Data sourced and analysed from Federal Allocation data shows that the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) received a total of ₦172.91 billion from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) between July 2025 and April 2026, with allocations fluctuating significantly during the period before climbing to a record high in April. An analysis of FAAC disbursement figures shows…
By Deborah Akpede Prominent lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), his son – afrobeats singer, Mr Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, alongside civil society organisations, youth groups, among others, on Friday demanded urgent action to address worsening insecurity and economic hardship in the country during a protest they stages in Lagos. Chanting, the protesters said…
Nigerian Afrobeats superstar, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, used the global stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup countdown concert to draw attention to Nigeria’s worsening security challenges. The singer appeared on stage wearing a custom black leather jacket adorned with green buttons bearing the names of pupils and teachers abducted in Oyo State….
(Spokesman for the Anambra State Police Command, Tochukwu Ikenga. Photo credit: The spokes persons digest) A 22-year-old accused cultist named Favour Izunna, also known as “Njoku,” has been detained by the Anambra State Police Command on suspicion of murder and kidnapping in the Obosi community, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state, and…
…It is not true, nobody was shot — Edafe, PPRO By Emma Amaize, Regional Editor, South-South ABARAKA—Security agents allegedly opened fire on unarmed residents protesting the never-ending kidnapping in Abraka community, Ethiope East Local Government Area, Delta State, yesterday. Vanguard learned that nobody was shot dead, but a protester sustained an injury on his face,…
Relatives of Israelis abducted by the Palestinian extremist militia Hamas in 2023, on Monday staged rallies to mark 500 days of their captivity. The day’s events began with the blockade of central streets in several towns and cities, including in the coastal metropolis of Tel Aviv. A march to the parliament in Jerusalem, the Knesset,…
The management of the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) in Imo State has raised an alarm over increased cases of kidnappings around the institution. Uba, the university registrar, stated this in a memo issued on Tuesday. Mr Uba said the university’s management observed that the increased kidnappings around the institution often happen “very early…
