Dialogue Key to Conflict Resolution — Otuaro
Dialogue Only Way Out – Amgbaduba Reiterates Delta State Deputy Governor, Mr. Kingsley Otuaro, has said dialogue remains crucial to resolving conflicts between oil companies and their host communities, just as the State Commissioner for Oil and Gas, Prince Emmanuel…
Gombe Governor Assures of Continued Support to Security Agencies, Donates to Police
Gombe State Governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has again reiterated his administration’s commitment to work in partnership with security agencies in order to achieve Government’s primary responsibility of protecting lives and property of the citizenry. Governor Inuwa Yahaya gave the…
Gov. Ugwuanyi Inaugurates #EndSARS Panel, Sympathises with Families of Victims
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Wednesday, conveyed the sympathy of his administration to the families of private citizens and security personnel who lost their loved ones to the unfortunate violence and criminality precipitated by the hijack of the…
#EndSARS Protest: Valentine Ozigbo Hails Nigerian Youth, Calls for Competency in Leadership
Valentine Ozigbo, a Nigerian business mogul and corporate titan, has declared the recent #EndSARS protest and the widespread violence that followed as “a manifestation of a failure of leadership”. During an interview on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 the ‘Money Line’…
Government Failure, Reason for Civil Unrest – CLO
The Civil Liberties Organisation, CLO, Southeast Zone has identified failure of government to live up to the expectations of the citizens over the years as the major reason for implosion of violence across the country. CLO Chairman, Southeast Zone, Comrade…
IPC Decries Incarceration of Nigerian Journalist Tom Oga
The International Press Centre, IPC, Lagos-Nigeria, calls for the immediate release of Mr. Tom Oga the Publisher of Power Steering Magazine, who has been in police detention for 14 days without trial. He was arrested at about 5p.m on October…
Clarification: How 71,040 Unprocessed Citizens Lost in Police Custodies in 16 Years
The attention of International Society for Civil Liberties & Rule of Law (InterSociety) has been drawn to a calculation error contained in our statement of Sunday, 25th Oct 2020 where we mistakenly stated that “30,400 unprocessed citizens died in police…
How Nigerian Officials Made Disorderly, Riotous Grabbing of COVID-19 Palliatives Inevitable – Oseloka Obaze
Oseloka Obaze is the former Secretary to the Government of Anambra State and the Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the State in 2017. He is also a diplomat, writer, public policy and governance expert. He is…
#EndSARS: Obaseki Inaugurates Judicial Panel of Inquiry, Gives Time Frame to Complete Hearing
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has inaugurated the Judicial Panel of Inquiry established to look into the activities of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and the circumstances surrounding #EndSARS protests in the state and investigate cases of…
BREAKING: El-Rufai Reviews Curfew in 21 Kaduna LGAs, Releases Emergency Numbers
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has approved the recommendation of the security agencies for a significant relaxation of a 24-hour curfew imposed on the state in 21 local government areas. This is even as the state government has announced…
Enugu Govt Reviews 24-hour Curfew in Enugu Metropolis Effective
…Announces 13-hour Curfew, Identifies Exempted Essential Services Providers By Chris Ugeuja, Nsukka The Enugu State Government has announced an adjustment on the 24-hour curfew imposed in Enugu East, Enugu North and Enugu South Local Government Areas of the state. According…