Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has endorsed the state assembly’s resolution seeking an investigation into the Universal Basic Education Board by suspending its chair, Dr Grace Adagba. Adagba will step aside for one month, though lawmakers had voted to suspend her for six months. The House said the measure was necessary to examine her stewardship…
A leading Nigerian civil society group has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to request an official investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC) into the deteriorating security crisis in Benue State. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), in a strongly worded letter made public on Saturday, urged the President to take decisive international…
Prominent health experts and civil society advocates have demanded an impartial investigation into a disturbing incident at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Abuja, following the circulation of a viral video allegedly capturing staff negligence at the hospital’s Accident and Emergency Unit. The footage appears to show healthcare workers hesitating to assist an accident victim,…
The Police Command in Rivers has commenced an investigation into the brutal murder of a father and son at their family residence in Igwuruta-Ali community of the state. The older victim, identified as Timothy, 59, the Chief Security Officer (CSO) of Adokiye Amieseimeka International Stadium, Omagwa, was killed alongside his son by suspected assassins. SP…
The World Food Programme (WFP) is investigating two of its top officials in Sudan over allegation This is according to 11 people with knowledge of the probe which comes amid the nation’s dire hunger crisis, considered one of the world’s most severe food shortages in years. The investigation by the WFP’s Office of the Inspector…
China on Wednesday started an anti-subsidy investigation into certain dairy products imported from the European Union (EU), according to the Ministry of Commerce. The investigation has been launched in response to an application submitted by the Dairy Association of China and the China Dairy Industry Association on behalf of the domestic industry in July, the…
