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In a formal complaint addressed to Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, Chief of Army Staff, human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong raises serious concerns about the alleged assault on Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Edet Inyang by unidentified Army personnel near the Nigerian Army’s 63 Brigade in Asaba, Delta State on December 9, 2023.

Following President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s decision decision to dissolve the Governing Councils of all federal universities in the country, a coalition of Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, have started kicking against the move, and has called on the federal government to reverse it, describing the action “as inimical to the growth of university education and unlawful”.

In a recent surge of violence, bandits targeted the Kaduna-Abuja expressway, kidnapping over 85 individuals, including both travellers and residents, between Thursday and Sunday. The attacks resulted in at least four tragic deaths in the Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

The Nigerian Coalition of Civil Society Organizations (NCCSO) has commended the recent flag-off of the National Cash Transfer Programme by President Bola Tinubu-led administration over its poverty reduction potential.

In a recent development at the High Court of the Abuja Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Justice Hamza Muazu has decreed that Godwin Emefiele, the ex-Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), must be held in Kuje prison until November 22, 2023, awaiting the court’s verdict on his bail plea.

In a surprising and proactive move, President Bola Tinubu has taken steps to prevent an imminent increase in electricity tariffs, advocating for the continued subsidization of nationwide power consumption. These developments came to light during a press briefing held in Abuja, where Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, addressed the nation.