By Nnamdi Ojiego African Bar Association, AFBA, has condemned the recent military coup in Guinea, saying it is unacceptable. It also described the situation in the country as worrisome, noting that Guinea can’t be peaceful under the present circumstances. The continental body said this in a statement by its President, Mr. Hannibal Uwaifo. According to […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says INEC Voter Enrolment Device (IVED), will eliminate the possibility of voting by identity theft using another person’s Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) on election day. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu stated this while addressing media executives on Tuesday in Abuja. READ ALSO:Oyo PDP Caucus Meeting: Makinde not interested in […]

No doubt, it is a common Nigerian phase to see politicians coming out to give out crumbs to the public with the aim of winning votes, most especially during electioneering period while such acts are splashed on newspapers and other media of communication. There are situations when the cost of publicity far outweighs cost of […]

Lawrence Emareyo Foundation which has been changed to TMY Foundation is a charity organization that works mostly with poor children in Delta State. The organization offers programmes that expand education, improve health, create businesses, and protect the lives of poor people and the under-privileged in society. The founder of the TMY foundation, is a humanitarian […]

The Governors elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are to meet on Wednesday ahead of the party’s National Executive Committee meeting scheduled for Sept. 9. Chairman, PDP Governors Forum, Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, disclosed this in a statement issued by the forum’s Director-General, Mr C.I.D Maduabum, in Abuja on Wednesday. […]

Cristiano Ronaldo’s return to Manchester United is “bad news” for out-of-favour midfielder Donny Van de Beek, according to his agent Guido Albers. Van de Beek arrived from Eredivisie giants Ajax amid plenty of fanfare ahead of the 2020-21 season but the Netherlands international has continued to be overlooked by United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The […]

A legal practitioner and founder of Julius -Ajib Foundation, JAF, Julius Ajibulu, has said the increase in crime in Nigeria is a result of the dilapidating nature of many correctional centres.

By Kingsley Adegboye with Agency report Participants at the recently concluded side event tagged “Homelessness, SDG 1 and Sustainable Recovery from COVID19: Poverty left behind”, organised by UN-Habitat, agreed that lack of standardized data collection methodologies on homelessness hampers the reporting process for all SDG1 – end poverty and sustainable and resilient recovery from COVID-19. […]

The Controller General, Federal Fire Service, Dr. Liman Alhaji Ibrahim has revived a 25 years old abadoned hydraulic platform in Lagos state. CG FFS embarked on a remarkable journey by fixing the Service’s old hydraulic platform that has been off the run for years. The hydraulic platform which is used for rescue in High rise […]

….laments Nigeria’s poor ranking on gender issues ….as Police laments poor funding of Gender Unit, calls stakeholders support By Gabriel Ewepu AS women and girls continue to be brutalized and discriminated at home, community and larger society, Yiaga Africa, Wednesday, demanded passage of Gender and Equal Opportunities Bill ahead of NASS resumption on September 14, […]