By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – The Enugu State Police Command has denied reports that it dumped dead bodies of 50 young men at the mortuary of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Ituku Ozalla, Enugu. Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, the command’s image maker, who reacted to the allegation on in Enugu, said the mortuary’s records should […]
By Ayo Balogun, Lagos – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged state governments and the Federal Government to International Labour Organisation (ILO), requesting its Governing Body to establish without delay a Commission of Inquiry to examine systematic and egregious non-observance of Convention No 29 on Forced Labour and other international standards on […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – Former Vice President and chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar says it is dangerous for any individual or group in the ranks of the ruling party to constitute themselves into an opposition even before the constitution and take off President Muhammadu Buhari’s government. The former Vice President made the […]
By Chuks Ehirim – Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has reminded the party of his earlier warning in 2013, concerning the possibility of suffering defeat in the 2015 general election, if its leaders did not mend their ways. In a statement in Abuja, captioned, “PDP- WERE YOU NOT WARNED?”, […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – Scores of youths of Enugu state on Tuesday took to the streets, demanding an immediate end to the callous killing of Nigerians in South Africa. The protesters, who were chanting various anti-xenophobia songs, issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the South-African President, Jacob Zuma, to either protect Nigerians in his country […]
By Tom Garba, Yola – The Governor-elect Jubrila Bindow and Eleven National Elect of 2015 general elections in Adamawa State has received certificates of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission,with a charge to them that much are expected by the electorate. The Adamawa State supervising National Commissioner of INEC Dr Nuru A. Yakubu ,who […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to recall Nigeria’s High Commissioner to South Africa over unabated Xenophobic attacks on citizens of other African countries living in the country. Members of the House warned that Nigeria will no longer tolerate killings of its citizens. The resolution followed a […]
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The Military has announced that an attack by a band of terrorists on parts of Bama, Borno State, was Saturday foiled after over a score of them died while others fled with wounds. According to Defence Headquarters, more of the attacking terrorists died, as the air force patrol went after the fleeing ones, while the […]
From Ganiyu Nasirudeen – A total of eight new Ministers including the controversial Lagos nominee, Musiliu Obanikoro, as well as other Federal Commissioners were Wednesday sworn in by President Goodluck Jonathan. The brief ceremony which held ahead of the week’s Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja, inaugurated as new Ministers: Col. Augustine Akobundu (retd.) (State, […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – Senate has approved N59.7 billion diaspora bond to be borrowed from the International Capital Market for the construction of key capital projects in priority sectors of the economy, including: the Second Niger Bridge, the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and the Infrastructure for the Abuja Mega City. This is Just as the Senate has […]
By Ayo Balogun – Lagos – The monthly environmental sanitation exercise in Lagos, Monday suffered a setback as a Federal High Court in the State, ruled that the restriction of movement that goes with the exercise is an infringement on the right of the residents. While delivering his judgment, Justice Mohammed Idris, held that the […]
The Committee for the Protection of Peoples Mandate (CPPM) has condemned in strong terms the barbaric, crude and uncivilized assault on the fundamental and democratic rights of Lagosians by a group named Coalition of Concerned Nigerians (CCN) on Monday in Lagos. The protest was embarked upon by members of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) and […]
A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Chief Ibrahim Babatunde Olorogun –Etti has called on the people of South- West to reject the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2015 general election. “President Goodluck Jonathan is the best man for the job. He knows the needs of the people and he […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – The High Court of Lagos State presided over by Honourable Justice Akinkugbe I.O. has granted an injunction restraining DAAR COMMUNICATIONS (The owner of AIT) from broadcasting, transmitting or airing a documentary titled “The Lion of Bourdillon” pending the determination of “The Motion on Notice” The application was moved by Chief Wole […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – The South east zonal office of the Civil Liberties Organisation CLO, has raised an alarm over what it described as alleged selected justice by the President Goodluck Jonathan’s led federal government, as it concerns the advancement of Biafra activism in the Nigeria. The group noted that while some members of […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – As the clock for the Nigeria’s rescheduled general polls ticks, a non governmental organization,NGO Women Aid Collective, (WACOL), has stressed the need for a peaceful, credible and non violence election across the country, especially in the South east zone. To this end, the NGO weekend, staged a one-day voter Education […]
*To Boycott Activities Of Political Parties Professional journalists who have taken to online publishing in Nigeria have resolved to boycott the activities of political parties in Nigeria with immediate effect. The online publishers who met in Lagos State on Saturday to review the activities of political parties in relation to advert patronage rose to a […]
The Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG) has warned against the use of state security agencies to perpetuate party’s political agenda, occasioned by the mayhem that rocked the National Assembly on Thursday. Reacting to the closure of the National Assembly by the Senate President as a result of the harassment of the Speaker of the House of […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja. Ahead of the declaration of interest to contest the 2015 presidential elections of a three time Presidential aspirant and national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) General Mohammadu Buhari, security has been beefed up around the government institutions near Eagle Square. Anti Riot Police men, Solders and regular policemen have strategically […]
