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Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has revealed that many of the abandoned estates scattered across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) were built by corrupt civil servants using stolen public funds. Speaking at a policy dialogue themed “Critical Issues Affecting Nigeria’s Real Estate Ecosystem” organized by Law Corridor in Abuja, Olukoyede said investigations showed that several estates in Abuja and other parts of the country have been left incomplete or unoccupied for up to 10–20 years. According to him, most of the owners were civil…

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The Lagos State Government has advised residents living in flood-prone communities to temporarily relocate as the city continues to battle persistent heavy downpours and flash flooding. Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, issued the advisory during a live broadcast on Tuesday, warning that more rainfall is expected in the coming weeks, in line with earlier forecasts by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet). “Let me start by saying to Lagosians, yes, we knew this was going to happen,” Wahab said. “NiMet gave us a forecast as early as March,…

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Renowned Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s administration over the rising economic hardship in the country, warning that the deteriorating living conditions have pushed many middle-class Nigerians into poverty. Speaking in an interview on Channels Television’s programme Amazing Africans, Adichie described the level of suffering across the country as “deeply troubling” and cautioned that worsening poverty could lead even decent citizens into desperation and crime. “Life has become so hard in Nigeria, and I can see it,” she said. “People who were formerly securely middle class—people…

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Scores of retired military personnel on Monday barricaded the entrance to the Federal Ministry of Finance in Abuja, protesting the non-payment of their pensions and other outstanding entitlements. The aggrieved ex-servicemen, many of them elderly and visibly distressed, gathered as early as 7:00 a.m., blocking access to the ministry’s headquarters and halting official activities for several hours. They displayed placards with inscriptions such as “Pay us our dues,” “We served Nigeria, don’t abandon us,” and “Years after retirement, still no pension.” The protest caused gridlock along key routes in the…

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I was a member of the inauguration committee of then Governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Lagos State in 1999. Senator Babafemi Ojudu was the chairman. Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, former commissioner for works in Lagos State, two-time governor of Osun State, former minister of interior and now general secretary of the newly formed coalition party, African Democratic Congress (ADC), was also a member. My recollection of Aregbesola was that of a scruffy looking man, with his ‘tebliq’ trousers. What he had going for him at that time was his capacity as…

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Six Nigerian law students who were abducted last week in Benue State have regained their freedom, following a coordinated rescue operation by security operatives. The students, all undergraduates from various universities preparing for admission into the Nigerian Law School, were reportedly kidnapped while traveling along the Otukpo–Enugu highway on their way to Makurdi for a preparatory workshop. Security sources said the victims were rescued late Wednesday night in a forested area near Agatu local government after days of intensive surveillance and intelligence gathering. The operation was carried out by a…

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The Federal Government and representatives of striking nurses and midwives are scheduled to meet this week in a bid to resolve the industrial action that has disrupted healthcare services across public hospitals nationwide. The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) declared an indefinite strike earlier this week over what it described as the government’s failure to meet longstanding demands, including improved remuneration, better working conditions, and the full implementation of allowances approved in previous agreements. Hospitals in several states have reported partial or total shutdowns of services, especially…

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Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) across various camps in Nigeria have taken to the streets in protest, decrying severe hunger and neglect despite the reported N1 billion humanitarian support recently announced by the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu. The protests, which erupted in parts of Abuja and other locations where IDP camps are situated, saw displaced persons — including women and children — carrying placards with inscriptions such as “We are starving,” “Where is Remi Tinubu’s N1 billion?” and “Hunger is killing us.” The demonstrators accused government officials and camp coordinators…

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