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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), seeking accountability for $6.23 million in election-related funds and more than ₦1.63 trillion in other public funds flagged in the Auditor-General’s 2023 report.
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Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has called on Muslims nationwide to look out for the crescent moon marking the beginning of Jumadal Ula 1448 AH and report sightings through traditional leaders.
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Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has criticised the Federal Government’s 30-day petrol discount at NNPC stations, questioning its transparency, limited reach and financial implications for the state-owned oil company.
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Secretary to the Government of the Federation George Akume has argued that the power-sharing understanding reached in 1999 favours President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027, as North-Central APC leaders endorsed him as their sole presidential candidate.
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The National Association of Seadogs has urged Nigerians to stop stigmatising people living with mental health conditions, stressing that such illnesses are treatable and that affected individuals deserve dignity, support and access to care.
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The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has expressed concern over the safety of students travelling on major federal roads in the South-West, urging the Federal Government to address infrastructure challenges affecting commuters and access to educational institutions.
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Senator Adams Oshiomhole has accused the Minister of Works, David Umahi, of neglecting major federal roads in Edo and Delta states, urging the Senate to intervene and ensure a more balanced distribution of infrastructure projects. He cited deteriorating highways linking Benin, Warri, Asaba, Auchi and Okene.
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At least 40 serving and prospective National Youth Service Corps NYSC members were reportedly abducted in separate incidents across Nigeria within one year, according to a media investigation. The findings have renewed concerns over the safety of young graduates travelling to orientation camps and places of primary assignment, with security experts calling for safer transportation arrangements and improved intelligence gathering.
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Several APC delegates from Benue State sustained serious injuries after a bus conveying them to a political rally in Lafia, Nasarawa State, collided head-on with another vehicle. The party’s state publicity secretary confirmed that no lives were lost and that the injured were taken to hospital for treatment.
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The Jigawa State Police Command has rescued a 26-year-old man suspected of vandalising an electricity transformer from a mob in Auyo Local Government Area. Police recovered dismantled transformer coils, while the suspect has been charged before a competent court.
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has excluded governorship candidates of four political parties from its final list for the 2027 Bauchi State election, leaving 15 candidates on the published register. The commission did not state the reasons for omitting the affected parties.
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Founder of the Abdulhafiz Umar Gusau AUG Foundation, Mallam Abdulhafiz Umar Barau, has received the African Democracy Humanitarian Icon of the Year award at the 15th Democracy Heroes Award Africa in Abuja, in recognition of his humanitarian interventions and community development initiatives.
