The chairman of the fact-finding committee on killings in Plateau, Maj. Gen. Nicholas Rogers (rtd) has said that 11,749 people in the state have been killed between 2001 and 2025 due to various violent attacks. Speaking on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, ‘Sunrise Daily’, on Friday, Rogers said the committee presented its report to the Plateau…
In this episode of The Other Side, Rimamnde Shawulu takes a deep dive into one of Nigeria’s most pressing and controversial issues: nepotism in governance. Across administrations, Nigerians have raised complaints of favoritism, discrimination, and regional bias in government appointments. From Goodluck Jonathan’s presidency (2010–2015), through Muhammadu Buhari’s government (2015–2023), to Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s current…
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has directed television and radio stations in the country to suspend patronage of Twitter. The directive was contained in a statement on Monday by the Director General of the NBC, Prof. Armstrong Idachaba. The directive came just as the federal government summoned envoys of the United States, United Kingdom, Canada…
The suspended deputy commissioner of police (DCP), Abba Kyari, has said that the allegations against him by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) are “trumped-up”. Kyari was declared wanted on February 14 by the NDLEA over his alleged involvement in a 25kg cocaine deal. He was subsequently arrested by the police and handed over…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday cautioned those calling for the return of a parliamentary system of government to replace the existing presidential structure. Obasanjo said running a parliament comes with its challenges. Obasanjo, who governed the country as head of state from 1976 to 1979 and as a democratically elected president from 1999 to…
The National Security Adviser, (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu has accused the the administration of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, for running the country bankrupt. Speaking at the chief of defence intelligence annual conference on Monday in Abuja, Ribadu said the President Bola Tinubu inherited a bankrupt country. Ribadu said the federal government is “paying back what was taken….
