The Coalition of Leftists Socialist Organisations had been flexing muscles to make good their plans to hold nationwide peaceful protests in different parts of the country and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on June 12 Democracy Day. The planned protest was to demand a better life for Nigerians who they said had been groaning under…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Wednesday, said ex-Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, who is accused of N80.2bn fraud, had ridiculed the Nigerian justice system by failing to present himself for trial in court. The EFCC acting Zonal Director, Benin Zonal Command, Mr Effa Okim, stated this during a familiarisation visit to the Delta…
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has accused Finland of shielding Simon Ekpa, a self-proclaimed Prime Minister of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Musa, who was a guest on Channels Television’s special broadcast to mark Nigeria’s 25th Democracy Day in Abuja also decried the activities of IPOB in the South-East, demanding…
Save the Children’s International recent analysis has indicated that approximately 15.6 million children in Nigeria, which is one out of every six children, will face hunger as the lean season approaches. This figure represents a 25% increase from the same period in 2023, driven by escalating insecurity, ongoing conflict, banditry, and rising food prices in…
A right and social justice development and empowerment organization has commended the federal for its efforts in resettlement of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Borno state. The body known as Taiye Olayemi Networks for Human Rights, Social Justice, Development and Empowerment (TONHR) in a statement by its Executive Director, Taiye Obayemi, said it has closely…
Lagos Commissioner of Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has issued out warning to food traders in the state to stop using harmful preservatives on food. Speaking at a one-day market sensitisation programme in commemoration of World Food Safety Day 2024, organised by the Lagos State Ministry of Health’s Directorate of Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety…
The Ohaneze Ndigbo has criticized President Bola Tinubu’s June 12 broadcast for not recognizing the late Prof. Humphrey Nwosu among heroes of democracy in the country. The Pan Ndigbo socio-cultural body expressed it displeasure over the sidelining of Professor Humphrey Nwosu, through it’s National Vice President, Chief Damian Okeke Ogene, who described the June 12…
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, has played down concerns over President Bola Tinubu’s brief slip while boarding a parade vehicle at the June 12 Democracy Day celebration in Abuja. The aide, in a post on his X handle on Wednesday, said, “Mr President missed his step while climbing…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that his administration will soon send an executive bill to the National Assembly to enshrine what has been agreed upon as a new national minimum wage as part of “our law” for the next five years or less. In his national broadcast today on the 25th anniversary of unbroken…
A major step towards enhancing regional public health was taken on Monday, in Nigeria when officials from Nigeria and Niger Republic convened for a critical three-day cross-border meeting aimed at improving disease surveillance and outbreak intervention strategies. Organized by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Regional Centre for Surveillance & Disease Control (RCSDC)…
