A civil rights group, the Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ) has raised the alarm over the likely extra-judicial execution of two Nigerians detained in police custody in Ogun State. In a statement issued on Saturday, Executive Chairman of the CHRSJ, Comrade Adeniyi Alimi Sulaiman stated that... Read more
Bayelsa State Governor, Honorable Seriake Dickson, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu have called on African member nations of the Commonwealth to close ranks, with a view to achieving sustainable peace, stability and development. Speaking on Saturday at the... Read more
Erstwhile Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State, Dr Tope Aluko has said that he has apologized to the State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose for all that he did in the past, vowing to remain committed and loyal to the governor and all that he... Read more
The Online Publishers Association of Nigeria, OPAN has expressed concern over claims by the Nigeria Police Force that two of it’s members conspired to commit terrorism offences and cyber crime because they approved an opinion article on their website which the police sees as uncomplimentary and offensive. The Nigerian... Read more
The Nigeria project has been on my mind for decades now and the more I try to forget about Nigeria and her problems, the more I get a push that I should not be discouraged in joining hands with other patriots in finding solutions to the problems of Nigeria.... Read more
A civil society organization, the Save Lagos Group (SLG) has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris over the conduct of service personnel attached to the Lagos State Command. In a statement issued by the group on Monday signed by the Convener, Comrade Adeniyi A. Sulaiman, the Save... Read more
After taking a giant step in reading for 122 hours at a Read Aloud Marathon Session organized by the GTBank’s “YouREAD Initiative”, a 40 years old Nigerian, Olubayode Treasures Olawunmi, is bidding for a Guinness World Record having read 6 more books and approximately 9 hours longer than the current world record... Read more
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has set machinery in motion to fast-track the completion of its 13-floor permanent headquarters building at the Eastern By-Pass, Port Harcourt. The Managing Director of the Commission, Mr Nsima Ekere, gave impetus to the process on Wednesday when he handed over the project... Read more
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to what it termed “misguided insinuations in some quarters about a crack in the party because of the twin events of 10th February, 2018 in Rivers State involving some of the APC faithful” and reiterated that the... Read more
The Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Abdullai Gana Muhammadu has arrived Maiduguri, the Borno State capital in response to the orders of Mr. President, Muhammadu Buhari. According to a statement emailed to www.Africanewscircle.com on Saturday, the deployment was in line with the presidential directive which asked... Read more
