Eight years after the Anti-Torture Act 2017 was signed into law to end police brutality, enforcement remains largely absent. Across police stations and detention centres, citizens continue to face dehumanisation, beatings, and torture, often with impunity. Oseni Wasiu Adewale, a…
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, former governor of Abia State and current Senator representing Abia North, has proposed the creation of a new community-based security structure to tackle Nigeria’s worsening insecurity. Speaking with journalists at the National Assembly in Abuja, Kalu…
Former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has addressed allegations that he and other opposition figures met with American officials to influence the outcome of past elections against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), insisting the meeting was solely about ensuring a…
DR Congo secured a place in the CAF World Cup qualifying play-off final after a narrow 1-0 victory over Cameroon on Thursday. In a tightly contested encounter, both sides created chances but failed to break the deadlock until veteran defender…
Two former Senate Presidents and senior leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Adolphus Wabara and Bukola Saraki, are at odds over holding the party’s national convention scheduled to start tomorrow in Ibadan, Oyo State. While Wabara, Chairman of the…
The controversy surrounding Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and Lieutenant Ahmed Yerima, a naval officer, continues to generate debate weeks after the incident in Abuja. Former Chief of Defence Staff General Lucky Irabor (retd.) and Minister…
The Federal Government has dismissed claims of Christian genocide in Nigeria, calling the allegations false and harmful to the nation’s image. Speaking in separate engagements, Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusuf Tuggar and Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohammed Idris…
By Erasmus Ikhide THE trending altercation between FCT Minister Barrister Nyesom Wike and Naval Officer A.M. Yerima has further sounded the alarm on the failure of soft-governance; constitutional democracy, constitutionalism and the urgent need for demilitarization of Nigerian political space.…
Public attention has once again turned to former Rivers State Governor and current FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, after controversial social commentator VeryDarkMan (VDM) reignited discussions over an alleged land-grabbing scandal involving the late Colonel Ogbebor. According to resurfaced claims, Wike…
Tragedy struck at the Akwa Ibom State Custodial Centre in Uyo after a malfunctioning transformer exploded, claiming the lives of two inmates awaiting trial and leaving two others injured. According to The PUNCH, the incident occurred about two weeks ago…
