US court orders FBI, anti-drug agency to release investigation dossiers on Tinubu
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia has ordered top US law enforcement agencies to release confidential information generated on President Bola Tinubu during a “purported federal investigation in the 1990s.” The judge, Beryl Howell, made the order on Tuesday, saying that protecting the information from public disclosure is “neither logical […]
Nigerian varsities awarding degrees to illiterates, unworthy characters–Jega
Former National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega has lamented that many universities in Nigeria are producing graduates who are illiterates and not worthy in character and learning to be given the certificates they parade. Prof. Jega who spoke at the 14th convocation lecture of the National Open […]
Shocking: Serving and retired generals contributed money for ransom to release Ex-NYSC DG.
A retired Nigerian Army General, Ismaila Abdullahi, has disclosed that retired a serving military Generals contributed money to pay the ransom demanded by abductors of the former Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, retired Brigadier General Maharazu Tsiga. General Abdullahi’s disclosure appears to have put a lie to the narratibe by the […]
Plateau killings: we will work harder to exterminate all forces of evil in the country—Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has promised that the gunmen who killed many people in communities in Plateau State will be apprehended and face severe punishment under the law. In a statement issued in Abuja, Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga said the President extended his condolences to the families of the victims in Ruwi, Hurti, and Tadai […]
Nigeria: Between Freedom of Expression and Freedom after Expression
By Blaise Emeka Okpara Freedom of expression is the most endearing aspect of democracy. Fundamentally, it is the singular piece distinguishing democracy from every other system of government. Section 39 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), which guarantees this freedom, is a domestication of the Universal Declaration of […]
ABU International Studies Alumni awards scholarship to 24 indigent students in Zaria
The International Studies Alumni Association of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria at the weekend put smiles on the faces of 24 indigent students of the Department of Political Science and International Studies of the university as it granted them scholarship to pursue their academic programmes. The National Public Relations Officer of the association, Alhaji Abdullahi […]
Police invites Emir Sanusi for investigation over Sallah celebrations in Kano
The Nigeria police force has invited the Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi for investigation over the recently held Sallah celebration in Kano. In a letter addressed to the emir and signed by Commissioner of Police Olajide Rufus Ibitoye on behalf of Deputy Inspector General of Police, Force Intelligence Department, the Kano Emir was […]
Policeman who threatened southerners in the north over Uromi killings blames the devil.
The Kaduna state policeman who threatened a reprisal attack on southerners living in the northern part of the country over the Killing of Hunters in Edo state, Mr Hadaina Hussaini, has blamed the devil for his post on social media, Whitewater Digest can reveal. According to a source in the Kaduna state Police […]
Police rescue 14 passengers kidnapped in Benue
Fourteen passengers abducted by gunmen in Otukpo, Benue state were rescued by the Benue state Police Command in Benue on Friday. The Benue state Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent of Police SP Sewuese Anene who disclosed this in a statement in Makurdi however said one of the abducted passengers died from injuries inflicted […]
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan,A Step Ahead, A Force Unmatched
By Stepnanie Shaakaa In the ruthless chessboard of Nigerian politics, few figures have played the game with as much mastery and foresight as Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Over her short time in the Senate she has built a reputation not just for resilience but for a strategic brilliance that turns every obstacle into a stepping […]