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Uganda Arrests 62 Nigerians, 169 Foreigners in Crackdown on Illegal Migration and Cybercrime

Authorities in Uganda have detained 62 Nigerians along with 169 other foreign nationals in a sweeping operation targeting illegal immigration, suspected human trafficking, and cybercrime activities.   The arrests, which began on Monday, followed coordinated security raids focusing on a group of Nigerians residing in northern Uganda and another cluster…

Reps Raise Alarm Over Stalled Federal Accounts Audit Since 2021, Alleged N800bn Revenue Leak Probe Ongoing

The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, Bamidele Salam, has expressed concern over Nigeria’s public financial accountability system, revealing that the Federation Account has not undergone an audit since 2021.   Speaking in an interview with TheCable, Salam warned that the absence of updated audit reports…

Nigeria’s deputy speaker Benjamin Kalu Leads Inter-Parliamentary Union to Adopt Landmark Global Post-Conflict Peace Framework

Nigeria’s Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Okezie Kalu, on Thursday played a leading role in securing the adoption of a landmark global resolution on post-conflict recovery at the 152nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) held in Istanbul, Turkey. The move places legislatures worldwide at the forefront…

Arewa Consultative Forum Declares Nigeria in “State of War” as Boko Haram Attack Kills Soldiers, Pressure Mounts on Bola Ahmed Tinubu to Reform Security

The Arewa Consultative Forum has raised alarm that Nigeria’s worsening insecurity has escalated to what it described as a “state of war,” urging the federal government to urgently adopt extraordinary measures to confront the crisis.   The warning came as six soldiers and a civilian woman were killed in a…