I must confess I never knew Dele Farotimi before the tumultuous 2023 presidential election, and it was during this period he become visible to me. What I noticed about him during that trying period in that our contemporary political…
THE ECOWAS Court has ordered Nigeria to pay five million naira compensation to Oluwatimilehin Adebayo, a Nigerian, for the violation of his right to freedom from torture. The court also ordered Nigeria to conduct a “prompt, impartial, and effective” investigation…
THE House of Representatives has urged the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development to focus on lithium production to increase revenue generation in Nigeria. This was sequel to the adoption of a motion by Rep. Victor Obuzor (PDP-Rivers) at plenary…
THE National Executive Committee (NEC) of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has reaffirmed its commitment to the turn of Rivers State producing the next President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo by 2025. Dr Alex Ogbonnia, the National Publicity Secretary of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide,…
Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says the FCT Administration has committed 1.05 billion dollars, amounting to about N177 billion for infrastructural development in the education sector. Wike, represented by the Minister of State, FCT, Dr…
A delegation of the West African Elders Forum (WAEF) observation mission led by former President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday arrived in Accra, ahead of the Dec. 7 general elections in the country. The WAEF’s communications Officer, Wealth Dickson Ominabo, disclosed…
THE Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has distanced the Niger Delta and South-South geopolitical zones from the agitations for an independent Biafra nation. PANDEF, in a statement on Wednesday by its National Youth Leader, Donben Donyegha, said any attempt to drag…
THE Obidient Movement has threatened to embark on nationwide protest if a human rights lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi, is not released with immediate effect. Naija News reported that a Magistrate Court in Ado Ekiti ordered that Farotimi be remanded following allegations…
Bello El-rufai, the eldest son of the former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-rufai, has refuted claims that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) raided his Kaduna residence and discovered funds in different currencies stashed in vaults. He insisted that the…
THE federal government has approved a special end-of-the-year train service for Nigerians in commemoration of the Christmas and New Year festivities. The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) made the announcement in a statement on Wednesday by its Deputy Director, Public…
