Tension is brewing in the Okon Aku community of Ohafia Local Government Area, Abia State, following the decision to ban members of the Okon Aku Traditional Herbs and Roots Practitioners, popularly called Dibia Okon-Aku, from holding their annual Iri-Ji (New…
The death toll from the tragic fire at Afriland Towers, a six-storey commercial building on Broad Street, Lagos Island, has risen, with United Capital Plc confirming the loss of six of its employees. The blaze, which broke out on Tuesday,…
Fresh controversy has hit Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS), after evidence emerged suggesting the agency forged the signature of a top government prosecutor in order to press charges against human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore. Court filings…
Tension has once again engulfed Kakafu village in Lade District, Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State after suspected bandits struck in a late-night raid, killing a local vigilante commander. The victim, identified as Tetengi, was shot dead around 10pm…
Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah has urged former President Goodluck Jonathan to move with caution amid growing calls for him to run in the 2027 presidential race. Speaking at the Democracy Dialogue of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation in Accra, Ghana, Kukah…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has raised fresh concerns about the dangers of political interference in the judiciary, warning that no investor would risk their money in a country where judges are compromised. Speaking on Wednesday at the Democracy Dialogue of…
The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has accused Nigeria of grave and systematic violations of the rights of women and girls, citing the country’s repeated failure to prevent and respond to mass abductions. In…
STATEHOUSE STATEMENT (2) I am happy today that, from the intelligence available to me, there is a groundswell of a new spirit of understanding, a robust readiness, and potent enthusiasm on the part of all the stakeholders in Rivers State…
OUTRAGE has trailed the appearance of notorious bandit leader Mustapha Babaro at a government-backed peace dialogue in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State. Babaro, accused of mass killings and sexual violence, arrived at the meeting heavily armed and in…
Tension rocked the Rivers State Government House in Port Harcourt as aides to the departing Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd), staged a protest over unpaid allowances and entitlements. The aides, who once shielded and served Ibas, turned against…
