N4.5m Onitsha Drug Market Vote Buying Saga: Intersociety Writes DSS
…Reveals Identity of Culprits as Sold At Onitsha Drug Market Election The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) in a letter to the Department of State Services (DSS) detailing how elective seats at Onitsha International Drug…
COVID-19 Spread in North: Group Accuses Shehu Sani of Reckless Tweets
As the figure of Covid-19 infections rise in some northern states, a youth group has blamed what it called the reckless optimism displayed by politicians as responsible for encouraging public disregard for preventive instructions. In a statement, Comrade Lawal Shehu…
Press Day: NGIJ Demands Strengthened Press Freedom in Nigeria
As the world commemorates the global Press Freedom Day on May 3, the Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists (NGIJ) has called on the Federal as well as state governments in Nigeria to ensure that the media is independent and journalists…
Northern Elders Forum Makes Shocking Statements on COVID-19 Pandemic in Kano
Northern Elders Forum has said it shares the nation’s concern over the daily rise in verified cases of infections from COVID-19 all over the country, but in parts of Kano State in particular, expressing worries that the virus is spreading…
Covid-19: IMF Approves US$650m for Dominican Republic
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved the Dominican Republic’s request for emergency financial assistance under the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) equivalent to SDR 477.4 million (about US$650 million, or 100 percent of quota) to meet the…
BREAKING: Over 300 Trapped Nigerian Citizens in Guangzhou, China, Risk Starvation – CLO Raises Alarm
Over 300 Nigerian business men and women who are trapped in the Chinese business capital, Guangzhou, since the COVID-19 lockdown across the world began, now face eviction and starvation challenges this week, the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) has said. Speaking…
CLO Commends IGP Adamu for Probing Lawless, Over Zealous OfficersÂ
….Urges for Respect for Human Rights, Rule of Law In the fight Against Crimes, COVID-19 The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) has noted with commendation, the actions of the Inspector General of the Nigeria Police, IGP Abubukar Adamu, over activities of…
Eha-Alumona Unity Forum Donates Noodles, Rice and Yam To The People
By Chris Ugwuja, Nsukka Eight philanthropists of Eha-Alumona Unity Forum have donated 1, 955 Noodles, 3,200 tubers of yam and 400 bags of rice as palliatives to the poor and the vulnerable people in the 9 communities that constitute Eha-…
Intersociety Writes Army, Police Authorities Over COVID-19 Corruption
International Society for Civil Liberties & Rule of Law (Intersociety), has written a strongly worded letter to the Nigerian Army and Police authorities demanding immediate investigation into an alleged shocking and startling revelations concerning the criminal activities of stationed or…
NGIJ Wants NUJ, NGE to Investigate Alleged Gov. Umahi, Journalists Face-off
The Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists (NGIJ) has weighed-in on the face-off between journalists and Ebonyi State government, urging stakeholders to intervene and resolve the brewing crisis. In a statement released to the media on Friday by Mr Israel Bolaji,…
SPECIAL STATEMENT: We Foresee Explosion Of Infections & Harvest Of Deaths In Post-COVID-19 Lockdown In Nigeria
…As Intersociety Singles out Lagos State Government, Two Urban PGs in Anambra State for Commendation The Int’l Society for Civil Liberties & Rule of Law (Intersociety) is deeply concerned that there is likelihood of explosion of COVID-19 infections and harvest…