Supreme Court goes fully digital, ditches paper records to curb tampering
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri On April 23, Vanguard Law & Human Rights highlighted some of the challenges plaguing the Nigerian judiciary, chief among them the judiciary’s continued reliance on analogue systems. This factor, it noted, was partly responsible for the slow pace of justice administration in the country — a situation that breeds widespread public dissatisfaction […]
Troops arrest 46 suspected undocumented foreign nationals in Ogun
Troops of the Nigerian Army, in collaboration with the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), have arrested 46 foreign nationals during a security operation in Ogun State.
Our father not diabetic; mother still in captivity – Late Gen Rabe’s son
One of the sons of the late Major General Rabe Abubakar (retd), Isyaka Rabe, has said his father had no history of diabetes or high blood pressure, contrary to claims attributed to the Katsina State government.
Woman kidnapped in Edo market after husband escaped
“I saved the woman’s children today. It happened in front of me. We were both buying something in the same place, at the vegetable market”
Rough Economy: Local markets flooded with toxic powdered charcoal, poisonous dye additives
In the local Nigerian markets unscrupulous spice merchants are now exploiting the food inflation to heavily adulterate daily kitchen staples
State of the Nation: Nigeria facing survival problem, drifting to one-party state —Farounbi
Yemi Farounbi served as Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Philippines and Cambodia. In this interview, he examines the state of the nation
Pregnant woman, children among 11 mourners feared dead in Benue boat tragedy
The victims were reportedly returning to Daududawadawa community, an island settlement located behind the Nigerian Army School of Military Engineering (NASME) Barracks in the North Bank area of Makurdi, when the boat overturned midway through the journey.
Gunmen abduct 60 year-Old ondo community head, shoot wife
–Community in shock as police launch manhunt By Dayo Johnson Akure Suspected gunmen have abducted 60-year-old Adeniyi Adelana, community head of Ode Oriya Village in Owo council area of Ondo State and shot his wife. A police source said six armed men stormed the residence around 8:05pm Saturday. The assailants invaded under cover of darkness […]
Critics wanted Uzodimma to fail, but he shocked them — Emelumba, Info Commissioner
As many states across Nigeria continue to grapple with poor electricity supply and infrastructure deficits, Imo State government says it is moving toward a 24-hour power supply system through the state-backed Orashi Electricity project. In this interview, the Commissioner for Information, Declan Emelumba,,,
Agbor’s Blood On The Tracks: Ujevwu-Itakpe derailment exposes systemic collapse of rail network
This is not the first time Agbor has swallowed steel and lives. It is the latest chapter in a timeline that reads like a lingering warning ignored.
Economic sovereignty: Pan-Africanism, not xenophobia, is what Africa needs – SOAD
By Vera Anyagafu State of the African Diaspora (SOAD) Minister of Trade, Hon. Ebube Ebisike George, carries a resume that reads like three careers in one; diplomat, serial entrepreneur, and aspiring astronaut. But at the core, he is a Nigerian pushing trade, energy, and human capital projects across continents, and now speaking outagainst South African […]
