President Bola Tinubu addressed Nigerians in a state broadcast late Monday where he spoke largely about the nation’s economy and the impact of subsidy removal. He also announced some palliative measures to ease the burden of the fuel price hike on students and other vulnerable groups. The president said that…

The Department of State Services (DSS) has allowed the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to undergo a medical checkup after a court order. Kanu, who is facing charges of treason and terrorism, has been in DSS custody since June 2021, when he was re-arrested by…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has issued a seven-day nationwide strike starting August 2, 2023 over the removal of fuel subsidies.  The Labour Congress gave the Federal Government a seven-day ultimatum to reverse all perceived anti-poor policies including the recent hike in the pump price of petrol or face an…

The Lagos State Government has approved the sum of N61.2 million for the mass burial of 103 victims of the 2020 #EndSARS protest in the state, according to a leaked memo dated July 19 by the Lagos State Government Public Procurement Agency. The memo stated that the state government engaged…

President Bola Tinubu has stirred up a legal controversy by asking the Presidential Election Petition Court (PREPEC) in Abuja to disqualify his rival, Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), from any possible rerun presidential election. Tinubu claimed that only he and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…