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Some Of Our Leaders Have Lost Touch With Reality Of The Poor — Sam Adeyemi
Pastor Sam Adeyemi has lamented the lack of empathy and compassion among some leaders in Nigeria, saying that they have lost touch with the reality of the poor in the country. Adeyemi, who is the Senior Pastor of Daystar Christian Centre (DCC), was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Thursday. The cleric…
‘Nigeria A Scene Of Corruption’, Obi On Alleged N7tn Budget Padding
Politician and former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has criticised the Federal Government over an allegation of N7 trillion budget fraud recently reported by BudgIT. The civic-tech organisation promoting budget transparency and accountability in Nigeria and other African countries said Tuesday that it uncovered 11,122 projects worth N6.93 trillion that were inserted by the…
Seven Inmates Escape From Osun Prison, NCoS Launches Manhunt
Seven inmates have escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Ilesa, Osun State, after the facility’s old perimeter wall collapsed. Their escape followed an overnight rainfall on Tuesday, with the breach occurring around 2:00 am and was caused by the structural failure of the wall during the storm. NCoS spokesman, Umar Abubakar, disclosed this…
BREAKING: Protest Hits Benue Over Killing Of Final-Year Student By Police
A protest has erupted in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, following the reported killing of Emmanuella Ahenjir, a 23-year-old final-year student of the Federal University, Wukari, by police personnel. Emmanuella was allegedly shot dead last Friday morning by unidentified police officers at the Wurukum roundabout while riding in a vehicle coming from the Gyado Villa…
Oyo Government Probes Officer Who Killed Student
Oyo State Government says the police personnel who shot a secondary schoolboy during a routine traffic operation in Ibadan is currently under investigation. Hifox News reports that the incident, which happened on Alakia Old Road on Tuesday, has triggered outrage among residents and calls for justice. Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Media, Sulaimon…
2025 UTME Must Be Cancelled, JAMB Has Lost Integrity – Lawmaker
A member of the House of Representatives, Iduma Igariwey, has called for the cancellation of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), citing what he described as a “catastrophic institutional failure” that has compromised the integrity and fairness of the process. Speaking during an interview, Igariwey, who also leads the South-East Caucus in the House,…
Armed Men Ambush Uganda Crypto Trader, Coerce Him to Transfer $500,000
Festo Ivaibi, the founder and leader of Mitroplus Labs, a crypto education hub in Africa, has just become the latest victim of a violent robbery in Uganda, where he lost 500,000 USDT in what many describe as a fast-rising class of crypto-related crime that spans across digital and physical worlds. According to a statement released…
UK Decries Nigeria’s ‘Worrisome’ Insecurity
The United Kingdom has decried the security situation in Nigeria, describing it as worrisome. Briefing journalists at his residence in Abuja, the UK High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, attributed the situation to spill overs from Sudan and Niger. Montgomery said the UK government was collaborating with the Office of the National Security Adviser as…
US Deports Three Nigerians For Various Offences
Three Nigerians have been deported from the United States of America, having been charged with various crimes in the country. Sources connected to the matter said their deportation was in connection with a decision by the US government to deport at least 3,000 Nigerians, who had been involved in various crimes in the country. The…
UPDATED: Protest In Ibadan As Police Stray Bullet Kills Student Going For WAEC (VIDEO)
Some youths in Ibadan on Tuesday protested at Oyo State Government Secretariat over the killing of a student by a stray bullet allegedly fired by a policeman. The student, said to be writing the ongoing West African Examinations Council (WAEC) was hit by the stay bullet around Gbagi market road in the early hours of…