The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye, has made a bold call for the death penalty for drug peddlers, arguing that weak punishments encourage the continued circulation of fake and dangerous medicines. Speaking on The Morning Brief on Channels Television on Friday, Adeyeye did not mince…
The bandits who kidnapped the Head of the Zamfara State Office of Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, Alh. Bashir Aliyu Abara Gummi, are demanding an additional N44m ransom to release him after collecting N16m from his family. Gummi was abducted in October 2024 along Funtua-Gusau Road while travelling to Abuja to…
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has renewed calls for the establishment of a dedicated Electoral Offences Tribunal, stressing that Nigeria’s current judicial system is failing to deliver swift justice in cases of electoral malpractice. Speaking at a media consultative meeting in Abuja on Friday, Yakubu painted a grim…
Vice President Kashim Shettima told former Vice President Atiku Abubakar that his respect for him will not prevent him from throwing political jabs at the older politician in the run-up to the 2027 general elections. Shettima jokingly made the remark on Thursday, Feb. 6, while recognising dignitaries at a symposium in Abuja to commemorate the…
Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has raised concerns over the recent increase in the 2025 Budget of Restoration, now totaling ₦54.2 trillion, questioning the lack of transparency in how the funds will be allocated. In a statement on Friday via X (formerly Twitter), Obi acknowledged the reported revenue growth but pointed out that while the…
