VIDEO: Lawyer Demands ₦100m From Police Over Arrest Of Minor
Human rights lawyer and activist, Inibehe Effiong, on Thursday asked the Nigerian Police Force to pay ₦100 million as compensation to Alabi Quadri. Quadri is a 17-year-old minor who went viral ahead of the 2023 general elections for standing in front of the convoy of former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi. The minor had…
UCL: ‘Galaticos Who Cannot Score Goal’ – It’s Time For Ancelotti To Leave
All the talk around Real Madrid ahead of the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final was of La Remontada – the Spanish term for comeback. The Madridistas generated a ferocious atmosphere outside the Santiago Bernabeu before kick-off but Carlo Ancelotti’s men failed to replicate that passion on the pitch as they surrendered their European…
JUST IN: Rivers Sole Administrator Summons Fubara To Government House
Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral (rtd.) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, has summoned suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Dr Ngozi Ordu, to appear before him at the Government House in Port Harcourt. This was contained in a special announcement issued on Tuesday and signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Ibibia Lucky…
VIDEO: More Troubles For Atiku As Another PDP Gov. Declares Support For Tinubu
Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has declared that President Bola Tinubu will remain in power till 2031. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governor said Tinubu has the backing of Nigerians to remain in power till 2031. Eno disclosed this during the flag-off of the Akwa Ibom section of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project…
Rivers Administrator Threatens Legal Action To Recover Funds From NBA
The Administrator of Rivers State, Ibok-Ete Ibas, has refuted claims by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) suggesting that a ₦300 million payment made to the association was a mere “gift” and not tied to the hosting rights for the NBA’s 2025 Annual General Conference (AGC). Reacting to the NBA’s announcement of the relocation of the…
Get Rich Quick Syndrome: When Will Nigerians Learn and Flee From Scamming Schemes?
Ponzi schemes, fraudulent investment scams promising high returns with little risk, have plagued Nigeria for decades, exploiting economic vulnerabilities and the allure of quick wealth. From the infamous Mavrodi Mondial Moneybox (MMM) in the mid-2010s to the recent CBEX controversy, these schemes have left a trail of financial ruin, eroded trust, and exposed regulatory gaps….
VIDEO: Nigerians Lose N1.3tn As Digital Trading Platform Crashes
Nigerians took to their various social media platforms to lament their losses after a digital asset trading platform, known as CBEX, allegedly swept over N1.3 trillion from investors’ accounts on Monday. This comes as CBEX, operating without legal approval from the Nigeria Securities Commission, crashed on Monday after the money in their investors’ wallets vanished….
VIDEO: Count Us Out Of Merger- PDP Governors Tell Atiku, Others
Amidst ongoing controversy trailing talks of mergers and coalitions ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum says the party is not prepared to join any coalition or merger. The resolution was made in a communique issued at the end of the Forum’s meeting held in Ibadan, the Oyo state…
NBA Did Not Receive Money From Rivers Sole Administrator-Lawyer
Human rights lawyer Deji Adeyanju has dismissed claims that the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) received financial support from the Rivers State Government in connection with the now-relocated 2025 Annual General Conference (AGC), calling the allegations false, misleading, and politically motivated. Adeyanju was responding to a social media statement attributed to the Sole Administrator of Rivers…
Refund Our ₦300m-Rivers Govt Replies NBA Over Relocation Of Conference Venue
The Rivers State Government has expressed disappointment over the decision of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to relocate its 2025 Annual General Conference from Port Harcourt to Enugu and is demanding a ₦300m from the body. The government described the reasons given by the association for the decision as “misleading, uncharitable, and unbecoming.” In a…