Presidential Adviser Bayo Onanuga is trending after saying that he doesn’t see Nigerians’ hunger during an Exclusive Arise News Prime Time interview.
In response, the public has called out soaring food prices, a sharply weakened Naira and persistently high food inflation, stating that the Presidency is out of touch with the realities facing ordinary Nigerians.
In another development, the US has designated the Lagos-based Bureau de Change operator Mukhtar Adamu and three of his exchange businesses as alleged ISIS financiers, highlighting a transnational funding network and underscoring growing US-Nigeria cooperation against terrorism.
In Plateau State, at least 25 people were killed in a deadly overnight attack on Bokkos Local Government Area, with viral footage of mass burials fuelling outrage.
The reported death of former APC chairman Muhammadu Mai Barga Besse and his associate in terrorist captivity has sent shockwaves through their community, highlighting Nigeria’s ongoing security crisis as authorities remain publicly silent.
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have successfully rescued 47 people, mostly women and children, from ISWAP captivity following a sustained military offensive, with the survivors now receiving care and support for reintegration.
Police in Lagos intercepted a truck carrying military uniforms, hard drugs and weapons allegedly bound for the South-East, arresting four suspects and raising concerns about the criminal network behind the shipment.
Calls for President Bola Tinubu to forgo a second term are gaining traction, with former CAN chairman Ayo Oritsejafor, citing widespread public frustration amid growing criticism of the administration ahead of the 2027 elections.
A viral video showing an 18-year-old girl with severe injuries allegedly inflicted by her husband has sparked outrage.
Further allegations state she was taken from her family as a child, intensifying calls for justice after the husband was taken into police custody.
A viral dispute involving a tenant in Banana Island over a reported 390% rent increase and electricity disconnection has reignited debate about tenant rights and Lagos’ worsening housing affordability crisis, prompting calls for stronger enforcement of rent protections.
Under the Lagos State Tenancy Law 2011, tenants can challenge unreasonable rent increases and are protected from harassment such as electricity disconnection, but enforcement challenges remain even as lawmakers consider new reforms to strengthen tenant protections.
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