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The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on authorities to urgently intervene in the plight of residents of Sukuntuni in Kankiya Local Government Area of Katsina State, following reports of mass displacement caused by threats from suspected bandits. The group raised the alarm in a statement issued on Wednesday by its Executive Director, Ishaq Akintola, describing the situation as dire and requiring immediate government action. MURIC said it had obtained a video showing residents fleeing Sukuntuni and surrounding communities, including Musawa, Chuga and Matazu, after receiving a letter allegedly from bandits. According to the organisation, the letter reportedly demanded 700 cows and 1,000 sheep as ransom to prevent an invation, giving the communities until April 10 as a deadline. The group said the ultimatum triggered panic, forcing residents to abandon their homes in large numbers in search of safety. MURIC in a Save Our Soul (SOS) message  urged the Federal Government to ...

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has appointed the Alara of Ilara Kingdom, Oba Olufolarin Ogunsanwo, as the sixth Chancellor of Lagos State University. Ogunsanwo was formally invested and sworn in on Tuesday at a ceremony held at the Banquet Hall of the State House, Alausa, with the governor, who is the Visitor to the university, presiding. The event was attended by members of the institution’s Governing Council, management, and traditional rulers. The appointment followed the completion of tenure by the immediate past Chancellor, Gbolahan Elias. Sanwo-Olu said the choice of the Epe monarch was aimed at sustaining the growth and development of the university, describing the appointment as historic. According to him, Ogunsanwo is the first traditional ruler to be appointed Chancellor of the institution since its establishment. He said the appointment reflects the government’s recognition of the role of traditional institutions in governance, social cohesion and moral leadership...

CAPPA’s Executive Director, Akinbode Oluwafemi Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on governments at all levels to urgently address what it described as chronic underfunding and policy failures in Nigeria’s health sector, warning that the situation is worsening the country’s disease burden. The group made the call in a statement issued on Tuesday to mark World Health Day 2026. CAPPA said Nigeria has consistently failed to meet the 15 per cent health budget benchmark set under the Abuja Declaration, noting that even approved allocations are often not fully released. It cited figures from the Budget Office of the Federation, stating that only N36 million of the N218 billion allocated to the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare’s 2025 capital budget had reportedly been released. In 2024, it added, N26.552 billion was released out of N233.656 billion earmarked for capital projects. CAPPA’s Executive Director, Akinbode Oluwafemi, said the gap...

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 47 suspects and recovered firearms, ammunition, and stolen items in a series of operations aimed at tackling crime across the state. The Commissioner of Police, Tijani Olayiwola Fatai, disclosed this during a press briefing at the Command’s headquarters in Ikeja, where he outlined achievements recorded since assuming office. CP Fatai said the arrests and recoveries were the result of intelligence-led operations and strengthened community collaboration to curb criminal activities including armed robbery, cultism, and fraud. According to him, items recovered include 14 firearms, comprising 10 locally made guns and four pump-action rifles, 96 rounds of ammunition, 29 live cartridges, 14 vehicles, two laptops, 29 mobile phones, and other incriminating materials. The state police boss also said the command recorded no major security breaches during the Easter celebrations, attributing the success to proactive deployment of personnel and strategic ...

NAFDAC DG, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye delivering her welcome address at the event. Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has thrown its weight behind the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) over ongoing efforts to introduce regulations aimed at reducing sodium levels in pre-packaged foods. The endorsement came during a stakeholders’ engagement held in Lagos on April 1, where participants expressed support for measures to curb excessive sodium consumption and address the growing burden of diet-related diseases. CAPPA’s Executive Director, Akinbode Oluwafemi, commended the Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, for her leadership, assuring that the organisation would continue to support initiatives aimed at protecting public health. He said CAPPA remains committed to advocacy that strengthens regulatory actions, describing sodium reduction policies as necessary s...

By Precious King On a humid Sunday morning in Victoria Island, Lagos, the pews of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Redemption Pavilion Parish filled slowly but purposefully. Politicians sat beside serving and retired security chiefs, exchanging greetings before the arrival of the clergy, family members, and longtime associates in quiet procession. They had not gathered merely to mark the successful retirement of immediate past Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun (rtd), but to bear witness to a career marked by clarity, purpose, and servant leadership. Across speeches, tributes, and personal recollections that morning, a consistent portrait emerged: a leader shaped by discipline, guided by loyalty to structure, and sustained by faith. The officer Tinubu met before Nigeria knew him President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s tribute reached back nearly three decades, before national appointments, command postings, and the Inspector-General’s office. He remembered meeting...