Rt.Hon.Chinedum Orji Abia Speaker Celebrates Nnenna Ukeje on Her Birthday
Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji has described former Member of the House of Representatives, Hon Nnenna Ukeje as a rare political amazon with an impeccable pedigree, whose sound legislative prowess ensured passage of…
Malami should name Boko Haram Sponsors
Naming and shaming of sponsors of terrorism is unconstitutional but the naming and shaming of the “sponsors” of Nnamdi Kanu and Sunday Igboho isn’t. You kill a tree by uprooting it. That means identifying the funders and real beneficiaries of…
Nigerian parents urged to continue to vaccinate children against polio
The Nigeria National Polio Plus Committee (NNPPC) has advised Nigerian parents to continue to get their children immunised against polio despite the fact that the country was certified polio-free by the WHO in 2020. The Nigeria National Polio Plus Committee…
NUJ asks President Buhari to arrest worsening insecurity
Worried by renewed attacks on rural communities by armed bandits, the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Niger state Council has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration not to abandon Niger state to armed bandits whose sustained encroachments is causing more…
VP Osibanjo Ready for Presidential fight as Tinubu Snubbed him at London
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is set to fight the presidential battle of his life following a clash of his ambition with that of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu, THISDAY’s investigation has revealed. Newsmen…
We’ll lock down south-east if Nnamdi Kanu is not released by November 4
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says it will lock down the south-east if Nnamdi Kanu, its leader, is not released from detention by November 4. The proscribed separatist group is known for enforcing its sit-at-home order in the region…
Bandits Harvesting Our Crops, Katsina Monarch Cries Out
The district head of Batsari (Sarkin-Ruman Katsina) in Katsina State, Tukur Mu’azu Ruma, has said bandits fleeing from the onslaught in neighbouring Zamfara and Kaduna states are infiltrating and taking over farming communities in Batsari local government area of Katsina…
Lawyer sues DSS, police, chief judge for barring journalists from court
A human rights lawyer, Tope Temokun, has sued the heads of the Department of State Service (DSS), the Nigerian police, as well as the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, over media restrictions barring many journalists from covering the…
Drama, confusion over bandits’ abduction, the release of Dodo of Wawa in Niger State
Drama, intrigues, and confusion seem to surround the abduction and release of the Dodo of Wawa, (District Head) Dr. Mahmoud Ahmed Aliyu in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger state, who was allegedly released from the hands of bandits five…