TUESDAY January 28th, is slated for the resumed hearing at the ongoing Edo election petitions tribunal; up until Friday, sitting held at the Federal High Court, Sapele Road, Benin City, the Edo State capital; bordering on insecurity however, tribunal…
THOUSANDS fled the city of Goma on Monday as fighting raged between Congolese forces and rebels backed by neighbouring Rwanda, who claimed to have captured eastern Congo’s largest regional hub. Pockets of chaos and gunfire had some people hunkering down…
ISRAEL has carried out a strike on a vehicle in the occupied West Bank, killing two people and wounding another three. The Palestinian Health Ministry reported the casualties from Monday’s strike in the built-up Nur Shams refugee camp. It has…
THE Take It Back Global, a movement dedicated to fighting corruption and injustice, has called for nationwide protests against the indefinite detention of human rights activist and convener of #RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore, by the Nigeria Police Force. The movement…
PLANS are underway to recover $6 billion and an additional N66 billion owed to the Federal Government by stakeholders in the oil sector. Mr Ogbonnaya Orji, the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), stated this on…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has urged leaders across all levels to build bridges of unity and prioritise dialogue as a tool for resolving differences and promoting national cohesion. Tinubu, represented by the Vice-President Kashim Shettima, made the call on Monday…
THE Advocate Against Corruption in Public Service in Nigeria has accused Theo Onyuku, the acting Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Calabar, of falsifying his age and employment records. Akiki Inam, solicitor to the Calabar-based group, made…
HUMAN rights activist Omoyele Sowore is being detained at the Nigerian Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) office at Old Abattoir by Guzape Junction, Abuja, following his refusal to accept the bail conditions imposed by the police. Sowore earlier announced…
THE North-East Development Commission (NEDC) has called for the involvement of traditional institutions in addressing the persistent insecurity in the Lake Chad region. Mohammed Alkali, Managing Director of the NEDC, made the appeal on Monday during the Regional Meeting…
THE Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has urged British investors to explore opportunities in Nigeria’s mining sector. Alake made the call when he received the British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Jonny Baxter, on Monday…
