Adamawa IDPs complain of depletion of food supply to camp
The Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at Fufore International Transit Camp in Adamawa, have complained of depletion in food supplied to the camp. The News Agency of […]
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Public Hearing: Kogi Committee receives 6 petitions on police brutality
The Human Rights Special Intervention Group (HRSIG) in Kogi said it received six petitions and complaints on human rights violations by the law enforcement agencies. […]
#EndSARS: 7,000 motorcycles stolen from DRTS recovered — officia
Mr Wadata Bodinga, the Director, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Directorate of Road Transport Services (DRTS), says it has recovered more than 7,000 motorcycles stolen from […]
#EndSARS Gains US Policy Priority, By Jeremy Philips
Nigeria is facing threat of more civil unrest in 2021 as the US adopts a major foreign policy change that will transform civil society organizations […]
Post-#EndSARS: US Empowers CSOs, Builds ‘Community Centres’ in Lekki, 13 Nigerian Cities
…. Nigerian Diplomat Raises Concerns The United States of America (USA) has adopted a major foreign policy change that will transform civil society organizations (CSOs) […]
Zamfara Assembly Goofed on NSA, By Lawal Ibrahim
Last Thursday, the Zamfara State House of Assembly purportedly passed a vote of no confidence on the National Security Adviser, retired Major General Babagana Monguno, […]
ACF cautions Northern group against blockade of foodstuff to South
The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF has cautioned against blockade of foodstuff and related items to the South. National Chairman of ACF, Chief […]
#ENDSARS: Group admonish youths to end proposed protest in Lagos
The Committee of Youths on Mobilisation and Sensitisation (CYMS) has urged Nigerian youths to boycott the proposed protest in the interest of peace and socioeconomic […]
Senate invites Emefiele, Yuguda, over Cryptocurrency ban
By Haruna Salami The Senate has mandated its Committees on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions; ICT and Cybercrime; and Capital Market to invite the […]
Lagos, Police halt planned #OccupyLekkiTollGate protest, counter rallies
…Individuals, Corporate Bodies Inciting Destruction To Be Prosecuted, Pay Damages – State Govt …CP Reads Riot Acts To Opposing Groups The Lagos State Government has […]
FIRS generates N4.9 trillion, meets 98% tax target in 2020
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) collected N4,952,243,711,728.37 in total tax revenue in the year 2020. This landmark achievement represents approximately 98% of the national […]
#EndSARS : Edo govt to offset hospital bills of 2 deaf victims, says panel chairperson
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has promised to offset the hospital bills of two deaf victims allegedly shot by operatives of the Police and the […]
#EndSARS: Oyo judicial panel concludes preliminary analysis of complaints
…to begin public sitting next week Tuesday The 12-man Judicial Panel of Inquiry set up by Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State to look into […]
#EndSARS: 12 injured staff of Nigerian Correctional Service get N3m medical support in Edo
Twelve staff of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Edo Command, were on Saturday given cheques for more than three million naira to support their treatment for […]
Assault on FRSC personnel: Benin Magistrate sends tricycle rider to jail
A Magistrate Court sitting in Benin city, Edo State has on Monday, 11 January, 2021, sentenced Mr Adeshina Adeyemo, a tricycle operator that assaulted […]
COVID-19, #EndSARS: Towards awakening insurance consciousness of Nigerians
Ben Feldman, one of the most famous insurance industry sales legends, says “life insurance is the only tool that takes pennies and then guarantees […]
#EndSars: NHRC panel postpones sitting indefinitely
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) independent investigative panel on the violations of human rights by the defunct Special Anti-Robbed Squad (SARS) has postponed sitting […]
#EndSARS: Man, 47, demands N50m compensation for being unlawfully paraded by police
A 47-year-old man, Anthony Ogbevon, on Friday, approached the Edo Judicial Panel of Inquiry for Victims of SARS and Related Abuses in Benin, seeking financial […]
#EndSARS: Sanwo-Olu seeks FG’s collaboration in rebuilding Lagos
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday sought collaboration from the Federal Government in rebuilding Lagos State following the aftermath of last year’s #EndSARS […]
The ‘American Coup’ and Nigeria’s #Endsars protest: Two Ugly Twins
By Yakubu Shendam Oh how the mighty have fallen, is a phrase used to describe the failure or decline in status of a person, group, […]
ICC aggravating Nigeria’s security challenges–FG
The Federal Government says the International Criminal Court (ICC) and some human rights organisations have colluded to aggravate the security challenges facing the country. […]
Study notes on ‘state’ and ‘state failure’, By Edwin Madunagu
This piece is dedicated to two of the surviving members of the Old Guard of the Nigerian Left: Comrade Biodun Jeyifo (BJ) who turns […]
How to build the barricade: Lessons from #EndSARS 2020, By Jaye Gaskia
[NOTES FOR A PRESENTATION AS A PANELIST AT THE 2020 PRO-DEMOCRACY SUMMIT ON THE OVERARCHING THEME OF “FROM MOMENT TO MOVEMENT: SUSTAINING POPULAR POWER BEYOND […]
IGP charges operatives to put EndSARS protest behind them
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has charged officers and men of the Abia command to put the events of the EndSARS behind them […]
#EndSARS: NPA earmarks N807m for rehabilitation of burnt building
The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala-Usman, says the agency has earmarked N807 million for the rehabilitation of a portion of its […]