Lapai Emirate Council changed curfew times across the local government area. The new rules require people to stay indoors from 10 pm until 6 am each day. Officials moved the start time one hour earlier than before. The previous curfew lasted from 11 pm to 5 am daily. Leaders made this change to keep residents safe.
Mayaki Lapai Alhaji Abubakar Sule issued the new order through an official statement. He told all community members about the updated schedule. The emirate covers areas within Niger State boundaries. Local residents must follow these stricter hours starting immediately. Security concerns drove the decision to extend curfew time.
All people living within the emirate must obey the new rules. Students attending school there...
Niger State Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago shut down Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University at Lapai. The closure takes effect right away and continues until officials announce otherwise. Secretary to the State Government Abubakar Usman made the announcement through an official statement. Security problems and deaths at the campus forced the government to act quickly. Student and staff safety remains the main concern for state leaders.
Recent violent incidents shocked the university community and prompted the emergency response. Government officials work to find those responsible for the attacks and bring them before courts. The state promises to restore calm and protect all residents from further harm. University members must stay alert...
Nigeria Customs Service collected 3.5 billion naira at its Seme border office from January through May. Controller Benedict Oramalugo shared these numbers during a visit from Zone A coordinator Charles Orbih. The command helped move 220,300 metric tons of goods worth 47 billion naira out of the country. Officers also stopped smugglers and seized items valued at 889 million naira. These seizures contained expired medicines, marijuana and dangerous mercury.
The border office faces serious problems that hurt daily operations. Power has been cut off for seven years straight. Roads remain in poor condition around the facility. Scanning machines do not work properly anymore. Criminals easily cross the porous border without detection.
Orbih...
A lawyer criticized former presidential candidate Peter Obi for his social media posts about a property dispute. Barrister Mayomi Afekuha said Obi tried to influence public opinion on a case that courts are still hearing. Obi had written online that someone demolished his brother's property without proper legal authority. The building had existed for more than 15 years before workers tore it down. Afekuha called the social media campaign an attempt to manipulate people through emotions.
The activist lawyer pointed out problems with Obi's story about who controlled the land. Obi mentioned his family, his brother, and a company as different owners of the same property. Afekuha said this confusion showed Obi lacked solid legal evidence...
A government investigation team finished studying a suspended college leader. Professor Regina Ogbonna led the group that looked at Professor Vincent Onwe. The team had three weeks to complete their work. They held many meetings and talked to different people. Government officials received the final report this week.
Professor Onwe lost his job as head of Abia State College of Education Technical at Arochukwu. State leaders removed him from his position during April. They wanted to learn more about how he ran the school. The investigation covered his time as the college administrator. Officials decided to form a special committee after his removal.
The research team met both face to face and through computers. Committee members wrote...
President Bola Tinubu's team hit back at former Kaduna Governor Nasir el-Rufai after he criticized the current administration. Presidential adviser Bayo Onanuga wrote on social media that el-Rufai suffers from small man syndrome. The response came after el-Rufai appeared on television to attack Tinubu's presidency. El-Rufai claimed the president would need a miracle to win again during the 2027 elections. He said his group conducted polls showing most Nigerians disapprove of Tinubu's performance.
The former governor stated that 91 percent of people across the country dislike how Tinubu runs the government. He added that even Lagos residents show 78 percent disapproval for the president. Onanuga responded by sharing quotes from former...
President Bola Tinubu plans to approve four major tax reform bills on Thursday. The Nigerian leader will make these laws official at the Presidential Villa. The National Assembly passed all four bills after talking with many groups. Government officials expect the new laws to change how Nigeria collects taxes. The reforms should bring more money to the country and help businesses grow.
The first law combines many separate tax rules into one simple system. Companies will pay fewer different types of taxes under the new plan. The second bill creates the same tax methods for federal, state and local governments. The third law replaces the old tax agency with a new group called the Nigeria Revenue Service. The fourth bill sets up a board...
The Catholic Diocese of Ondo State has spoken out against the sudden removal of a memorial park in Owo. Bishop Jude Arogundade signed an official statement condemning the action. The state government tore down the park without warning or discussion with church leaders. Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa ordered workers to destroy the memorial site. The park honored victims of a deadly church attack that happened three years ago.
Late Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu had built the memorial to remember people killed at St Francis Xavier Catholic Church. The state government held a public ceremony when the park opened. Church officials blessed the memorial during the dedication event. The diocese calls the demolition a violation of respect for human...
A former top financial officer at Nigeria's state oil company has denied reports about his arrest. Alhaji Umar Ajiyia Isa served as Chief Finance Officer at Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited before leaving his position. Media reports claimed police arrested him Monday for financial crimes. Isa says these reports spread false information about what happened. He wants people to know the truth about his meeting with investigators.
The former executive says he went to meet with Economic and Financial Crimes Commission officers on his own. No one forced him to come or arrested him at his home or office. Investigators wanted to ask questions about money transactions at two oil refineries. The case involves claims about 7.2 billion...
