2023: INEC Bows To Pressure From APC
           From: Magnus  Aluma,  Abakaliki            In a manner that could best be described as a dramatic twist of fate, Nigeria’s electoral umpire, INEC has finally been wooed by the ruling All Progressives                 ... Read more
Umahi Calls For An End To ASUU Strike
From: Magnus Aluma,  Abakaliki. Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has urged the Federal Government and the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU to go into negotiation, with a view to coming out with measures that would end the prolonged industrial action of the Union. Umahi stated... Read more
Rivers APC To Gov. Wike: Do Not Worsen Your Fate As Power, Immunity Departs From You
The Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), said much like other well-meaning people and Nigerians, received without surprise the usual hollow and rambling state broadcast by Gov. Nyesom Wike yesterday, the main opposition party in the state is not also “surprised because it is a notorious fact... Read more
CSO Leaders Laud Government For Appointing Climate Council DG
Leaders of some civil society organisations (CSOs) are delighted that the Federal Government of Nigeria has considered their calls for the implementation of the Climate Change Act, following the appointment of a director to pilot the affairs of the National Council on Climate Change. The campaigners were persistent in... Read more
USCIRF Commemorates The Eighth Anniversary Of The Yazidi Genocide
Washington, D.C. – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today joined communities around the world in commemorating the eighth anniversary of the Yazidi Genocide perpetrated in Iraq by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). “Today, USCIRF remembers the thousands of Yazidi people who perished... Read more
2023 Elections: CAN Sensitises Churches On Preferred Candidates
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has sent messages to the churches for members to make informed decisions on the character of persons they should vote for in 2023 elections. The association, in a message signed by its spokesperson, Pastor Sarah Omakwu, and made available to newsmen on Sunday,... Read more
Bayelsa Traditional Ruler Seeks Participation Of Host Communities In Oil Sector
The Chairman of the Bayelsa State Council of Traditional Rulers Council and ruler of Ekpetiama Kingdom, King Bubaraye Dakolo, Agada IV, on Sunday advocated greater participation of host communities in oil and gas value chain as a panacea to peace.   He said that until host communities benefits and... Read more
Umahi Loses Senatorial Ticket
A Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, has recognised Princess Ann Agom-Eze, as the senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for Ebonyi South Senatorial Zone over the sitting Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi.  Governor Umahi had through his counsel, Roy Nweze Umahi, asked... Read more
CSOs Kicks Over Non-implementation Of Climate Change Act
Leaders of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Nigeria have condemned the non-implementation of provisions of the Climate Change Act 2021 by the Federal Government. They made this known at the weekend during a workshop with the theme “Understanding and Implementation of Nigeria’s Climate Change Act: Implications for Nigeria’s Net Zero... Read more
Pinnick Hails ‘Fabulous’ Falcons, NFF To Prepare Team Adequately For World Cup
President of the Nigeria Football Federation and FIFA Council Member, Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick has showered encomiums on nine-time African champions, Super Falcons for a valiant display despite several odds and obstacles in their Women AFCON semi final encounter against host nation Morocco in Rabat on Monday night.  ... Read more