The Senior Special Adviser on Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, Lere Olayinka, has confirmed his principal’s arrival in Port Harcourt for the burial activities of the late Senator Barinada Mpigi, describing the visit
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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has raised fresh concerns over a worsening human rights and security situation in Nigeria, disclosing that it received 659,617 complaints and recorded 992 killings in the first quarter of 2026, amid rising cases of discrimination, insecurity, and abuse across the country. Presenting the January–March 2026 Human Rights Situation
The Hope Alive Initiative has thrown its weight behind the Federal Government’s decision to settle about N3 trillion owed to electricity companies, describing the move as a bold and potentially transformative step toward rescuing Nigeria’s troubled power sector. In a statement issued on Friday, the group said the approval by Bola Tinubu signals a decisive […]
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has launched an immediate investigation into allegations of extortion involving its personnel along the Lagos-Seme border corridor, vowing swift disciplinary action against any officer found culpable. In a statement issued on Friday, the Comptroller-General of Immigration, Kemi Nandap, strongly condemned the reported misconduct,
Lenders, including Sterling Bank, Keystone, and others, are objecting to reviving a previously scrapped plan to acquire a stake in the Amukpe-Escravos Pipeline, questioning the rationale behind moving up a September 2025 approval tied to the failed deal. The prior approval indicated a lower bid, and lenders are reportedly advocating for an independent advisor to […]
The Delta State Police Command has apprehended a 32-year-old contractor, Alex Kehinde, over the alleged abduction and killing of an elderly property owner who had hired him for renovation work, before using the victim’s identity to extort ransom from his family. According to the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Edafe Bright, the […]











