Former Minister of Environment, Mrs Lawrencia Mallam, has called for the participation of more women in politics. This is as she accused men of running down the country, lamenting that “the looting of public funds in billions is worrisome.” Speaking on Sunday at a sensitization seminar organized by the Dignity of Women Commission, St. John’s…
The family of one Mr Okechukwu Ani, Onungeneoma Ugbuawka in Nkanu East LGA of Enugu State has accused the Police in Enugu State of shielding some suspects allegedly involved in child trafficking. In a petition dated August 5, 2024, addressed to the Inspector General of Police through their lawyer, Samuel Abazie, the family accused the…
Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has cautioned Nigerian state governors signing contracts with foreign companies. Sani cautioned state governors to be careful when signing contracts with foreign firms to avoid the confiscation of Nigerians owned jets and assets. Posting on X, the former lawmaker wrote: “All the State Governors signing contracts with foreign firms…
President Bola Tinubu says there will be no development in Africa without peace and unity The president also said that peace, stability and democracy are the keys to Africa’s progress and development. Tinubu made this statement on Wednesday at a dinner organized in his honour by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea. The…
A group of women, disturbed by the worsening security situation in the Akoko area of Ondo State, have staged a peaceful protest, with some of them partially dressed, to condemn violent killings by suspected herdsmen. The women, mostly elderly, marched through the streets to express their distress over the frequent killings, kidnapping and destruction of…
The pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, says President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration is plunging Nigeria into an economic crisis that is worse than the Great Depression of 1929. The group stressed that Nigeria’s economic crisis is far worse than the 1929 Great Depression, noting severe declines in the value of the naira, real wages and overall…
The Chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, OSSIEC, Hashim Abioye has warned that the scrapping of state electoral commissions for the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to conduct local government elections in Nigeria would lead to regret. Abioye gave this warning while featuring on a programme organised by the League of Veteran Journalists,…
The Ogun State Police Command has alerted members of the public of a notorious one-chance gang operating within Sagamu, Ijebu Ode to Mowe Expressway. Omolola Odutola, the command’s spokesperson, in the late hours of Wednesday, made the announcement. She said the command had received numerous complaints from residents, one of which involved a victim who…
Defence Headquarters has said it has deployed its troops to farmers across the Northern states, especially the North West, and North Central regions in Nigeria to ensure a hitch-free farming season and tackle food insecurity and inflation. Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj Gen Edward Buba disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. According to…
President Bola Tinubu has promised to make significant investments in the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria, DICON, to ensure it achieves its mandates before 2030. Tinubu made this promise at the 60th anniversary celebration of DICON and the maiden African Defence Industries Conference held in Abuja. The President, represented by the Secretary to Government of…
