Artists Cry Out Over llegal Demolition of Structures at the Nigeria’s NCAC Artists’ Village
Press & Media Release:                                                        Lagos, Nigeria   Two Years on, Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture is yet to make good on his publicly stated promise to compensate affected Artists for Studios and Performance spaces illegally demolished.   Two years ago, on Saturday, 23rd of January, 2016... Read more
Yoruba Elders Issue On Nigeria’s Restructuring, Threaten Assertion Of Self-determination As Alternative
Full text of communique by Yoruba elders asking Nigeria’s Federal Government to immediately restructure the country or ready itself for a discussion of self-determination for the Yoruba people. Below is the full text of the ultimatum from the elders’ group, VOICE OF REASON (VOR): VOR is a body of... Read more
OZOKWELU ON THE LEGACY OF HIS EXCELLENCY, THE LATE DR. ALEX IFEANYICHUKWU EKWUEME
.Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1979-83 Professor Dickson Ozokwelu with 40+ years of diversified chemical engineering and management experience is currently in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Headquarters in Washington D.C., United States. Prior to his current position, Professor... Read more
Aruna Quadri and Bode Abiodun are edging closer to becoming the first Africans to play in the semifinal stage of the lucrative European Table Tennis Union (ETTU)-organised Champions League after Portugal’s Sporting Club defeated French champion – Stella Sport La Romagne 3:1 in the first leg of the quarterfinal tie.... Read more
Wike Lauds DSS, Nigerian Army for killing Oluchi, Don Wanny younger brother
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has commended the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Army for the joint operation that led to the killing of Oluchi Igwedibia alias Obatosu, younger brother of late Don Wanny.   The younger brother of late Don Wanny who is among... Read more
Suspected herdsmen set Falae’s farm on fire
Suspected herdsmen on Sunday, set the farm of a former Nigerian Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Olu Falae, near Akure, the Ondo State capital. According to a report by Channels Television which quoted the Spokesperson of the Ondo State Police Command, Femi Joseph, the police made... Read more
Former Niger Delta Militants Threaten To Resume Armed Attacks On Oil Installations
The Joint Revolutionary Council (JRC), a coalition of armed groups in the Niger Delta, has served noticed that 4,314 ex-militants in the region are set to renege on the terms of the Presidential Amnesty they embraced in 2008. JRC spokesman, Cynthia Whyte, in statement distributed to the media by... Read more
African Union Condemns President Trump’s ‘Shithole Remarks’
Press Statement for Immediate Release ECOSOCC’s Response to President Trump’s ‘Shithole Remarks’ African Civil society under the auspices of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) of the African Union received with utter shock the news of the uncouth words used by the President of the United States in... Read more
By Oscar Onwudiwe In April 2015, I said on Channels TV that I expect nothing from the incoming administration. So I neither feel disappointed nor frustrated. I warned at that time that the divisive campaign leading to the 2015 elections have left gaping cracks that needs to be cemented... Read more
Ikpeazu rejects cattle colony for herdsmen in Abia State
Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has rejected plans by the federal government to establish “cattle colonies” for Fulani Herdsmen and their cows in Abia State. In a release signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Enyinnaya Appolos, the Governor stated that Abia state will not cede any part... Read more