPoliceman’s Stray Bullet Kills Student in Ibadan

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 20, 2025

A tragic scene unfolded in Ibadan on Tuesday when a stray police bullet claimed the life of a young student on his way to sit his final secondary school exam. The unnamed boy, a Senior Secondary School 3 (SS3) pupil, was being driven by his father along the busy Gbagi Market Road when he was hit by a bullet reportedly fired by a policeman during a confrontation with a fleeing Hilux vehicle. Eyewitnesses say the...

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CBN Keeps Interest Rate at 27.5% to Monitor Inflation Trends

BusinessNewsNigeriaCBN Keeps Interest Rate at 27.5% to Monitor Inflation Trends

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 20, 2025

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has opted to keep the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) unchanged at 27.5 per cent, following its 300th Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting held on 19th and 20th May 2025. The decision reflects cautious optimism amid recent economic improvements and lingering inflationary pressures. All twelve members of the committee were present, and the decision to maintain the current policy stance was unanimous. In a statement issued by the CBN Governor,...

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FG to Sell 753-Unit Estate Seized From Emefiele

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFG to Sell 753-Unit Estate Seized From Emefiele

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 20, 2025

…set for public sale via Renewed Hope portal The Federal Government says it is putting a 753-unit housing estate recovered from former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, up for sale. The estate, located in Abuja, was officially handed over to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which recovered it as part of ongoing investigations into Emefiele’s corruption-related offences. In a statement issued Tuesday and signed by...

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Student Expelled from UNICAL for Stealing a Cellphone

EducationNewsNigeriaStudent Expelled from UNICAL for Stealing a Cellphone

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 20, 2025

The University of Calabar has expelled a student from the Department of Public Health over alleged involvement in phone theft. In a statement released on Monday and signed by the Registrar and Secretary to Council, Dr Chukwuka Icha, the university said the decision followed a detailed investigation by the Senate Students Disciplinary Committee (SSDC), which found the student guilty. “The Vice Chancellor has received the report of the Senate Students Disciplinary Committee (SSDC), which investigated...

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All South East Governors Now Backing Tinubu, Says Minister Umahi

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAll South East Governors Now Backing Tinubu, Says Minister Umahi

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 20, 2025

…Lagos-Calabar Highway to Be Tolled by December Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, has declared that all governors of the South East region are fully aligned with President Bola Tinubu’s administration, regardless of political party affiliations, and called on opposition figures like Peter Obi to follow suit. In an interview granted as part of a forthcoming State House documentary commemorating President Tinubu’s second year in office, Senator Umahi said the region is now reaping the...

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Stampede in Bama: One Dead, 21 Injured During Red Cross, UNICEF Cash Giveaway

Human Rights & FreedomNewsNigeriaStampede in Bama: One Dead, 21 Injured During Red Cross, UNICEF Cash Giveaway

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 19, 2025

What was meant to be a lifeline for vulnerable families in Bama, Borno State, turned tragic on Thursday, 15 May 2025, as a stampede at Kasugula Primary School claimed one life and left 21 others injured. The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), in a statement released from Maiduguri on Saturday, confirmed the sad development. The incident happened during the second day of a cash disbursement programme jointly organised by the Red Cross and United Nations...

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Wanted Bandit Arrested at Abuja Hajj Camp

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaWanted Bandit Arrested at Abuja Hajj Camp

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 19, 2025

…Four Others Allegedly Set to Travel to Saudi Arabia Security operatives have arrested a wanted bandit, Yahaya Zango, at the Hajj Camp in Abuja while he was attempting to travel to Saudi Arabia under the guise of a pilgrim. Zango, who has been on the watchlist of law enforcement agencies for alleged involvement in kidnapping and banditry across northern Nigeria, was apprehended during routine screening of intending pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj. A credible security...

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Flying Eagles Edge Egypt on Penalties to Clinch U-20 AFCON Bronze

NewsNigeriaSoccerSportsFlying Eagles Edge Egypt on Penalties to Clinch U-20 AFCON Bronze

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 19, 2025

Nigeria’s U-20 national team, the Flying Eagles, secured the bronze medal at the 2025 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations after defeating hosts Egypt 4–1 on penalties in Cairo on Sunday. The third-place match, played at the 30 June Stadium, ended 1–1 in regulation time before going to a penalty shootout. Egypt took an early lead in the third minute when Osama Omar found the back of the net. Nigeria responded shortly after the interval, with...

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Lagos Govt Shuts Down Cubana Chief Priest’s Restaurant Over Illegal Waste Dumping

NewsNigeriaLagos Govt Shuts Down Cubana Chief Priest’s Restaurant Over Illegal Waste Dumping

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 19, 2025

The Lagos State Government has shut down Donald Restaurant, a popular nightlife spot in Lekki owned by Pascal Okechukwu, better known as Cubana Chief Priest, for violating environmental laws. The closure came after two staff of the restaurant were caught dumping refuse by the roadside in Lekki Phase 1. In a post shared on X, the Managing Director of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, revealed that the agency was alerted in...

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