‘Supreme Court Verdict On Rivers State Governorship Matter & Related Issues: Struggle Continues’
(Intersociety Nigeria, 28th January 2016)-The heart of the leadership of International Society for Civil Liberties & the Rule of Law (Intersociety) is filled with joy and encouragement concerning the latest grounded judgment of the Supreme Court with respect to Rivers…
EFCC Arraigns Ex-Customs Officer Over N40m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned Chinyere Ekanem, a former Customs Officer and Asuka Ebiye before Justice Maryann E. Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Abuja on a 16-count charge bordering on criminal…
Why Citizen Kanu Should Be Granted Humanitarian Bail – SBCHROs
*Says Buhari Was Wrong on Kanu’s Two Passports Comment A civil society coalition has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s assertion on 30th December 2015 that “are you aware that that man called Kanu holds two UK and Nigerian citizenship and…
Civil Society asks National Assembly to Intervene on Osun’s Financial Mess
….Move to Commence State Assembly Members’ Recall Members of the Civil Society Coalition for the Emancipation of Osun State (CSCEO) today (Tuesday, January 26, 2016) in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has called on the National Assembly to intervene…
Isoko North PDP Passes Vote of Confidence on Okowa, Ogor, Macaulay, Others
*Calls for Peace Among Members, Preaches Unity in Isoko North The Peoples Democratic Party PDP in Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta over the weekend passed a vote of confidence on leaders of the party for their leadership qualities,…
Osun’s financial Crisis: Civil society storms National Assembly
Over 5,000 indigines of Osun state under the umbrella of Civil Societies Coalition for Emancipation of Osun State (CSCEO) is set to stage a peaceful rally at the National Assembly, Abuja on Tuesday over alleged maladministration and mis-governance of the…
FG Inaugurates Lassa Fever Eradication Committee
In an effort to eliminate Lassa Fever Epidemic in Nigeria, the Federal Government has inaugurated Multi-sectorial Committee on Lassa Fever Eradication with a view to provide measures that would lead to final eradication of the epidemic in the Country. The Minister…
Police Arraigns Pro-Biafrans Agitators in Court
The Nigeria Police, Rivers State Police Command, has arraigned ten suspected Pro-Biafra protesters arrested between January 16-18, 2016. The suspects were on Wednesday arraigned before Magistrate Courts 7 and 14 in Port Harcourt, the state capital on a two-count charge of…
Port Harcourt, Kaduna Refineries Shut Down Over Militants’ Attacks
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has been forced to close down operations at the Port Harcourt and Kaduna refineries over alleged sabotage activities by restive youths in the Niger Delta region. The Street Reporters learnt that the operational shutdown…
River Basins: Minister Charges UNIDO To Scale Up Activities
The Honourable Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman Adamu has charged the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) to scale up their activities to include the nation’s River Basins as the Federal Government is determined to reposition and strengthen the…
Prevail On Buhari To Obey Court Orders, Group Charges NJC, NBA, Human Rights Community
A human rights activist in Nigeria and Executive Chairman, Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ), Comrade Adeniyi Sulaiman has charged those concerned in the judicial system of the Country including National Judicial Council(NJC),Nigerian Bar Association(NBA) and the human…