The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has sued President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The organisation described the move as necessary so as to ensure financial transparency. The lawsuit demands the publication of detailed spending reports and agreements related to loans acquired by the administrations of former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Yar’Adua, …

A pastor known only as Àjàyí, based in Abuja, was reportedly kidnapped by suspected kidnappers from the El-Rufai Estate in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory. The abduction occurred after a period of relative peace experienced by the residents, following a recent series of kidnappings in the …

Catholic priest, Ejike Mbaka, said governors and members of the national assembly should also earn the N62,000 minimum wage proposed by the federal government. Mbaka stated this while speaking in an interview with AIT, on Saturday. He was reacting to the new minimum wage demand by the organised labour. Recall …

For allegedly betraying the trust reposed in him by his employer as the officer in charge of payment of drivers’ retirement benefits and stealing close to N10 million from Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank), Komolafe Oluwayomi of the Oyin Jolayemi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos branch of the bank has been remanded …

South Korea has said it will resume propaganda broadcasts against North Korea for the first time in six years in response to Pyongyang’s campaign of sending rubbish-filled balloons across the border. South Korean officials warn the public not to touch the balloons, but to report them Over 300 North Korean …

THE European Union said it had earned €3.4m from rejected Schengen visa applications submitted by Nigerian citizens. This, according to Schengen visa statistics on Saturday, occurred from Nigerian visa applicants in 2023. Globally, the EU governments raked in €130 million from rejected Schengen visa applications with African and Asian countries …

Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz has resigned from Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, delivering a blow to the prime minister, who has been celebrating the rare rescue of hostages held in Gaza. Palestinian firefighters battle a flame a day after a hostage rescue operation by the Israeli Special Forces in the …

(Monday Lines, published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 10 June, 2024) “A large percentage of them are from Niger Republic, Mali, and Chad.” The six South-West states are being overrun by an army of homeless young men of unknown address and of mystery background. Some snakes have beauty; their …

A renowned political and civil rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, has called for the scrapping of the Nigerian Senate to reduce cost of governance. Yesufu, Co-founder, Bring Back Our Girls Movement, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. She was reacting …

THE Patriots, an eminent group of leaders of thought in collaboration with June 12 Pro Democracy Movement of Nigeria, will host a national rally in Lagos on June 12 in honor of late Chief MKO Abiola. Prof. Anthony Kila, Chairman, Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the June 12 Democracy Day …