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President Bola Tinubu has appealed to Nigerians to pay their taxes as this remain essential for financing infrastructure, healthcare, education and welfare programmes targeted at vulnerable citizens. The President spoke on Friday, May 15, at the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali. He said many citizens demand better roads, hospitals and social amenities but fail to pay their taxes. “Nobody wants to pay taxes. Yet everyone expects development. You want good roads and well-equipped hospitals, but you don’t want to contribute through taxes. The question is: how do we fund development and secure the future of our children? A citizen who pays tax is a citizen. If you are not paying taxes and not exempted, then you are not fulfilling your obligation,” he said. The president also defend...

The Rivers State Police Command has dismissed five inspectors attached to the Department of Operations following their alleged involvement in a series of serious crimes, including armed robbery, kidnapping, extortion, and conspiracy. Force Public Relations Officer, Deputy Commissioner of Police Anthony Placid, confirmed the dismissals in a statement released Friday in Port Harcourt. The officers, identified as John Okoi, Eyibo Asuquo, Udo Ndipmong, Bright Nwachukwu, and Anele Ikechukwu, were reportedly involved in criminal activities between September 2025 and January 2026.  The misconduct came to light after the Behind Bars Human Rights Foundation submitted petitions on behalf of multiple victims. Investigations revealed that the officers operated in minibuses, conducting i...

The Speaker of the Gwagwalada Area Council. Legislative Arm, Hon. Mohammed Ibrahim Ibwa and his aide, Ibrahim Ibwa, have d!ed in a motor accident at Sheda village along the Abuja-Lokoja highway. It was gathered that the Speaker d!ed in the early hours of Thursday, May 14, 2026 at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, where he was referred after initially receiving treatment at Legend Hospital in Gwagwalada. His aide reportedly d!ed on the spot. An eyewitness said the accident occurred around 3:10 p.m. on Wednesday and involved a head-on collision between a Mercedes-Benz car and a Sino truck at Sheda village. According to the witness, three persons were travelling in the Mercedes-Benz when the crash occurred. The third person is said to be currently receiving medical atten...

The Transmission Company of Nigeria has announced the addition of 600 megawatts to the national grid following the completion of a major transmission infrastructure project in Edo State. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of TCN, Sule Abdulaziz, made the disclosure on Thursday during the commissioning of the Ihovbor/Benin and Ihovbor/Ajaokuta 330kV Turn-In-Turn-Out Transmission Line Project. According to Abdulaziz, the project represents another significant step toward strengthening Nigeria’s electricity transmission network and improving the evacuation of bulk power from the Ihovbor Transmission Substation to distribution centres nationwide. He explained that the project involved connecting the existing Benin/Ajaokuta 330kV transmission line to the Ihovbor Transmis...

A newly elected Reform UK councillor has come under public attention after reports revealed he also works as an adult content creator online. Stephen Mousdell, who was recently elected to represent Haydock in St Helens, reportedly appears in a number of gay p0rn videos under the alias “LachlanTaylorUK”. According to reports, some of the videos allegedly show Mousdell engaging in explicit adult activity, including clips that appear to have been filmed outdoors. Although there are no allegations of criminal wrongdoing, reports noted that public s3xual activity could potentially fall under offences relating to outraging public decency under UK law. Mousdell’s online profiles reportedly describe him as a gay p0rn actor and DJ, while some posts allegedly promote collaborations and ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission has warned Nigerians against investing in unregistered online investment schemes being promoted across social media platforms, cautioning that many operate like Ponzi schemes. In a public notice shared on its X handle on Thursday, May 14, the commission said it had observed an increase in fraudulent investment promotions on platforms including WhatsApp, Instagram, Telegram, Facebook and TikTok. “The attention of the Securities and Exchange Commission has been drawn to the increasing promotion of unregistered online investment schemes on social media applications and websites,” the SEC stated. According to the commission, many of the schemes lure unsuspecting Nigerians with promises of unrealistic or guaranteed returns. “Many of these investme...

A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Gwarimpa, Abuja, has ordered the remand of the founder of Prophetic Victory Voice of Fire Ministry, Pastor Amos Isah, over the alleged r@pe of a 14-year-old church member. Justice Modupe Osho-Adebiyi directed that the 39-year-old cleric be remanded pending the submission of records relating to an earlier bail granted to him. The order followed the resumption of the trial on Thursday, May 14, 2026. Isah, whose church is located in Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, pleaded not guilty to an eight-count charge bordering on alleged r@pe, s3xual exploitation, coercion, emotional and psychological abuse, gross indecency and abduction of a minor. According to the prosecution, the teenager, identified as B.Z.J., was alleg...

As part of efforts to ensure academic discipline among students, the Academic Board of Kogi State Polytechnic has withdrawn 229 students over poor academic performance. This followed the approval of the first semester results for the 2025/2026 academic session. In a statement issued on Thursday by the acting coordinator of public relations and protocols of the institution, John Amos Onimisi, the decision was taken during the academic board meeting chaired by the rector, Professor Salihu Sanusi Avidime, held on May 12, 2026. The statement said senior officers, including principal officers, deans, heads of departments, and other members of the academic board, deliberated extensively on academic matters concerning the institution before granting final approval. “The committee care...

A British passenger has di£d and dozens are ill following a suspected norovirus outbreak on a cruise ship with nearly 2,000 people on board. French health officials have confined 1,700 tourists and crew on the Ambassador Cruise Line ship in Bordeaux, southwestern France, after concerns over a passenger’s de@th. Dozens of people are showing symptoms of the sickness bug, which causes vomiting and diarrhoea. The Ambition vessel, with the majority of the passengers from Britain or Ireland, docked near Bordeaux yesterday, May 12, where health authorities embarked to collect samples for testing. Ambassador Cruise Line told Metro that a 92-year-old male guest on the ship passed away on Sunday. May 10. The passenger, who is understood to be British, di£...

Tansian University, Umunya, a faith-based tertiary institution in Anambra State, has reacted to viral video on social media claiming that a priest and member of management of the institution was caught in sexual act with a female student. The video which has been trending on social media showed a man identified as a priest from the institution’s campus in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area, being beaten and stripped by some female students. Unverified reports claimed the man was caught having sex with a female student in a hostel, but the management of the institution has debunked the story as falsehood. In a statement signed by the Public Relation Officer of the university, Barr Boniface Amalu, the management said there was no truth in the rumour, and that the institution h...