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Sowore Presses Authorities to Arrest Senator Ned Nwoko Over Rights Violations
Omoyele Sowore, a human rights activist and former African Action Congress presidential candidate, has demanded that Senator Ned Nwoko of Delta North be immediately suspended and arrested on charges ranging from illegal detention and abuse…
‘Christian Genocide Should Trouble Everyone’ — Youths Tackle Tinubu’s Aide, Bwala
Daniel Bwala, an assistant to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has disputed with the Youth Wing of the Christians Association of Nigeria over Christian genocide in Nigeria.
The fact that Christian genocide does not impact Bwala and his…
Delborough Lagos Names Ex-OPEC President Prof. Kachikwu to Its Board
Prof. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, a former minister of petroleum, former Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), former Executive Vice Chairman of Exxonmobil Africa, and former president of OPEC and…
Niger Delta: Stakeholders Drive Implementation of Host Community Development Trusts Under PIA
With a high-level stakeholders' dialogue forum that brought together government leaders, settlors, regulators, representatives of Host Community Development Trusts (HCDTs), and communities to consider lessons learned from four years of…
Kabara: Sowore Urges Authorities to Free Detained Kano Cleric
Omoyele Sowore, a Nigerian publisher and activist, has demanded the immediate release of Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara, an Islamic cleric, claiming that Kano State officials are persecuting him because of his religion.
Sowore posted…
Lagos Government Refutes Alleged Clearance of Baba Ijesha
Online rumors claiming Nollywood star Olanrewaju James, better known by his stage name Baba Ijesha, was set free after being "cleared" by the Court of Appeal have been refuted by Lawal Pedro (SAN), the Lagos State Attorney-General and…
Herdsmen Attack in Nasarawa Leaves Woman Maimed, Community Devastated
On Saturday, suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked a peaceful farming settlement in the Barki Abdullahi (BAD) village in Lafia Local Government Area, Nasarawa State, leaving a woman with her hand cut. This attack caused panic.
The…
Yahaya Bello Shares Insights on His Relationship With Tinubu
Yahaya Bello, a former governor of Kogi State, has denied rumors that he and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu have a tense relationship, stating that their connection is still strong and based on respect.
Bello reportedly revealed this in a…
Lagos Drug Baron ‘Chisco Bee’ Arrested by NDLEA; 18,000kg of Drugs Confiscated Nationwide
After weeks of intelligence gathering and surveillance, agents from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency's (NDLEA) Special Operations Unit have apprehended Frank Chijioke Ibemesi, also known as Chisco Bee, a wanted drug lord who was…
Akpabio: ‘Tinubu Worried Over Violence, Urges Nigeria to Heal’
Senate President Godswill Akpabio stated on Saturday that President Bola Tinubu is extremely disturbed by the ongoing killings in Plateau State and around Nigeria, saying that the violence has caused suffering for both the government and…