Terror Alerts: You Lied, Nigeria Not Safer Than Before, HURIWA Slams Lai Mohammed
…Says FG Living in Self-denial of Insurgency Prominent civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), on Wednesday, scolded the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, for labelling as unverified and misleading, the terror alerts by…
Nigeria, The Floods And The ‘We Never Ready Culture’
By Prince Charles Dickson Color TV transmission was introduced first at Benue Plateau Television, Jos, in July 1974 and in India it was introduced in 1979. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said over 1.5 million children in Nigeria…
The Scourge of Malaria in Nigeria And AYGF Perspective
In 2020 alone, malaria accounted for an estimated 199, 689 deaths, of which 1,811 were reported. This is besides the 206, 139, 584 people who were vulnerable. Malaria statistics by country shows that the deaths due to malaria in Nigeria constitute about 31.9 per cent of the global malaria deaths; this is approximately 200,000 deaths in 2021. Over 60 million people are infected yearly and an estimated US$1.1 billion is lost yearly due to malaria related absenteeism and productivity losses. Nigeria is among the top 6 countries that account for ½ half of all the malaria related deaths worldwide. This number cuts across classes, ages, statuses and genders.
Bode George Adds His Voice To Peter Obi’s Call, Urges Parties To Halt Campaigns Over Ravaging Floods
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Bode George has added his voice to the call by the Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, that political parties should halt their campaigns following the floods ravaging several parts of…
Bandits: Acquire Arms Like Your Attackers And Defend Yourself – Danjuma Tells Nigerians
Nigeria’s ex-defence chief, Lt. Gen. T. Y. Danjuma, at the weekend urged Nigerians especially citizens of Taraba State to acquire arms and defend themselves and their territories against armed bandits. Danjuma made the call while speaking at the official coronation…
Nnamdi Kanu: SERG Cautions FG Over Injustice To South East Region
Pan-Igbo sociopolitical pressure organisation, the South East Revival Group (SERG) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari administration not to continue with what it described as “victimisation and exclusion policy of the Federal Government against Igbos in Nigeria”, attributing the insecurity in…
2023 Census Postponement Crucial For Free And Fair Elections – HURIWA
Prominent civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), on Saturday, said the postponement of the 2023 national population and housing census is vital to guarantee free and fair elections in the 2023 elections. HURIWA’s National Coordinator,…
NYSC Relocation And Redeployment: How It Works And Everything About It
Relocation is like a product or service of National Youth Service (NYSC), and you must know that this service of the scheme is very regulated and most importantly free of charge. Before we diver into who can get relocated and…
EXPLOSIVE: Transcript Of SDP Presidential Candidate, Prince Adebayo’s Responses At Arewa Joint Committee Interactive Session
The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo, has spoken on addressing all the problems facing the north if elected as President in 2023. He said that the north has a lot of potentials which is…
Again Court Adjourns CNG’s Biafra Referendum Suit
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, adjourned hearing on the suit filed by the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) seeking a referendum to determine the fate of Biafra and other self-determination agitations to January 27, 2022. Recall…
Nnamdi Kanu: Your Appeal Amidst Disobedience Is Sacrilegious – HURIWA to Federal Government
Stating that disrespecting the binding judgment of the court of Appeal on the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and appealing at the Supreme Court against the same decision you disrespected amounted to a legal…
