The Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako has resigned his position. The resignation is coming 24 hours after the collapse of a seven storey building under construction in Victoria Island Lagos. BASIC FACTS Dr. Idris Salako has resigned his position commissioner Physical Planning and ...

Nigerian sprinter Grace Nwokocha has been suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), Clariform can report. Nwokocha was part of the quartet that won gold for Nigeria in the 4x100m relay at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. She was suspended her for the use of Ostarine and Ligandrol, two anabolic agents ...

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to withdraw alleged members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs). BASIC FACTS SERAP has asked President Buhari to withdraw APC members from names of REC norminess submitted to the Senate for confirmation. President ...

At least six persons have been trapped in the rubble of a seven-storey building that collapsed close to the Sand field bus stop, in the Lekki area of Lagos State. We gathered that emergency responders had been deployed to commence rescue operations at the scene of the incident. Ibrahim Farinloye, ...

According to the European Union Economy Commissioner, Paolo Gentiloni on Saturday, the European Union was "well prepared" in the event of a total halt in Russian gas deliveries, thanks to storage capacity and energy-saving measures. Ambrosetti told reporters in an economic forum organised by The European House,  "We are well ...

Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the former president of Sri Lanka returned home from self-imposed exile on Saturday to calls for his arrest, but is however, being protected by the new administration. After months of protests prompted by an extraordinary economic crisis, Rajapaksa left the island nation in July while being escorted by ...

Nigeria may lose one of the gold medals it won at the most recent Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, according to all the signs. We gathered that the 4x100m Women's gold medal is now in jeopardy due to a failed drug test by one of the members of the winning ...

Due to alleged anti-party conduct, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has suspended Dumebi Kachikwu, its 2023 presidential candidate. Bamidele Ajadi, the party's Deputy National Chairman (Politics), announced his suspension in a statement on Saturday. Mr. Ajadi claimed in the statement that Mr. Kachikwu had made "defamatory" claims that were against ...

The Osun Election Tribunal in Osogbo on Friday granted the request of the Peoples Democratic Party’s governor-elect, Ademola Adeleke, to inspect the Independent National Electoral Commission materials. BASIC FACTS The election petition tribunal sitting in Osogbo, this Friday granted the PDP Governor elect leave to inspect election materials. Ademola Adeleke ...

G7 industrialised powers on Friday said they would “urgently” move towards the implementation of a price cap on Russian oil imports, in order to stop Moscow from raking in huge profits from soaring energy prices. BASIC FACTS The G-7 nations on Friday sought to implement measures that would make oil ...

Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State has said that his failure to emerge as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the presidential primary election was the will of God, but avoids question about his lack of support for Peter Obi. BASIC FACTS Governor Dave Umahi, on ...

On Friday, the National and States Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Jos nullified the election of Musa Aggah, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party representing the Bassa/Jos-North Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. In the ruling, the tribunal held that Aggah was not legitimately nominated by the ...

On Friday, a Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos discharged and acquitted Jonah Jang a former Governor of the state over a N6.3 billion corruption charges filled against him by the EFCC. Justice Christy Dabup who made the judgement also discharged and acquitted a former cashier in the office ...

Olakunle Oluomo, the Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly has been granted bail after being detained on Thursday by agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Around 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, the anti-graft agency detained Mr. Oluomo at Lagos' Murtala Mohammed International Airport. According to a ...

Flutterwave is set to approach the U.S equity market in a bid to secure funding targeted at enabling it break into new markets in Africa as well as widen its capacity in countries it currently operates in. This move is coming barely a year and a half after Mr. Olugbenga ...

In a fresh attack in the Guma Local Government Area of Benue State on Thursday, six people were killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen According to a local who identified himself as Terna, the attack occurred at Umella village in Mbawa Council Ward of the LGA around 3 pm on Thursday. ...

The Governing Council of the Gombe State University (GSU) has issued a directive to all academic staff of the university to resume work with immediately. The directive was issued in an internal memo dated September 2 and signed by the Registrar of the university, Dr. Abubakar Aliyu Bafeto. Dr. Abubakar ...

Former Kano State Governor, Ibrahim Shekarau, has accused the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, of betrayal and manipulation, which is the reason for his cross carpeting between two political parties within a short period of 3 months. BASIC FACTS Former Governor of Kano State, ...

David Malpass, the World Bank Group (WBG) President on Thursday said that the world bank is ready to support Nigeria in eradicating regressive fuel subsidies as it also aim to increase social assistance for the poor and vulnerable. The World Bank president also stressed the need for a unified exchange ...

Mr Femi Falana, a popular Lagos based human rights activist has slammed the Lagos State government over the newly introduced parking fees. Mr Falana in a statement on Thursday insisted that the Lagos state government's move to start collecting parking fees is unconstitutional. Clariform recalls that the Lagos State government ...

Popular musician, Ice Prince has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly assaulting a police officer. Clariform gathered that the singer was arrested in the early hours of Friday in Lagos. The command's Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin disclosed this saying the singer was stopped for ...

A new report has shown how badly Nigeria racks globally regarding the impact of terrorism, which has ravaged the West African nation over the past 10 years, but mostly under the last 7 years of the current administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. The devastating terrorism report about Nigeria is despite ...

A man identified as Peter Orji has allegedly shot his elder brother Godwin dead during a heated argument on the payment of N1,500 electricity bill at their residence in Uruagu, in the Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State. Clariform reporters gathered that the argument about the electricity bill ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday announced the relevant dates for events and activities leading to the 2023 elections, including the dates for the publication of the final list of candidates at all levels. BASIC FACTS INEC will publish final list of presidential and National Assembly candidates on ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday in Abuja clarified the raging controversies and misconceptions of its judgment on the leadership crisis of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA). BASIC FACTS The Supreme Court, on Thursday clarified it's judgement on APGA leadership crisis The Supreme had in 2021 gave a ruling in ...

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday, slammed the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Iyorchia Ayu, for showing “ingratitude” and “arrogance” after he was assisted to get the seat of the national chairman of the party. BASIC FACTS Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Thursday came ...

The government of Equatorial Guinea has detained a former justice minister, Ruben Maye Nsue for criticising President Teodoro Obiang Nguema. This was made known on Thursday when the former minister`s brother, a strong opposition member raised an alarm on Thursday claiming they had no news of the former minister in ...

According to a recently released audit report, about N11.9 billion was carted away from the Kwara State treasury between 2011 and 2019 which was the time Abdulfatah Ahmed governed Kwara State. In a statement on Thursday, Rafiu Ajakaiye, the chief press secretary to the current Kwara State governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, ...

According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) most recent statistics on out-of-school children worldwide, there are currently roughly 20 million unschooled children in Nigeria (UNESCO). According to UNESCO, the most recent data were derived using a new and improved approach. According to UNESCO, "244 million children ...

Despite the Federal Government's N250bn intervention fund on the National Gas Expansion Plan which aims to expand the usage of cooking gas across the country, data obtained from the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics reveals that the price of refilling a 12.5kg cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas increased by 122 per ...