2023 Elections: Why Reps Asked FG To Shut Down Schools During Polls
The members of the House of Representatives has requested that the Federal Government close tertiary education institutions so that students can actively participate in the coming general elections. The National Universities Commission, the National Board for Technical Education, the National…
Dark Forces And Champions Of Barbarism Are Taking Over Public Institutions In Nigeria — Intersociety
…Says Appointment of Former IGP Arase as PSC Chair a Reward for 2015/2016 Massacre of 250 Unarmed Easterners as IGP There has been a floodgate of whimsical and capricious presidential appointments into Nigeria’s federal public institutions; done without recourse to…
2023: SDP Presidential Candidate Reveals Why He Declined Chatham House Invitation
The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo, has revealed why he decided not to honour the invitation to speak at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, London popularly known as Chatham House. Adebayo said he…
CONTROVERSY: Egbema Traditional Council/Kingmakers Want Gov. Okowa To Withdraw Staff of Office From Ubabiri
…. Assert That HRM Bar. Napoleon Egin Bini Pere lV Remains The Agadagba of Egbema The Egbema Traditional Council/Kingmakers of the ancient Egbema kingdom has called on His Excellency Senator Dr Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa the Executive Governor of Delta State…
PVCs And 2023 Presidential Polls: INEC Inflaming Nigeria, Pushing It Into Complex Uncertainties – Intersociety
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, a civil society organisation, the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) has again accused Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of pushing the country into complex uncertainties….
Again Arewa Groups, Igbo Leaders Disagree Over Calls for Nnamdi Kanu’s Release
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has reiterated its warning that the renewed pressure by Igbo leaders for the unconditional release of leader of the proscribed Indeginous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) is unreasonable and a recipe for greater conflict. Reacting…
300 Level Student Commits Suicide
A 300 level student of the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA, in Ondo State, Olona Joseph Oluwapelumi, has reportedly committed suicide over alleged depression and financial constraints. Olona was said to have committed suicide in his off campus lodge,…
Nnamdi Kanu Drags FG To Court, Seeks N20billion Damages From Nigerian Government
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has instituted a fresh court action against Nigerian government through his Special Counsel, Barrister Aloy Ejimakor. The IPOB leader’s filed the case against the Attorney-General of the Federation and…
Kenyan Movie Shortlisted for Top Prize in Africa’s Premiere Film Fest
Fifteen feature-length movies are vying for the top prize in next month’s FESPACO festival, Africa’s top cinema event, the organisers announced Friday (Jan. 13). A total of 170 films are competing across 11 categories in the February 25-March 4 event,…
Supreme Court Dethrones Niger Delta Monarch, Obong Of Calabar
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has dethroned Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu V, the Obong of Calabar, Cross River State. Justice Mohammed Lawal Garba ordered the kingmakers and Traditional Rulers’ Council to immediately usher in a fresh selection process to…
Alleged N1bn Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Ex- ABU VC, Bursar
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the immediate past Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, Professor Ibrahim Garba before Kaduna State High Court over alleged laundering of N1bn. The former VC was dragged to the…
