By Victoria Ojeme The United Kingdom parliament is questioning its government support and funding for security in Nigeria over cases of torture, ill-treatment and extrajudicial killings by the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Kate Osamor, Member of Parliament for Edmonton has written to question and seek clarification on the nature of aid the government of […]

…Protesters now ask for good governance …Candlelight procession for victims …To watch premiership matches on screen at Lekki today …Plan Sunday service at same venue tomorrow Four protesters died yesterday and scores of others were critically injured as protests by Nigerian youths against police brutality, tagged #EndSARS, entered day nine across the cities in the […]

By Emmanuel Aziken The re-election of Rotimi Akeredolu as governor of Ondo State was a significant political landmark. While it showed the struggle for political ascendancy between the two major political parties in the country, it also posited the readiness of the increasingly divided chieftains of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC to bury their […]

The Minister of Defence, Retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, says the nation will continue to appreciate the sacrifices of fallen heroes, veterans and the serving members of the Armed Forces. Magashi made the remark at the ministerial press briefing to mark the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration at the National Defence College (NDC) auditorium on […]

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), on Friday said that the voices of Nigerian youths protesting Police Brutality have been heard by government and results will be achieved soon. Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO of NiDCOM, told the press during a courtesy visit by some members of Diaspora Youths Group to her office in Abuja. She […]

By Jacob Ajom For close to two weeks now, Nigerian youths have been on the streets demonstrating against police brutality especially ones perpetuated by the Special Anti Robbery Squad, which goes by the acronym, SARS. Apart from, SARS, the demonstrators are demanding a comprehensive reform of the Nigeria Police, a review of the condition of […]

…Admit rot in force, recommend change in recruitment …Want NCE/OND as minimal entry qualification, dissolution of PSC, compulsory alcohol test for officers on duty, deploying technology to monitor officers, use of performance indicators, decentralisation of force …Disengaging bad eggs in proscribed SARS, sending the rest to fight banditry, insurgency in the north By Emma Nnadozie, Crime […]

…Says APC government has failed …I’ll contest if my party throws open governorship race in 2023 By Chioma Onuegbu, Uyo Senator Christopher Ekpenyong is currently representing Ikot Ekpene Senatorial district of Akwa Ibom state on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, after defeating Senator Godswill Akpabio of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in […]

By Muyiwa Adetiba We found ourselves experiencing another wave of lockdown in the country this week. It was not government this time that stopped people from going to work or performing their daily chores. This was in fact anti-government. Nigerians went out late last week to find largely peaceful protests on the streets that gradually […]

Governor Udom Emmanuel has formally received the official gazette of the federal government signalling the approval for the Liberty Oil and Gas Free Zone in the state.

Over the years, technology has transformed several facets of human endeavour thus becoming an integral part of humanity. While the financial services sector has experienced rapid innovation and growth, it took the COVID-19 pandemic for the world to see the need for more tech-driven innovation in the health sector. As global healthcare systems worked assiduously […]

The Federal Government through the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs Disaster Management and Social Development on Friday inaugurated the distribution of relief materials to flood victims in Sokoto State. Hajiya Sadiya Umar, Minister for Humanitarian Affairs Disaster Management and Social Development said the gesture was a directive from President Muhammadu Buhari to ease the losses of […]

The year started with so much optimism for Nigerians as the World Bank, in its January 2020 Global Economic Prospects Report, predicted that the Nigerian economy was expected to grow by 2.1 percent in 2020. The bank was enthusiastic about a positive outlook for the Nigerian economy.

Uber Eats’ South African unit on Thursday expanded delivery offerings, launching an app-based over-the-counter medicines service as it seeks to gain market share in the fast-growing online shopping sector. Uber Eats, a unit of US ride-hailing service Uber Technologies already has a lion’s share in South Africa’s R1-billion food-dispatching market. The equally lucrative medicines delivery […]

Retired Captain Aliyu Umar spiced his presentation with astory of what his South African friend told him about Nigeria. It was a bitter truth that he swallowed without protest and the audience here in Abuja felt pity for themselves and the country as a whole.