A coalition of civil society organisations has condemned Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal for abandoning victims of the Kaura Namoda massacre to attend a party in London, only to return weeks later for political campaigning. In a statement signed by its convener, Abdulmalik Namoda, the group described the governor’s decision to head to Kaura Namoda…
Renowned jurist and security policy expert Dr Charles Omole will be among the headline speakers at the 2025 Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). In a statement signed and made available to journalists on Tuesday said the week-long event will run from 22 to 30 August in Enugu State. The statement reads…
The Federal Government has unveiled a virtual interactive tool to enhance understanding and implementation of the code of conduct for public officers. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, launched the platform on Tuesday in Abuja. The initiative developed by the Technical Unit on Governance and Anti-Corruption Reforms (TUGAR)…
The City Sanitation Operation of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Monday, cleared illegal occupants and traders around UTC, in Area 10, Abuja. Mr Mukhtar Galadima, Director, Development Control, who heads the operation, explained that the exercise was directed by the FCT Security Committee. Galadima said that the goal was to enforce sanity and…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Monday in Abuja led a delegation on behalf of President Bola Tinubu to condole with the family of the late former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh. Shettima described Ogbeh’s death as an irreparable loss to Nigeria’s agricultural transformation drive and national development, noting that his contributions to…
The race for jobs in Nigeria’s paramilitary agencies has drawn nearly 1.91 million applicants, despite only 30,000 vacancies being available, according to the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB). Figures released on the board’s official recruitment website reveal huge regional interest, with Kogi State topping the list at 116,243 applicants, followed closely…
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is under fire after a midnight raid on the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta led to the arrest of 93 people and sparked accusations of rights violations. OOPL Managing Director Vitalis Ortese condemned the incident in a statement on Sunday, likening the EFCC operatives’ actions to…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has assured residents that it will continue the clearance of shanties and parks, serving as hideouts for criminals in the territory. Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Public Communications and Social Media gave the assurance in a statement in Abuja on Sunday. Olayinka said…
The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, says the Police Command in Osun has been involved in the ongoing search for a female student declared missing since Thursday. This is contained in a statement signed and made available to newsmen on Sunday in Ile-Ife by the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the university, Mr Abiodun Olarewaju….
A former lawmaker in Lagos State, Jude Idimogu, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to grant clemency to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kanu, the leader of the self-determination movement, was arrested in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2021, brought to Nigeria,…
