Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said the right to peaceful protest is guaranteed by the Nigerian constitution. Atiku said this amid the clampdown on protesters by security operatives at the Lekki tollgate on Saturday. He tweeted, “The 1999 Nigerian Read more…
Former Imo State Governor, Dr. Ikedi Ohakim has asked the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to withdraw the multiple criminal charges filed against him by the police. In a letter addressed to the Inspector General of Police dated January 8, Read more…
By LISA MASCARO, ERIC TUCKER and MARY CLARE JALONICK Donald Trump was acquitted Saturday of inciting the horrific attack on the U.S. Capitol, concluding a historic impeachment trial that spared him the first-ever conviction of a U.S. president but exposed the Read more…
Retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Adeleye Oyebade will surely be remembered for the role he played in the adoption and implementation of community policing across the country. Best described as Mr. Integrity amongst police officers who insist that there is Read more…
•Some people reaping from nation’s insecurity Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Rev Paulinus Ezeokafor, in this interview speaks on 2023 Igbo president, 2021 Anambra governorship election, corruption and insecurity in Nigeria, among other issues. He said for the sake Read more…
The Joe Biden administration wants China to release all its data relevant to the origins of Covid-19, saying it has “deep concerns” about “early findings” by the World Health Organization (WHO), which the US recently rejoined. “We have deep concerns Read more…
His Royal Highness, Igwe Dr. K. O. N. Orizu 111, CON, JP, Igwe Nnewi received with shock the news of the abduction of Obi Afam Charles Obi, Obi of Uruagu Nnewi.His Royal Highness requests each and all law enforcement agencies Read more…
Earlier this week, the 21 LGAs Coordinators and assistant coordinators of Ogbuefi Melie grassroot movement paid a courtesy call to the founder of the movement, Chief Sir Melie Onyejepu at his country home. The delighted Ogbuefi Melie welcomed the movement Read more…
By IFEOMA EJIOFORThe people of Umuehiam community in Abam, Azia, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State on Friday took to the street to protest against the gruesome murder of their son, Mr Kenneth Ekwesianya, his wife and thirty two Read more…
The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has faulted the statement made by his Bauchi State counterpart, Bala Mohammed, which supports the free movement of herders with AK-47 rifles. Mohammed had yesterday said the herders use the weapons to protect Read more…
An electronics dealer, John Ogbu, on Friday narrated to members of the independent investigative panel on human rights violations by the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and other units of the police of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) his Read more…
At least one person died while several others sustained varying degrees of injuries when Yorubas and Hausas clashed at Shasha, Ibadan, on Friday. The clash also saw vehicles vandalized, kiosks, shops razed, houses pelted and various other structures destroyed. An Read more…