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A group of concerned stakeholders within Nigeria’s student movement has written an open letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, alleging large-scale corruption, diversion of public assets and criminal infiltration within the leadership structures of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS). In a letter obtained by SaharaReporters on Wednesday the group accused the Minister for Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande Wisdom, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Student Engagement, Asefon Sunday Dayo, and two former NANS leaders — Akinteye Babatunde (popularly known as Babtee) and Lucky Emonefe — of misappropriating federal government interventions meant for Nigerian students. The petitioners alleged that about 50 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses donated by the Federal Government to ease transportation challenges on tertiary campuses were diverted, shared among individuals, and in some cases sold. According to the letter, the buses were allegedly retained for private...

The Coalition of Civil Society Organizations in collaboration with the Centre for Citizens Rights has called for investigation into the alleged accusation against the Chairman of the Youth Forum of Ojomu Royal Family in Lagos State, Hammed Tajudeen. Speaking at a press briefing in Lagos, the Chairman of the Coalition, Comrade Adeyemi olorunshogo , said the allegations by the Lagos State Police Command against Tajudeen are baseless.  The Coalition threatened to embark on protest if the police command fails to retract its allegations with the next seven days. It said: "Consequently, we make the following demands and expect it will be met in 7 days from today and otherwise, we shall proceed on a protest not just against the commissioner of police and the Lagos State Police Command but mention names of other individuals fingered in this whole plot.  "The constitution of a special, neutral, and professionally competent investigative team to review the allegations; the prosecution ...

The Youth Forum of Ojomu Royal Family of Ajiran Town in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State, has written a petition against the Commissioner of Police in the state, Moshood Jimoh, over the accusations levelled against Hammed Tajudeen. Speaking at a press briefing in Lagos, the counsel to the Forum, (Adedotun Ajulo, Esq.), said the Lagos State Police Command cannot embark on a media trial in an alleged murder case. The Forum said the police accused Tajudeen of sponsoring multiple murders without investigation. It stated that at no time was Tajudeen invited by the police for questioning.  It said: "At no time did he refuse or fail to honour any police invitation. At no time was any warrant of arrest issued against him by a court of competent jurisdiction.  "At no time was any judicial authorisation or order obtained to declare him wanted. Despite these concerns, on 20 February 2026, the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, convened a press briefing during which...

The Akure Youth Democratic Vanguard (AYDV) has commended what it described as the measured, factual, and constitutionally grounded response of the Ondo State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr Olukayode Ajulo, to the recent article authored by Newspaper columnist Festus Adedayo, which sought to discredit the one-year achievements of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo state.  In a press statement signed by its Coordinator, Abayomi Segun, in Akure, the youth group described Dr. Ajulo’s intervention as “a courageous defence of truth against orchestrated falsehood,” noting that his presentation of verifiable facts and figures laid to rest what they termed “a sensational and outdated narrative that bears no resemblance to the Ondo State of today.” According to AYDV, Dr. Adedayo’s article betrayed a troubling disconnect from the realities on ground, particularly in Akure, the state capital he claims as home. “It is shocking that a son of Akure would paint a gloomy and imagi...

By Dr. Abayomi Obasola When I read the February 22, 2026 piece by Festus Adedayo in the Sunday Tribune titled “Aiyedatiwa’s Years of the Locusts,” I was not struck by its literary flourish. I was struck by its bitterness. Dr. Adedayo has, over the years, worked alongside and around politicians whose records were, at best, underwhelming and, at worst, abysmal. Yet, never did we read from him the kind of apocalyptic metaphors he now deploys with theatrical relish. It is therefore difficult to ignore the growing public perception that his current crusade against Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa is less about governance and more about grievance, less about facts and more about fresh sponsorship. It is fashionable in certain circles to recruit media attack dogs when political battles heat up. The language is usually the same, locusts, vultures, blood, greed. What is often missing is evidence. Let us address the issues.  Dr. Adedayo attempts to tie Governor Aiyedatiwa to violence at ward congre...

The local government chairmanship aspirants in the Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC) have petitioned President Bola Tinubu over none refund of their nomination and expression of interest fees. The group in the petition alleged that refunds have reportedly been made to councillorship aspirants and a few Local Government Chairmanship aspirants, over 300 chairmanship aspirants across the 57 Local Governments and LCDAs are yet to receive their refunds. It denied the claims circulating that all aspirants have been refunded. It said that this situation is generating widespread dissatisfaction and is already affecting party stability at the grassroots level. It said: "The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State is today facing one of the gravest self-inflicted crises in its political history. "At the center of this controversy is the outright refusal of the Lagos State chapter of the party to comply with constituted authority—specifically, the directive of President...