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Omoyele Sowore and other activists this morning led retired police officers to protest the continued inclusion of personnel, serving and retired, in the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). To them, the scheme has failed in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and should be dumped. The protesters were also demanding improved service conditions for serving personnel. Frowning at the planned protest before the event, Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) had severely warned the retired personnel against the protest, stressing that consequences will follow. PCRC moved further, saying the protest was targeted at discrediting the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, and the…

State governors, dignitaries and media chiefs have confirmed attendance to the 3rd Lateef Jakande Memorial Lecture organised by the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) in honour of former governor of Lagos State. The event holds at Edmark D'Podium International Event Center, Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday. A statement by the NGE, signed by Eze Anaba and Onuoha Ukeh, President and General Secretary respectively, said that Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, will deliver this year's lecture with theme: "Journalism and the Challenges of Nation-Building in a Multi-Ethnic Society." Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor…

*He's 'In Good, Stable Condition, No Serious Injuries', Says Spokesman By our reporter Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State was on Sunday evening, July 20, involved in an auto crash. He was said to be returning from Daura,the hometown of the late former president Muhammadu Buhari, to Katsina town when the crash occurred. Though a Government House press statement on the accident described it as "a minor accident", independent sources familiar with the matter claimed that Gov. Radda's leg was impacted in the crash. Another claimed that the governor had a fracture and was treated,in the first instance, at the…

By our reporter Narrowly escaping death from assassins' bullets in Abuja, opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the November 8,2025, poll in Anambra State, Jude Ezenwafor, is reportedly battling for life in a private hospital in Nigeria's capital. A source said he has been operated upon to extract bullets from his body, but could not say if his condition was stable or not. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command said it is investigating the assassination bid. Two other persons with Ezenwafor at the time were reportedly also shot. The multimillionaire governorship candidate was returning home from an…

By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna There was rejoicing on Saturday as Fidelix Joseph Bagudu emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) bye-election primary into the House of Representatives (HoR) for Chikun/Kajuru constituency of Kaduna State, North-Central Nigeria. The primary was to fill the seat made vacant following the death of Hon. Abubakar Adams Ekene, the Labour Party (LP) member of the House of Representatives representing the constituency and Chairman, House Committee on Sports, in July, 2024. Bagudu, from Kajuru Local Government Area (LGA), who was declared winner of the primary, polled a total of 98 votes to defeat his two…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has described the Aare Musulumi of Yorubaland, Edo and Delta states, Alhaji Dawud Makanjuola Akinola (fondly called De-Damak), as a religious leader with a marked difference in terms of patriotism and commitment to the state's development. Governor Makinde stated this on Sunday, July 20, while felicitating the Aare Musulumi on his birthday. The governor, who extolled the virtues of Alhaji Akinola, lauded his philanthropy, selflessness and "passionate interest in everything that will make Oyo State and Nigeria better and greater." He prayed to God to grant the Aare Musulumi more years,…

*'Hotel Manager Had Never Seen Anyone Spraying Money Before, Thought The Ex-Gov Was Mad, So Called 911' By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has said the agency is currently investigating 18 sitting governors. He said the agency would swoop on the said governors at the expiration of their tenures in office. Olukoyede disclosed these at a sensitization programme held in Lagos at the weekend. The programme was organised to sensitize stakeholders, including movie producers and bureau de change operators, on the ills of Naira mutilation and abuse. The EFCC boss narrated…

Chairman of EIB Group and Briech UAS, Bright Echefu, has advised that the use of jamming systems by security operatives can help address challenges posed by insurgents in Nigeria. Echefu, a security expert, made the statement during a media tour of EIB Group's subsidiaries. Recently, the Nigerian military, in collaboration with Briech UAS, unveiled the first and largest indigenous attack drones and bombs in Nigeria and Africa. The event, which marked the unveiling of the attack drones and bombs, took place at the Briech UAS headquarters in Abuja and was attended by Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa.…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Nigeria's former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has described the country as currently being in bondage. Obasanjo, however, predicted that Nigeria would bounce back once the country has a leader that is "a true Nigerian" who does not promote sectional interest. Chief Obasanjo made this known on Friday, July 18, when the Southern leadership of the opposition New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) paid him a courtesy visit in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The leadership that visited him included Prince Nweze Onu, National Deputy Chairman (South); Prince Ademola Ayoade, National Vice Chairman (South-West); Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo,…

As of today, over 1,500 new signatories have signed an online protest against the renaming of University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) by President Bola Tinubu to Muhammadu Buhari University. The protesters frowned at the President's action, saying UNIMAID as a name was not only iconic, but for long represents a symbol of hope and reference point for the people of the North-East. Rather than rename UNIMAID after Buhari, they said, and given the government's imperative to honour the late Nigerian president,after whom the university was renamed, they pointed to the Federal University of Transportation in Daura, Buhari's hometown, or the Nigerian…