Empty Desks, Locked Doors: What a Governor’s Surprise Visit Reveals About Nigeria’s Civil Service

22 Jul 2026

Jigawa State Governor Umar Namadi carried out an unannounced visit to the State Secretariat in Dutse to check whether civil servants were actually at their desks, and found the complex largely deserted, with several senior offices locked as late as 11 a.m. Among those absent were the offices of the Secretary to the State Government […]

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When a Police Chief Says “See You in Court”: The Limits of Settling Corruption Claims Online

21 Jul 2026

Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Zone 2, Olohundare Moshood Jimoh, has declared that he will not respond to online activist VeryDarkMan (VDM — real name Martins Vincent Otse) over allegations linking him to the Ajiran double murder case, saying anyone concerned about the matter should go to court instead. “I won’t stoop so low to […]

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Between Dirty Streets and Heavy-Handed Enforcement: Cross River’s Sanitation Trust Problem

21 Jul 2026

A woman was seen confronting officials of an environmental task force (a government enforcement team that arrests and fines residents for breaking sanitation rules) in Cross River State after she was apprehended for allegedly disposing of refuse improperly. Details of what exactly was said or how the confrontation started have not been fully independently verified, […]

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When Getting Your Free Voter Card Comes With a Price Tag

21 Jul 2026

A resident of Onitsha South Local Government Area (LGA) of Anambra State has accused officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC — the body that manages elections and voter registration in Nigeria) of secretly demanding ₦2,000 from applicants before releasing their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs — the ID cards Nigerians need to vote). According […]

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No Doctor, No Nurse, No Help: What a Viral Video From an Ibadan Hospital Says About Nigeria’s Deepening Health Worker Shortage

20 Jul 2026

A video circulating online shows a man alleging that Adeoyo Maternity Teaching Hospital in Yemetu, Ibadan, had no doctors or nurses on duty when he rushed a family member needing emergency care to the facility at night. In the video, the man can be heard saying, in Yoruba, “kosi doctor ninu Adeoyo, to ba ku […]

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When the Watchdog Becomes the Victim: What It Means That Nigeria’s Anti-Corruption Chief Was Extorted by Police He’s Meant to Help Hold Accountable

20 Jul 2026

Four police officers are in custody in Abuja after allegedly extorting ₦53,000 (about $35) from Dr. Musa Aliyu (SAN), Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) — Nigeria’s top anti-corruption agency. The Commissioner of Police for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), CP Ahmed Sanusi, disclosed the arrests on Monday while […]

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Billed for Darkness: Why Nigerians Keep Paying for Electricity They Never Receive

18 Jul 2026

A homeowner has cried out after going two straight months without electricity supply, even though the distribution company kept sending him bills as if power had never stopped flowing to his house. According to his account, the wire connecting his home to the network was physically disconnected and taken away to the local NEPA (an […]

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Anger Grows as Imo Pupils Are Forced to Write Common Entrance Exam (the test that decides which secondary school a child can attend) Until 8 P.M.

18 Jul 2026

Parents in Umuduru Amiri, a community in Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State, are demanding answers from the state Commissioner for Education after pupils of Community Primary School were reportedly still writing their Common Entrance Examination as late as 8 p.m. on Friday. According to accounts shared online, invigilators and supervisors assigned to […]

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When Rivalry Turns Deadly: Another Child Pays the Price for Conflict Between Co-Wives in Nigeria

17 Jul 2026

A woman identified as Erdoo Nancy has been arrested in Benue State over the alleged killing of her co-wife’s child. The incident happened in Ankyoor community, in Gwer East Local Government Area. Eyewitnesses say it happened along Makurdi Road, opposite YUA Guest House. They say Nancy attacked the young girl while the child’s mother was […]

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