By Dirisu Yakubu Civil rights advocacy group, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, Tuesday rejected Lauretta Onochie’s nomination as national commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Onochie, Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social Media, yesterday got the nod of her principal for the INEC top job but HURIWA […]

By Chinonso Alozie – Owerri The Imo State governor, Hope Uzodimma, has backed the ENDSARS protesters who poured into the streets of Owerri. Uzodimma gave his support while addressing them at the front of Imo Government House. The governor said that he supported them because their ENDSARS protests and grievances were genuine. According to Uzodimma […]

By Tordue Salem – Abuja The House of Representatives will today, meet with the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU as part of efforts to end the ongoing strike by the body of University academics. The university teachers are in a battle with the Federal Government, over the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS. […]

By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo A 46-year-old man, Aremu Olayinka, was on Tuesday arraigned before a Magistrate court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State for allegedly stealing property worth N1 million. Police prosecutor, Abdullahi Musa told the court that the defendant committed the offence between the month of February 2019 and March 2020 at Maskon International […]

…Orders All Defunct SARS Personnel to Report at Force Headquarters for Debriefing, Psychological & Medical Examination. …New Tactical Team to Commence Training Next Week at Rivers, Osun & Nasarawa states.  By Kingsley Omonobi The Inspector General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu has set up a new Police outfit to take over from the disbanded Special […]

By Anayo Okoli – Enugu Aba Landlords Protection and Development Association, ALPADA, has announced a one-month free rent for all the tenants living in their properties in every part of Aba, Abia state. Members of the association reached the resolution during the monthly meeting, said it was their little way of ameliorating the effect of the […]

‘Nigeria is now a full-blown dictatorship’ — CSOs react Target Lagos, Ogun CPs and their families for US, UK, EU visa ban  By Luminous Jannamike – Abuja Hundreds of youths protesting for an end to police brutality, under the aegis the EndSARS campaign, were attacked by some military personnel in Abuja on Tuesday. The incident […]

The Senate of the Nigerian Association of Nigerian Students have today impeached Mr. Danielson Bamidele Akpan who is the president of the National Association of Nigerian Students.

By Ugochukwu Alaribe – Umuahia A chairmanship aspirant in Isiala Ngwa South Local Government election in the December 18 polls in Abia state, Mr Paul Okpanku, has escaped assassination. Okpanku, who is a former deputy chairman of Isiala Ngwa South council, is contesting on the platform of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. He was […]

Protesters against police brutality in Osogbo on Tuesday turn the protest into a carnival as they block Olaiya junction and turn the roundabout into a dancing stage.