Joseph Bakare The Coalition for Whistleblower Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) strongly condemns the alleged violent physical assault, harassment, unlawful seizure, and destruction of working tools belonging to Sunday Michael Ogwu, Editor of Pinnacle Daily, by officers of the Nigeria Police Force, supervised and led by the DPO of the Lugbe Police Division and members of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN). According to a personal account shared with the coalition, on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at about 5:30 PM, Mr. Ogwu was taking a stroll around the Lugbe Federal Housing Estate (FHA) area in Abuja when he encountered…
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Joyce Onwuka In continuation of its nationwide clampdown on the activities of some suspected fraudulent illegal Maternity and Health Care facilities that have metamorphosed to “baby factories, ” across the Country, operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), in collaboration with the Rivers State Ministry of Health, have sealed up a residential apartment suspected of being converted into an illegal maternity facility by a child-trafficking syndicate. The joint operation, which led to the arrest of the owner of the facility, the facilitator in the alleged baby sale saga, and one other member of…
Uche Cecil Izuora The Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Dr Abba Abubakar Aliyu has described the Renewable Asset Management Company (RAMCO) as Nigeria’s strategic answer to long-term energy financing. The REA is set to launch RAMCO on Wednesday August 26, 2026 in Abuja heralding a new era of advancing distributed renewable energy access in Nigeria. In a statement, the REA MD revealed that RAMCO is intended to provide a specialized platform for the professional management, optimization, and long-term sustainability of renewable energy assets. He noted that Nigeria’s renewable energy opportunity is significant given its large population,…
Yemisi Izuora Fidelity Bank Plc, has continued its efforts to address food insecurity and support vulnerable households with the distribution of essential food items to more than 1,000 families in Kogi State through its Fidelity Food Bank Initiative. The outreach programme, held at the Youth Centre in Lokoja, reflects the bank’s commitment to fostering positive social impact in communities across Nigeria. Since its launch in April 2023, the Fidelity Food Bank has reached hundreds of thousands of beneficiaries nationwide, providing critical support to families facing economic hardship while contributing to the attainment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal…
Tunde Bakare The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arraigned Maryam Isah Shehu and Abubakar Shuraim Abdulhamad before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Abuja for alleged cybercrime and peddling malicious information against the Commission. While Shehu was arraigned on Thursday, August 20, 2026, on amended one-count charge, bordering on cybercrime and wilful character assassination of the Commission via her Instagram handle. Abdulhamad was arraigned on one-count charge bordering on cybercrime and criminal fabrication of the identity of the EFCC. The charge Shehu reads: “That you Maryam Isah Shehu on or about the 21st June…
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President and perennial candidate for the presidency of Nigeria, has finally revealed his economic plans to Nigerians, should he be elected as President by January next year. Against expectations that he would announce a more creative and ingenious alternative to the programme being executed by the Tinubu administration, Atiku Abubakar behaved like a man from an archaic past who least comprehends the present economic dynamics and suggested that he would restore the much-abused, wasteful, pillaged, corruption-ridden fuel subsidy regime, which the Petroleum Industry Act made illegal from the end of June, 2023.…
Valentine Okafor Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr. Bernard M. Doro, has applauded the Federal Executive Council’s (FEC) adoption of the Revised 2025 National Migration Policy (NMP), describing it as a major milestone in Nigeria’s efforts to build a more coordinated, responsive and people-centred migration governance system. The policy was formally adopted at the Federal Executive Council meeting held on Wednesday, following an extensive review and consultation process to update the National Migration Policy first adopted in 2015. In a statement issued on Thursday by Dr. Abimbola Fasanu, Senior Technical Adviser on Information Systems and Data Analysis…
Uche Cecil Izuora The Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Idi Abbas, has been conferred with the Fellowship of the Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered), in recognition of his contributions to professional leadership and service to the nation. The conferment took place on Thursday 20 August 2026 at an investiture ceremony themed, “Leading Through Transformation: The Human Element in Modern Leadership.” Speaking on the occasion, the CNS expressed appreciation to the Governing Council, Management and members of the Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered) for the recognition, describing the Fellowship as both an honour and a renewed call…
Yemisi Izuora The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has issued new licences to additional insurance companies that have been confirmed and verified as compliant with the minimum capital requirements under the Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Agenda (NIIRA 2025). This development marks another significant milestone in strengthening confidence, enhancing financial stability, and promoting professionalism within Nigeria’s insurance industry. Speaking on the development, the Commissioner for Insurance (CFI), Olusegun Omosehin, urged the companies to ensure the prudent and effective utilization of their capital to support sustainable growth and strengthen policyholder protection. He further charged them to leave behind the unethical practices of…
…Warns Against Backdoor Return Of SARS-Style Tactics Yemisi Izuora The Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria (FICAN) has strongly condemned the alleged assault, harassment and destruction of the mobile phone of one of its members, Sunday Michael Ogwu, Editor of Pinnacle Daily, by police operatives and members of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) in Abuja. According to a statement jointly signed by FICAN Chairman Mr. Chima Titus Nwokoji and General Secretary Mr. Sam Diala, the incident occurred on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, around 5:30 p.m. in the Lugbe Federal Housing Estate area of the Federal Capital Territory. It took…