The Nigeria Police Force has explained that the arrest of activist and politician, Omoyele Sowore, was to ensure fairness in the prosecution of those involved in Monday’s protest in Abuja. Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this on Thursday while addressing journalists in Abuja.He said Sowore, who allegedly led protesters into a restricted area…
Human rights lawyer and former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, has said that politically sponsored cult groups, not the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, are the main drivers of insecurity in the South-East. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, Odinkalu acknowledged that the separatist movement contributes to the…
The Social Democratic Party has expelled its former National Chairman, Shehu Gabam, and several top officials, including National Youth Leader Mr. Ogbonna Chukwuma Uchechukwu, over alleged misconduct, financial misappropriation, and abuse of office. The decision was announced on Thursday in Abuja following a meeting of the National Working Committee, which adopted the findings of the…
Stakeholders at a roundtable on innovation for strengthening transparency and accountability in Plateau state have charged state governors to establish anti corruption agencies in their various states. This, they said, will complement the efforts of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other anti graft agencies in the fight…
Stakeholders in the treatment and eradication of AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (ATM Network) in Plateau state have lauded Governor Caleb Muftwang for hearkening to their plea for increased funding and recruitment of staff in the health sector to improve service delivery especially in primary healthcare centres in the state. Speaking at Global Fund Grant Cycle…
Robert Prevost has been elected as the successor to Pope Francis, who died last month at the age of 88. Prevost made history as the first American to be lead the 1.4 billion Catholic He will be known as Leone XIV. He was elected after a conclave lasting 24 hours, the Catholic world has a…
Renowned lawyer and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, has stated that the sexual harassment allegation levelled against Senate President Godswill Akpabio by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan falls short of the evidentiary threshold required to establish such claims. Addressing journalists at a press conference in Lagos on Tuesday, Agbakoba said…
No fewer than 40 people have been killed in an attack on Zike, Kimakpa community in Kwall District of Irigwe Chiefdom in Bassa local government area of Plateau state. This incident is coming less than a week after 52 people were massacred in communities in Bokkos.local council. It’s also happening less than 48 hours after…
Asaba – Nigeria Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has advised Nigerians to refrain from using social media to report the conduct of police officers, but rather direct such complaints to the Police Complaints Response Unit. Egbetokun who spoke o Monday at the PPROs/Police Communication Experts’ Conference in Asaba, Delta State, stressed that the use…
