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Southeast Development Agenda (SEDA), a civil society and socio-political organization, has called for an immediate review of the proposed ₦140 billion 2026 budget of the Southeast Development Commission (SEDC), citing concerns over what it described as disproportionate allocations to administrative and recurrent expenditures. In a statement signed by its Convener,…

Stanley Ihedigbo Thirteen years after jumping bail and going underground, a notorious drug baron, Reginald Peter Chidiebere, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over his alleged involvement in large-scale cocaine and heroin shipments. According to the Director, Media & Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi,…

Stanley Ihedigbo Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has condemned what it described as persistent secrecy and serious procedural breaches in the ongoing procurement of mini and micro waterworks by the Lagos Water Corporation (LWC) under a Build-Finance-Operate-Transfer (BFOT) Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement. In a press statement signed by…

Stanley Ihedigbo Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) has issued a strongly worded open letter to the Imo State Police Command, raising serious concerns over renewed allegations of harassment, arbitrary arrests, and extortion of students and young people in Imo State. In a letter signed by the group…

Stanley Ihedigbo General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Oki, has declared that the strategic deployment of advanced digital technologies has substantially enhanced the agency’s emergency response capacity and strengthened the safety of lives on Lagos roads. According to the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment…

Stanley Ihedigbo Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) has strongly condemned what it described as a “judicial ambush” leading to the revocation of bail and remand of prominent human rights lawyer, Abdul Mahmud Aminu, in Keffi Prison, Nasarawa State. In a press statement issued on February 27, 2026,…

L-R – Panelist, Major General Abiodun Role (Rtd); District Governor, Rotary International District 9112, Rotarian Lanre Adedoyin; Chairman of the occasion, Major General Ike Nwachukwu (Rtd), CFR; Keynote Speaker, Bishop Prof Dapo Asaju; and Chairman, 2026 World Peace and Understanding Day, Rotarian Joe Akhigbe; during Rotary International District 9112 2026…

Chinedum Ukaegbu Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned three senior officials of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) before, Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja over alleged fraud and money laundering offences. The defendants are: Felix Njoku, a former Director of Finance of the Nigerian Railway Corporation; Benjamin…

In a renewed push to strengthen security architecture and sustain proactive policing in Anambra State, the Commissioner of Police, Ikioye Orutugu, has reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to rigorous training and operational preparedness as critical pillars of effective law enforcement. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, Anambra State Command, SP…

Stanley Ihedigbo A mother and her son on Tuesday miraculously escaped death after a Lexus Sport Utility Vehicle overturned multiple times at the NYSC Bus Stop corridor along the LASU–Isheri Expressway in Lagos. According to the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, Adebayo Taofiq, the lone but serious…