Nollywood actor and director Charles Inojie, along with fellow actor Ali Nuhu on the 10th of May, has taken a stand against domestic violence with the launch of the #MakeWeHalla movement. In a recent interview with Wazobia FM, Inojie shared his inspiration behind the initiative, emphasizing the importance of breaking the culture of silence surrounding…
THE Niger-Delta Renaissance Network has frowned at the unfounded propaganda and misinformation on the former Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, interfering in the adminstration of his successor, Governor Douye Diri, as completely untrue. “We are shocked about a television programme where a commentator, one Chuks Akunna, was making insinuations about Senator Dickson…
A Civil Society Think Tank, “The Pan African Dialogue Institute (TPADI) has called on African leaders to embrace Pan-African consciousness in their dealings to foster patriotism and stem the tide of corruption ravaging the continent. The president of TPADI, Dr Effiong Joseph Udo who made the call on Friday in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital…
Daniel Ojukwu, a journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), has been set free from police custody. Police had detained Ojukwu since May 1 after he was “abducted” by officers in Lagos. Ojukwu’s family and FIJ management were unaware of his whereabouts until 48 hours after he was declared missing. He was later relocated…
Senator Sunday Katung (PDP-Kaduna South) has called for open trials of bandits unleashing mayhem on innocent citizens in the country. Katung made the call when he visited Ambe community in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State to condole them over last Sunday’s attack on the community, during which six people were killed and seven…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has urged prospective Direct Entry, DE, candidates to hasten up and complete their registration. The board made the call on Friday via a post on its official X handle. It noted that the DE registration was still ongoing but likely to be closed soon. “Attention 2024 DE Applicants!…
Member representing Garki/Babura federal Constituency of Jigawa State in the House of Representatives, Isa Dogonyaro, is dead. Mohammed Bello El-Rufa’i, who is one of his colleagues, disclosed the death of the lawmaker on his Facebook wall Friday morning. He wrote, “Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji’un. Earlier today, we lost a colleague in the House…
Determined to foster a strong relationship between the two southwestern states, the Ekiti State Government and its Osun counterpart, have mapped out troubleshooting strategies to resolve inter-state boundary crises in some border towns across the two states. The two states sealed the peace pact on Thursday when a delegation, led by the Ekiti State Deputy…
Former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, on Friday, finally agreed to submit himself to the Federal High Court in Abuja for arraignment on June 13 in the corruption charges against him. Bello’s lead counsel, Abdulwahab Mohammed gave the undertaking to Justice Emeka Nwite on Friday shortly after the request for suspension of trial by…
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ola Olukoyede, on Thursday called on Nigerian Journalists, hotel owners and bank compliance officers to discharge their duties with more vigilance and support the fight against corruption. In a courtesy visit to the secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalist, Olukoyede, who was…
