The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has addressed public speculation surrounding the ownership of a massive estate recently forfeited to the Federal Government. The property, comprising 753 duplexes and apartments, is located in Plot 109, Cadastral Zone C09, Lokogoma District, Abuja. Responding to activist Omoyele Sowore’s claims of a “cover-up,” the EFCC clarified that…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has expressed grave concern over the arrest of Dele Farotimi, a human rights activist and lawyer, on allegations of libel. The NBA has also condemned the reported invasion of Farotimi’s law firm and the harassment of lawyers and staff within the premises. According to the NBA, the arrest and invasion…
Senator Adams Oshiomhole, representing Edo North, has advocated for local government (LG) autonomy, arguing that decentralizing power is preferable to concentrating resources under a single leader. Speaking at a forum on LG autonomy organized by the House of Representatives on Monday, Oshiomhole defended the financial independence of local governments, which was upheld by the Supreme…
The Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, approved over N8.2billion for the purchase of luxury vehicles for himself and other government officials between January and September 2024, The report revealed that the purchase was done through the office of the Secretary to the State Government and tagged “Purchase of 20nos of official vehicles for the present…
The House of Representatives on Tuesday, resolved to set up an ad-hoc committee to investigate the circumstances that led to the mass retirement of 1,000 staff members of the Central Bank of Nigeria. The House also resolved to ascertain the N50bn payoff earmark for the settlement of the disengaged staff members of the apex bank….
Nigerians are facing increasing hardship, and foodstuff transporters, under the Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria (AUFCDN), have warned that food prices will skyrocket in December. In an interview with Vanguard, the National President of AUFCDN, Mohammed Tahir, explained that the rising costs of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and diesel, combined with…
A human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, has been arrested by the Nigerian police at Zone 2 in Lagos following a petition filed by Tony Elumelu, the chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Group. It was gathered that the petition alleged that Farotimi defamed Elumelu through statements made publicly. Earlier, Akelicious reported that Farotimi raised…
Senate Committee on Privatisation, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has condemned the excessive security roadblocks mounted across all major roads in the South-East region. Accordingly, the former Abia Governor called on the leadership of the Nigerian Army and other security agencies to dismantle such roadblocks as such a strategy is obsolete and worsens the already tense…
The Abia State Government has refuted claims made by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) that it is one of the 14 states yet to implement the newly approved N70,000 minimum wage. This comes after the NLC threatened to initiate a strike on Monday due to the non-compliance of certain states with the new minimum wage…
Officers of the Nigerian Police Force have allegedly tortured a Nigerian man to death with their rifle in Asaba, the Delta State capital. According to reports, the victim, Okediachi Emeka, lost his life after being hit with a gun by the police personnel. The family of the deceased disclosed on Saturday that the incident happened…
