Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the government of President Bola Tinubu and Nigeria’s 36 governors over “the repressive use of the Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act 2024 to criminalize legitimate expression and violate the human rights of Nigerians, including activists, journalists, bloggers and social media users.”The
Governor Hyacinth Alia has disclosed that more than 6,273 of the state’s most vulnerable citizens from 15 Internally Displaced Persons Camps (IDP) have signed up for the Benue State Health Insurance Scheme, allowing them to get necessary medical care. When Governor Alia welcomed the UN delegation in Makurdi, which was
The United States of America (USA) has repatriated $52. 88 million traced to a former Nigeria’s Petroleum Resources Minister, Mrs. Diezani Madueke.The US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Richard M. Mills, Jr, led a delegation that executed the Assets Return Agreement at the Federal Ministry of Justice Headquarters in Abuja, on
Twenty -one persons who died during a stampeded at a Christmas rice distribution event in Okija, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, were buried on Friday amid tears.The victims were mostly women and children.They were buried after an inter-denominational service, held at St. Mary’s Field in Okija.The burial event
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has elected former Senator John Azuta-Mbata as its new President-General.Azuta-Mbata, who represented Rivers East in the National Assembly, was chosen on Friday during the Ohanaeze Ndigbo General Assembly meeting held at the old Government Lodge in Enugu, Enugu State capital.He succeeds Nze Ozichukwu Fidelis
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has approved the conduct of the 2023 and 2024 promotion exercises for eligible civil/public servants in the state.A total of 26,764 civil/public servants spanning junior, senior, and management cadres across Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) of the state government are expected to benefit from
The Executive Director of Corporate Services in the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Hon. Ifedayo Abegunde, has appealed to organisations and the elite to extend a hand of fellowship to underprivileged citizens.Abegunde said this when the NDDC top officials, including the Executive Director of Finance and Administration, Alabo Boma Iyaye
After over two years of waiting, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has formally appointed Abimbola Akeem Owoade as the new Alaafin of Oyo. The announcement was disclosed on Friday through a statement released by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Sulaimon Olanrewaju, in Ibadan, the state capital. The revered Alaafin position
The Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma has paid glowing tribute to the late foremost educationist and intellectual, Sir Christopher Ijoma Nwapa, describing him as a source of pride and inspiration for many.Sir Nwapa, whom the Governor described as the “last of the best” noted that he led a
President Bola Tinubu, Thursday in Abuja, congratulated his Aide-de-Camp, Col. Nurudeen Alowonle Yusuf, for his promotion. He described him as a reliable officer, deserving of elevation in rank.Lt. Col. Yusuf was promoted to Colonel by Nigerian Army Promulgation AHQ MS/G1/300/252/2 on 19 December 2024. The rank’s seniority took effect on