A coalition of 30 civil society organisations and media houses has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Tunji Ditsu, demanding a thorough investigation into the brutal assault of Pinnacle Daily Editor, Mr Sunday Michael Ogwu, by police officers in the Federal Capital Territory. The Coalition for Whistleblowers Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF), condemned the attack …
The Coalition for Whistleblower Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) has condemned the alleged assault, harassment and destruction of the mobile phone of the Editor of Pinnacle Daily, Sunday Michael Ogwu, by police operatives during a demolition exercise in Lugbe, Abuja. The coalition said that Ogwu was flogged with an electric cable after he attempted to …
Pinnacle Daily Editor Mr Sunday Michael Ogwu was attacked on Wednesday evening by police officers from the Lugbe Division in Abuja. Narrating his ordeal to a Pinnacle Daily reporter, Mr Ogwu said he was coming back from exercise after returning from the day’s work and stumbled on a demolition exercise being carried out by Lugbe …
Abuja routine visa services moved to regional hubs as Washington restructures operations across Africa, citing national security, screening standards and efficient use of resources. Nigerians seeking to travel to the United States for tourism, business or other temporary purposes are facing a significant challenge in how some routine visa applications are processed, following …
Maitama becomes first target as FCT Administration moves to reopen drainage channels and strengthen flood-control measures across the capital. The Federal Capital Territory Administration has begun the demolition of buildings obstructing waterways in Maitama, Abuja, in a major enforcement drive aimed at restoring drainage channels and reducing the risk of flooding across the …
Nigeria’s attempt to bring its rapidly expanding cryptocurrency market firmly into the tax net is facing an early test, with lawyers and digital-asset operators questioning whether the new regime could drive transactions away from regulated platforms, deepen the informal peer-to-peer market and ultimately make tax collection harder. The concerns followed the release of new guidelines …
Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has filed a fresh ₦10 billion lawsuit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over the alleged denial of access to his wife and son while he was in custody. The suit, filed by his lawyer, Ubong Akpan, at the Federal High Court in Abuja, …
Former Kano State governor and 2027 Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) vice-presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has congratulated Governor Ademola Adeleke on his victory in the election held on Saturday. Kwankwaso also praised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the conduct of the Osun State governorship election. In a statement posted on his verified Facebook page …
The Independent National Electoral Commission has uploaded 3,292 of the 3,763 expected polling unit results from the Osun State governorship election to its Result Viewing Portal (IReV), representing 87.48 per cent of the total results. A check of the INEC IReV portal by Pinnacle Daily at 10:00 pm on Saturday showed that 471 polling unit …
Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking the disqualification of President Bola Tinubu from the 2027 presidential election over an alleged forged National Youth Service Corps certificate. The suit, filed against Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress and the Independent …
