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Lawyers, Accountants, Others Risk Becoming Channels For Nigeria’s Illicit Funds — Shehu Cornel Bassey, Uyo

adminSeptember 12, 2026

Lawyers, accountants, auditors, real estate agents and corporate service providers have been identified as critical channels through which illicit financial flows (IFFs) are moved, concealed and laundered out of Africa, with Nigeria particularly exposed to the damaging practice. Professor Abdullahi Shehu, a financial crime expert, raised the concern in Uyo at the weekend while presenting...

Hardship, Insecurity Trigger Protest as Sokoto Youths Block Roads, Torch APC Offices

adminSeptember 12, 2026

Ager over worsening insecurity and economic hardship boiled over in Tambuwal Local Government Area of Sokoto State, where youths reportedly took to the streets, blocked major highways and set fire to offices belonging to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The protest disrupted movement in the area as large crowds gathered on major roads, preventing motorists...

When The Person Meant To Protect A Child Becomes The Source Of Fear

adminSeptember 12, 2026

For a child, home is expected to be the first place of safety — the place where an adult’s embrace means protection, reassurance and trust. That sense of security is at the centre of concern in a disturbing child-abuse case in Anambra State, following the arrest of a 36-year-old woman in Onitsha on September 10....

Ondo Lawyers Demand Review Of Lagos-Calabar Highway Alignment

adminSeptember 11, 2026

Lawyers and stakeholders from Ondo State’s Ilaje coastal communities have urged the Federal Government to review the planned route of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, alleging that the present alignment excludes several communities that were expected to benefit from the project. The group, represented by Attorney-at-Law Dr Benson Enikuomehin, made the call at a press conference...

Sokoto: Cleric Injured in Attack After Friday Prayer, Suspect Killed by Mob

adminSeptember 11, 2026

A prominent Islamic scholar, Sheikh Musa Lukuwa, was injured in a stabbing incident in Sokoto on Friday shortly after the conclusion of the Jumu’at prayer. The incident has sparked tension in parts of Sokoto metropolis, with the circumstances surrounding the attack reportedly linked to allegations over comments attributed to the cleric concerning the biological parents...

Analyst Challenges MMI Over Unverified Oil, Gas Jobs Claim

adminSeptember 11, 2026

A Public Affairs Analyst and Development Communication scholar, Anietie Etteyit, has challenged the Mboho Mkparawa Ibibio (MMI) to provide verifiable evidence for its claim that the distribution of 34 oil and gas jobs in Akwa Ibom was lopsided, warning that advocacy based on unverified information could undermine the organisation’s credibility. Etteyit, in a reaction to...

Police Disown Fake 50,000-Constables Training Notice, Warn Recruitment Candidates

adminSeptember 11, 2026

The Nigeria Police Force has disowned a widely circulated announcement claiming that training had commenced for 50,000 newly recruited constables, warning recruitment candidates against relying on unauthorised information circulating on social media. The fake statement had raised expectations among thousands of applicants and their families who have been waiting for official information on the next...

Sokoto Residents Take To Streets As Kidnappings Threaten Farms, Livelihoods

adminSeptember 11, 2026

Fear over the safety of lives and livelihoods spilled into the streets of Tambuwal Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Friday as residents protested a worsening wave of kidnappings and attacks blamed on armed criminals. For many of the demonstrators, the concern went beyond the immediate danger of abduction or attack, as persistent insecurity...

FG Begins New Retirement Benefit For 175 Civil Servants

adminSeptember 11, 2026

The Federal Government has begun implementing a new financial support package for retired civil servants, with 175 former employees of the Federal Public Service already receiving about N1.1 billion in additional exit benefits. The beneficiaries are workers who retired between January 1 and August 31, 2026, under the Federal Government Exit Benefit Scheme, a new...

FG To Provide Students 100MB Free Daily Data From October 1

adminSeptember 10, 2026

The Federal Government has announced a daily 100 megabytes (MB) free data allocation for Nigerian students to access approved educational websites and digital learning platforms, with the initiative set to commence on October 1, 2026. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at the launch of the Initiative for...

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Lawyers, Accountants, Others Risk Becoming Channels For Nigeria’s Illicit Funds — Shehu Cornel Bassey, Uyo

Hardship, Insecurity Trigger Protest as Sokoto Youths Block Roads, Torch APC Offices

When The Person Meant To Protect A Child Becomes The Source Of Fear

Ondo Lawyers Demand Review Of Lagos-Calabar Highway Alignment

Sokoto: Cleric Injured in Attack After Friday Prayer, Suspect Killed by Mob

Analyst Challenges MMI Over Unverified Oil, Gas Jobs Claim

Police Disown Fake 50,000-Constables Training Notice, Warn Recruitment Candidates

Sokoto Residents Take To Streets As Kidnappings Threaten Farms, Livelihoods

FG Begins New Retirement Benefit For 175 Civil Servants

FG To Provide Students 100MB Free Daily Data From October 1

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