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Former IGP Egbetokun Allegedly Used Police Funds to Engage SANs Against Omoyele Sowore, Lawyer Claims

In a scathing statement released on Friday, February 27, 2026, Mr. Tope Temokun, counsel to veteran human rights activist and SaharaReporters publisher Omoyele Sowore, accused former Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun of misusing public police funds to hire Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) to prosecute cases against Sowore — a…

South East Development Commission (SEDC): Governance Discipline, Grassroots Ownership and the Burden of Credibilit

Development commissions are born into hope, but they survive on credibility. For regions long burdened by structural neglect, institutional failure, and policy discontinuity, every new intervention agency carries both public expectation and public skepticism. The South East Development Commission enters this arena not merely as another statutory body, but as…

Sachet Alcohol Is Turning Nigerian Children Into Addicts, NAFDAC Warns as Ban Takes Effect

The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, has defended the agency’s enforcement of the sachet alcohol ban, warning that unrestricted access to the products is pushing Nigerian children toward alcohol addiction.   Speaking on ARISE Television on Friday, Adeyeye said…