The Lagos State Government has charged allottees of State lands, particularly those within Victoria Island, Ikoyi, Lekki 1 & 2 and Abijo Residential Schemes, to take physical possession and develop the plots allocated to them on or before December 14, 2015. The Permanent Secretary, Lands Bureau, Mr. Bode Agoro,... Read more
Nigerian journalist robbed in Ghana
News November 18, 2015
A senior Nigerian journalist has been robbed in Ghana. Martin-Luther Chukwuemeka King, veteran Nigerian journalist who has covered West Africa for over 10 years, lost his laptop, communications equipment, cash and other valuables after his hotel room in Accra was burgled. King, president of Journalists for Regional Integration (JORIN), a pan-West African network of journalists championing fast-track sub-regional integration, was... Read more
By Emeka Ibe As a schooled human rights canvasser and advocate, I believe in the rights of any distinct set of people to exist on their own as a country or to determine their political future, irrespective of their inherent political reality or entity. This is an internationally recognized... Read more
Following the recent warning by both the Nigerian military and police authorities in Abuja to peaceful pro- Biafra protesters, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has expressed worry that the Nigerian military forces and police may take rash and violent actions against the hundreds of thousands of the unarmed protesters. The human rights... Read more
The management of World Bank has rated the State of Osun as the best among its peers in the implementation, management and maintenance of Rural Access and Mobility Projects (RAMP) being financed by the institution across the states of the federation. The global financial institution gave this commendation through... Read more
PRESS RELEASE A rebuttal to “Anioma, Not A Part Of Biafra” being a... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The Cross river council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has called on President Muhammad Buhari to declare a State of Emergency on Federal Roads in the state. This was contained in a communiqué after its monthly congress held in Calabar.The... Read more
Ebonyi Govt House not torched
News November 15, 2015
The Ebonyi State Government on Saturday dismissed a report by an online portal that a section of the Government House in Abakaliki was on Friday gutted by fire. The government, in a brief press statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Emma Anya, said members of... Read more
Governor of Ebonyi State,Engr.David Umahi, has described a report entitled,”Wada,Umahi,others worst performing governors” in the country as an orchestrated falsehood aimed at tarnishing his image. Umahi, who spoke through his Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Senator Emmanuel Onwe,during a press briefing in Abakaliki on Monday, also described the... Read more
