Kanu: FG shows injustice by releasing 1,009 Boko Haram insurgents – HURIWA
Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, says the Federal Government displayed injustice by releasing 1,009 Boko Haram fighters, while the embattled leader of the proscribed Indigenous…
Amidst Protests, Senate passes harmonised PIB with 3% Host Community Fund
The Senate on Thursday passed the harmonised Petroleum Industry Bill, a version it said was produced by a conference committee of both Upper Chamber and the House of Representatives. The…
NAFDAC approves Moderna, AstraZeneca, Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccines
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday announced it had given permission for emergency use of three COVID-19 vaccines – Moderna, AstraZeneca (from Korea)…
Delta Inches Closer to Open Grazing Ban, as Bill passes second reading
Delta State has moved closer to the banning of open grazing of cattle as the bill on that passed the second reading in the House of Assembly on Wednesday. The…
UNILAG Shuts Hostels Over COVID-19 Third Wave, Reverts to Online Lectures
The Senate of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) on Wednesday ordered all students out of hostels and halls of residence over reported cases of COVID-19 infections among the students. The…
Yoruba Nation Leaders Drag Buhari, Malami, others to ICC
The leaders of Yoruba Nation, the group campaigning for self-determination of the South West region, have dragged President Muhammadu Buhari and other top government officials to the International Criminal Court.…
Cameroon to Nigeria: Thank you for re-arresting IPOB leader
The Republic of Cameroon, Nigeria’s immediate neighbour to the east, has congratulated and thanked the government for the re-arrest and reparation of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous…
No Human Rights Violation in Kanu’s Re-Arrest By The Nigerian Government–IHRC
The Geneva, Switzerland-based International Human Rights Commission has declared that there was no case of human rights violation recorded in the re-arrest of the leader of the Indigenous People of…
Senate Bows to Public Opinion, rejects Onochie as INEC commissioner
Presenting his report, Chairman of the Senate Committee, Kabiru Gaya, declared that Onochie failed the provisions of the Federal Character Principles. The Senate on Tuesday bowed to public opinion and…
Ohanaeze Knocks Bello Over governor’s Comment on Rotational Presidency
… says governor was in school when North, South agreed on rotation’ Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization and one of the regional groups championing the return of power…