A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), the Movement for Credible Elections (MCE), has said that the hijacking of Osun State Local Government funds by certain politicians is an attack on Nigeria’s democracy. A statement on Tuesday signed by Media Coordinator of MCE, Comrade James Ezema, noted that it was shocked, outraged, and deeply alarmed by the latest twist in the Osun State Local Government (LG) crisis—a scandal that represents a brazen, criminal assault on democracy, the...

The Kogi State Government has said that the temporary closure of schools across the state is a preventive step taken on the basis of credible intelligence and the overriding need to put protective measures in place around schools to safeguard pupils, students and teachers. While speaking to newsmen in Lokoja on Tuesday, the State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, explained that the decision was not borne out of panic, but of responsibility,...

Four suspected human traffickers have been arrested during a raid on a popular hotel in Onitsha, Anambra State by operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP. The also rescued 17 victims during the operation carried out with military support at the facility located in the 33 area of the commercial city, also led to the arrest of two additional suspects allegedly linked to baby trafficking across states in the...

FCTA workers and the Joint Union Action Committee have been directed to resume work immediately. This is contained in a statement by General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC, Comrade Benson Upah and Secretary General of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria TUC, Nuhu Toro, asked all affiliates to comply with the directive in the interest of industrial peace and harmony in good faith. The Unions had a conciliatory meeting with the Minister of...

The disputed Onitsha Main Market was open, but only a few traders were present early Monday morning. As early as 6  a.m., streets in parts of Anambra State were deserted; vehicular movement was rare on the roads, while school buses were empty of pupils. The order by Anambra State Governor Prof. Chukwuma Soludo for markets to open on Mondays further aggravated the fragile security situation in the early hours of the day. However, at about...

The Kogi State Government has described the ongoing cash-back promotion exercise as a clear affirmation of the pro-labour governance philosophy of Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo, stressing that the policy is designed to ensure that promotions translate into real improvements in workers’ welfare. The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, stated this on Saturday in Lokoja while speaking with newsmen on the scope and significance of the exercise. Fanwo disclosed that the cash-back promotion...

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has berated the red chamber of the National Assembly for adopting delay tactics in passing the Electoral Bill 2025. According to ADC, failure to promptly pass the bill for urgent presidential assent raises suspicions that the legislature is deliberately applying delay tactics to frustrate key amendments, especially those intended to make future elections more difficult to rig. The coalition party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji...