Delta 2023: Wonder J releases support song for Agege-Osanebi ticket
By Daniel Dafe Barrister Tuedor Akpevwe Jackson popularly known as Lawyer TAJ has taken his support for the governorship ambition of the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege to another level. Lawyer TAJ has continually maintained that Senator Agege who is the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Delta is the best […]
SERAP, CJID sue Buhari over N5m fines on Daily Trust, others
THE Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP and Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development, CJID, have sued President Muhammadu Buhari, asking the court to declare arbitrary and illegal the N5 million imposed on Trust TV, Multichoice Nigeria Limited, NTA-Startimes Limited and TelCom Satellite Limited, over their documentaries on terrorism in the country.
80m women, girls victims of violence — Women Advocate Centre
THE Executive Director of Women Advocate Research and Documentation Centre, WARDC, Dr Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi, weekend, lamented that over 80 million women and girls are victims of gender-based violence, adding that domestic violence is common in all communities in Nigeria.
The Muslim/Muslim ticket and nationhood
THE choice of a Muslim/Muslim ticket by the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has generated controversies in Nigerian politics and exacerbated religious sentiments.
For Inibehe Effiong
In court around July 1, 2022, the Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State in South-South Nigeria, Ekaette Obot, repeatedly threatened to jail my good friend, Inibehe Effiong, for his diligence in representing an unknown client against two powerful men – the governor who appointed her into office and a Senator without whose influence she probably may also not have been in office.
2023: PWDs call on INEC, Political parties to take measures to ease their participation
2023: PWDs call on INEC, Political parties to take measures to ease their participation
2023: You can’t deceive Nigerians into another journey of doom, S’South youths tell APC
CONFERENCE of South-South Youth Organisations, weekend, said the All Progressives Congress, APC, had been displaying apparent lack of experience to run the affairs of the country, adding that the party cannot deceive Nigerians into another journey of doom in 2023.
Group debunks report alleging customs extortion at port
By Eguono Odjegba The Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) Onne Chapter has described as false online media reports that officers and men of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Port Harcourt Area 11 Command Onne are in the habit of extorting clearing agents. Onne Chapter Chairman, Mr. Mike Ebeatu who made the disclaimer in […]
Ogoniland: Why no shortcut is acceptable for resuming oil, gas productions – MOSOP
MOVEMENT for the Survival of the Ogoni People, MOSOP, has said that the oil pollution in Ogoniland, Rivers State has become too complicated to allow for any shortcut by Federal Government and oil and gas operators to force resumption of production in the area.
Security: Obaseki finalises documentation, audit of Edo forests
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has said the government had finalised the documentation and audit of the state’s forests and was embarking on the recruitment of new forest police as part of a renewed effort to enhance security across the state.
Nigeria’s freedom of expression attracting global attention — Buhari
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari said yesterday it was instructive that Nigeria was attracting positive international attention as a country promoting media freedom and freedom of expression.
