Court orders forfeiture of N4.6bn jewellery, exotic cars linked to Achimugu
An Abuja High Court sitting in Apo has ordered the final forfeiture of assets valued at billions of naira linked to businesswoman, Ms Aisha Achimugu, to the Federal Government. The forfeited assets include jewellery worth N4.645 billion, 11 exotic vehicles valued at N4.293 billion, $50,000 cash, and N30 million cash. Justice Jude Onwugbuzie granted the […]
How idle tankers, inadequate parking bays keep Apapa, Kirikiri in constant gridlock
Lagos’ Apapa and Kirikiri industrial corridors continue to experience recurring traffic gridlock, with industry stakeholders attributing the problem to the indiscriminate parking of petroleum tankers…
‘Rolls-Royce, Maybach are good, but help the poor,’ Remi Tinubu tells Davido, Burna Boy
“There are pepper sellers. There are vegetable sellers. There are okra sellers, melon sellers, akara, kulikuli. Akara is delicious; I can tell you that”
‘One chair will remain empty forever’ – Slain Oyo teacher’s family reacts to rescue
“He was taken from us, and his life was brutally cut short. Our joy is incomplete because one chair at our table will remain empty forever.
Filth & flooding: When indiscriminate dumping meets nature’s wrath in Lagos
Until we stop treating our drainage channels as dustbins, the annual flood disaster will continue to hold Lagos hostage.
Lagos: How tankers keep bringing Apapa to standstill
Every day, thousands of trucks conveying petrol, diesel, aviation fuel and other petroleum products converge on the Apapa axis
Family battles to save son allegedly shot during Army raid
…Claims officers involved promised to process the bills *No evidence to support such – Army By Efe Onodjae For over two months, 26-year-old Franklin Ivara has remained on a hospital bed, battling excruciating pain from an alleged gunshot wound that shattered his left leg during a military operation in Itigidi Community, Abi Local Government Area […]
Court awards N100m against Police over murder of 22-year-old in Calabar
A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar on Thursday awarded N100 million damages against the Nigeria Police Force and four others over the murder of a 22-year-old, Onyekachi Mba, by police attached to the Cross River State Government House.
Oyo abduction: Bandits threaten to kill pupils if troops advance — Defence minister
“Now they’re threatening that if we move any closer to take action against them, they’re going to kill all the kids,” Musa said.
Picking holes in Alausa’s proposal to scrap JSS,SSS education system
Government remains hyper-focused on the “quantity” of out-of-school children while ignoring the “quality” of the education being offered
Over 18m Nigerians exposed to flooding, NiHSA warns
As floods ravage parts of the country, the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, NiHSA, has predicted that over 18 million Nigerians are exposed to heavy flooding in the 2026 flood forecast.
