The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has called on President Bola Tinubu to order a comprehensive investigation into alleged diversion, unaccounted-for and irregular expenditure of over #78.8 billion under the Federal Government’s cash transfer programme. SERAP, in a letter dated September 5, 2026, urged the President to direct relevant government agencies and anti-corruption bodies to…
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, will resume official duties on Monday, September 7, 2026, following the conclusion of his two-week annual leave. The annual leave, according to the Ekiti State Government, formed part of Governor Oyebanji’s statutory entitlement. Despite being on leave, the governor was said to have remained actively engaged with critical issues…
Police in Kasungu, Malawi have arrested a primary school teacher for allegedly forging documents to fake his own death in an attempt to have his outstanding bank loan cancelled. The teacher was said to have submitted fraudulent death documents to the bank, leading the financial institution to believe he had died and subsequently sympathise with…
The Yobe State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old Field Loan Officer with Moniepoint, identified as Thlakham Daniel, over an alleged ₦74 million fraud involving seven Point-of-Sale (POS) operators in Damaturu, the state capital. The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Yusuf Adamu Ali, disclosed the arrest in a statement issued on Friday, September 4,…
The student representative on the Governing Board of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, Comrade Umar Farouk Lawal, has issued a stern rebuttal to the Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, over claims that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, directed an upward review of tuition in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. In a press…
Lere Olayinka, a former media aide and public affairs commentator, has refused to answer questions from Arise TV presenter Rufai Oseni, saying he would only engage in an interview conducted with reason and professionalism. Olayinka made the position known during an appearance on Arise TV on Saturday, September 5, 2026, in an exchange that has…
The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, visited the Ago-Iwoye Police Division in Ogun State, where he once served as a Divisional Police Officer, describing the visit as an emotional homecoming. Disu visited the police division decades after beginning his policing career at the station, revisiting the office, residence and environment where he said he first…
The Federal Government says the economic reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu’s administration have helped stabilise Nigeria’s economy and set the country on the path towards sustained economic growth and prosperity. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, said on Saturday that despite the country’s high inflation rate, key economic indicators were…
The Federal Government has announced plans to commence major repair works on the damaged expansion joints of the Kara Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on September 8, 2026. The rehabilitation exercise, expected to last two weeks, will involve partial closure of the affected section of the busy highway, with traffic diverted and controlled throughout the…
The Plateau State Government has ordered the temporary closure of all public and private primary and secondary schools across the state over concerns about a possible diphtheria outbreak. The closure takes effect from Monday, September 7, 2026. The state government said the decision followed the detection of suspected diphtheria cases in Jos North, Jos South,…
