NUJ Calls for GTBank Boycott Over Alleged Cyberstalking Trial of Four Journalists
The Ogun State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has directed its members to shut down their Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTBank) accounts immediately. This move follows the prolonged detention of Seun Odunlami, a council member, and three…
Safety of Journalists: IPC Calls for Action on International Day to End Impunity
Today, November 2, 2024, marks the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, a day dedicated to highlighting the importance of protecting journalists and ensuring their safety while reporting. The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria, joins the global…
Journalists Not Criminals, Says ABJFN on International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists
The Association of Bloggers and Journalists Against Fake News (ABJFN) joins the global community in commemorating the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists. In a statement signed by its National President, Comrade James Ezema, ABJFN noted that…
How Obi Reacted to FG’s Inhumane Treatment of Protesters
Labour Party leader and 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi has strongly denounced the poor handling of protesters, including minors, brought to court under degrading conditions. Obi emphasized that the constitution allows people to protest against bad governance affecting their livelihood….
Allocation Saga: Tinubu Faces Accusations of Meddling in Rivers State Governance
A recent Federal High Court ruling seizing Rivers State’s monthly allocations has sparked controversy, with Comrade Timi Frank, former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), alleging that President Bola Tinubu is behind the move. Frank claims…
Zamfara: PDP Members Praise Matawalle, Protest Against Governor Lawal, As Federal Lawmaker Dumps PDP For APC
Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Talata Mafara Local Government Area, Zamfara State, took to the streets on Monday to protest what they described as poor governance under Governor Dauda Lawal. Staging a strong protest against Governor Dauda…
Tinubu Appoints Oluyede as Acting Chief of Army Staff
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS), pending the return of the substantive Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja. According to Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser…
Delta Begins Investigation of How Some Contractors Are Conniving to Shortchange Government – Oborevwori Reveals
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Wednesday, said his administration was investigating allegations of connivance by some contractors and asphalt producers to shortchange the state. Governor Oborevwori disclosed this when he played host to the leadership of Isoko Church…
FG Exonerates Matawalle Of All Allegations
The Federal Government has cleared the Honourable Minister of State for Defence H.E. Dr. Bello Muhammed Matawalle MON over allegations of complicity on banditry in Zamfara State. As false as these allegations were, the accusers could not come out with…
Youth Assembly of Nigeria’s New Speaker Praises Matawalle’s Leadership and Loyalty
The Nigeria’s Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Muhammed Bello Matawalle, has received praise from Comrade Famuyibo Oluwasegun, the newly elected National Speaker of the Youth Assembly of Nigeria (YAN). Oluwasegun commended Matawalle’s courage in combating bandits and terrorists in…
GTBank vs 4 Journalists: “Mechanical Fault Affected Our Evidence”, Police Tell Court
A Chief Superintendent of Police, Michael Abu, on Friday, told a Federal High Court in Lagos that mechanical fault was the reason some video clips needed as evidence against the defendants were missing in the case of four journalists accused…
