The Burkina Faso military government has announced that a coup plot to assassinate its leader, Captain Ibrahim Traore has been foiled. According to the security minister, Mahamadou Sana, in a late-night statement, explained that Lt Col Damiba, who was ousted by Traore in Sept 2022, masterminded the plot. “Our intelligence services intercepted this operation in…
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has admitted former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, to bail in the sum of N500 million and two sureties in like sum pending his trial. Malami, his son, Abdulaziz Malami, and his wife, Hajia Asabe Bashir,…
Ahead of the 2027 general polls, Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed has pledged to be loyal to the Labour Party on whose platform he rode to be vice presidential candidate in the 2023 polls. Baba-Ahmed, 56, was running mate to Peter Obi, who contested for presidency but lost to Bola Tinubu, the then presidential candidate of the…
By Mohammed Idris, fnipr As we enter a new year, the questions that fill our markets, our homes, and our places of work are clear and urgent. They are questions about the price of food, about security in our communities, and about the direction in which our country is headed. It is the duty…
The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Osun State Council, has commended its members across the state for what it described as a peaceful, orderly and disciplined resumption of duties, while strongly condemning the arrest and alleged intimidation of its members by the Nigeria Police Force.In a statement signed by the President of the…
A member of the House of Representatives, Rep.Bamidele Salam, has strongly condemned the harassment, unlawful detention, and public humiliation of a local government worker in Egbedore Local Government Area of Osun State, describing the role of the Nigeria Police Force in the incident as shameful, despicable, and a gross violation of the Constitution. Reacting to…
The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on Nigerians and the International Community to hold the Nigerian Police responsible for the breakdown of law and order in the state, noting that the Police has clearly abandoned its role of maintaining peace and security by enabling the illegal takeover of councils…
● Vows To Vote Gov Adeleke For Re-Election Chairman of Osun state Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Christopher Abimbola Arapasopo has warned against ongoing arrests and harassment of Osun local government workers across Osun state, vowing to take labour action if the situation does not stop forthwith. He spoke at the 2026 annual prayer event organised…
•Tinubu orders military, police, DSS to hunt down masterminds OVER 30 people, mostly women and children, have been killed and many others abducted by bandits in Kasuwa Daji and Kaima communities in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State. A source close to the two communities disclosed that the attack occurred on Saturday at about…
STATES from the South-West region of the country have explained the rationale behind their huge investments in the transportation sector of the economy, particularly the airports and seaport construction. The investments by states like Oyo, Ogun, Ekiti and Ondo states are expected to further open up the economy of the region and position it as…
