ONE of the remorseful Niger-Delta militant leaders, John Togo, has said the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND) “cooked up” the charge that the Federal Government gave N2 billion to its former commander, Ebikabowei Victor Ben, alias Boyloaf, to settle the militants he brought to Abuja to accept amnesty in order to incite repentant militants against Boyloaf.

By  Innocent Anaba LAGOS – The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Banjul, The Gambia, has ordered the government of Libya to suspend the execution of Nigerians on death row in that country. The commission is charged with overseeing states parties’ compliance with their legal obligations under the African Charter on Human and […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS – Following an alleged contracts worth N2.174 billion said to be awarded in two days last month by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Action Congress (AC), urged the Federal Government to immediately set up a probe panel to find out the veracity of the report. AC’s National Publicity Secretary, […]

By Bala Ajiya DAMATURU – A Damaturu-based human right activist and legal luminary, Saleh Tanko, has urged Chief Gani Fawehinmi’s family to be cautious of some of the visitors trooping in to sign the condolence register, because most of them are happy with the demise of the legal icon who was a thorn in the […]

Aba- DAREDEVIL gunmen suspected to be kidnappers weekend, unleashed mayhem on residents of Aba, the commercial capital of Abia state.