BY GODWIN OBI Six members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have slammed a ₦1 billion lawsuit against the Anambra State Government over alleged assault, unlawful detention, and torture by operatives of the state’s vigilante outfit, Agunechemba. The corps members — Jennifer Elohor, Greatness Oyeh, Eze Ikenna, Anighoro Godspower,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Presidency has clarified the rationale behind President Bola Tinubu’s decision to sack and replace Nigeria’s service chiefs, describing the move as part of efforts to inject fresh energy and direction into the nation’s military leadership. Reacting to speculation that the shake-up was linked to a rumoredContinue Reading
A Federal High Court in Abuja has threatened to invoke its powers “to make the necessary orders” should the detained self acclaimed leader of the proscribed separatist group Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, fail to utilise the opportunity accorded him to conduct his defence in the terrorism chargesContinue Reading
President Bola Tinubu has hailed the removal of Nigeria from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list. In February 2023, Nigeria was placed on the grey list after the FATF identified strategic deficiencies in its Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) systems. However, over two yearsContinue Reading