A group of vulnerable Federal Capital Territory (FCT) residents, including scavengers, beggars, and petty traders, have filed a suit against the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, demanding N500 million in damages for alleged violations of their fundamental rights. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1749/2024, was filed on 20th November 2024 before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, by legal practitioner Abba Hikima. Hikima said he was suing in the public interest for the...

…Navy, police, immigration, others donate ₦2,600,000 The Kano State Government has donated ₦12 million to support families of fallen heroes from the state. The gesture was announced during the Emblem Appeal Fund Launch for the 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Day, held on Monday at the Coronation Hall, Government House, Kano. A statement by the Director of Public Enlightenment, Usman Gwadabe, disclosed that Governor Abba Yusuf personally donated ₦2 million, while the state’s 44 local government...

The members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have impeached the speaker, Mudashiru Obasa on Monday, accusing him of multiple statutory and financial infractions. Obasa was subsequently replaced by his deputy Mojisola Meranda, who represents Apapa Constituency 1, and was also a former chief whip of the house. The Speaker has been engulfed in a series of controversial circumstances in terms of financial dealings, with petitions already with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...