SERAP Takes Legal Action Against Tinubu for Failing to Hold Contractors Accountable in N167bn MDAs Fraud Case

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu over “the failure to direct the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Olawale Edun to name and ensure the prosecution of contractors who collected over N167 billion from 31 ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) but failed to execute…

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EXCLUSIVE: Ongoing Power Outages at Nigeria’s First Teaching Hospital UCH Endanger Patients, Prompt Families to Supply Inverters and Solar-Powered Fans

Patients at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, have endured severe discomfort and risk to their health due to a prolonged power outage that has persisted for four months.   The blackout follows the disconnection of the hospital from the national grid by the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) over an outstanding debt of ₦495…

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Police Dismiss Three Officers for Alleged Abduction and Extortion of Civilians in Abia

The Abia State Police Commissioner of Police, CP Danladi Isa, has dismissed three officers for alleged conspiracy, abduction and extortion of unsuspecting victims.     Spokesperson of the command, DSP Maureen Chioma Chinaka, who confirmed the dismissal in a statement on Friday, February 7, 2025 said the officers, Sergeant Jonas Nnamdi, Corporal James Daniel and…

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