Paradigm Initiative has disclosed plans to launch a public complain platform for cases of violation of human rights on the internet across Nigeria. Speaking at a press conference in Lagos, Paradigm Initiative executive director Gbenga Sesan said cases of human rights violation on the internet were rising at an alarming rate and need to be […]
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has responded to the comments attributed to the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, declaring ‘Operation Amotekun’ as an illegal outfit. Amotekun, launched on Thursday in Ibadan, is a security outfit set up by the six South-West governments to tackle kidnapping and other criminal activities in the region. […]
Former Nigeria vice president Atiku Abubakar on Wednesday urged the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Emeka Ihedioha to accept the Supreme Court judgement to nullify their victory at the Imo State governorship election. “With regards to the judgment of the Supreme Court, which nullified the election of the candidate of the PDP, Emeka Ihedioha, as […]
Imo State governor-elect Hope Uzodinma has ordered all financial institutions in custody of the state funds not to honour any pay-out draft from the government accounts until further notice. Uzodinma gave the order in a letter by the director-general of his campaign organisation Cosmos Iwu hours after the Supreme Court declared him the duly elected […]
A fallen truck at Anthony village area of Lagos has caused a heavy traffic jam on Ikorodu Road. Motorists coming from Ojota axis to Ojuelegba are facing hectic time as at 10.50 am as vehicles are on ‘stand-still situation’. It was gathered that no life was lost during the accident. Details later.
Akinwale Goodluck is Head of Africa, Global System for Mobile communications Association (GSMA), a body that represents the interests of mobile network operators worldwide. A solicitor of the Supreme Court, he has had a career spanning investment banking and legal practice. In the last 15 years, Goodluck has been engaged in the information and communications […]
The Federal Government has commenced the process of placing a ban on importation of certain categories of vessels into Nigeria by 2022 as part of efforts to encourage local participation in shipbuilding. The Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside, who disclosed this to journalists in Lagos, urged Nigerians firms to […]
Akwa Ibom State’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mr. Mike Igini, has appealed to political stakeholders in Essien Udim Local Government Area not to exhibit those vices that led to the cancellation of last election in the council area alone in the state. Reading the Appeal Court judgment on why elections were cancelled in the area […]
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday said that the Federal Government was set to engage more qualified teachers to increase the teacher-to-pupil ratio in the country. Buhari, who stated this in Abuja while receiving the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, acknowledged that Nigeria suffers a deficit of teachers, which […]
Family members of 58 victims, who were abducted in Kaduna, have expressed concern over the N100 million ransom being demanded by their kidnappers before they can be released. Specifically, the families of the victims who are in a refugee camp, after fleeing their homes told the Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU) that the abductors, who […]