The Department of State Service (DSS) has cleared the air over the arrest and detention of the National Mobilisation Officer/Coordinator of TAKE IT BACK MOVEMENT (TIBM), Juwon Sanyaolu. Comrade Sanyaolu has been reportedly arrested by security operatives in Lagos on Wednesday, along with other activists, for participating in the Anti-Hardship protest on June 12 (Democray…
Concerned about the rate at which Nigerian medical and health personnel emigrate to foreign lands, the Commissioner for Health in Ogun, Dr Tomi Coker, has urged the graduating nurses of Ogun College of Nursing Sciences, Abeokuta, to remember the roots that nurtured them, despite the allure of greener pastures. While speaking at the first combined…
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has accused the immediate past administration in Kano State of neglecting the education sector. The governor spoke in Kano while declaring a State of Emergency in Education in Kano He alleged that the past administration sold some public schools and converted others to private shops. With the support…
The Armed Forces of Nigeria has confirmed the arrest of over 100 suspects for the killing of soldiers and civilians on May 31, by suspected IPOB fighters at a military checkpoint in Obikabia Junction, Ogbor Hill, Obingwa LGA, Aba , where troops of Operation Udoka were deployed in Abia State. The arrests of persons were…
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…
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