Freed Boko Haram Commander Back To The War Front, Leads Attacks
Shuaibu Moni, who was released by Nigeria’s State Security Service, SSS, last year in a prisoner exchange deal with some of the Chibok girls, was the coordinator of the multiple Easter attacks in Maiduguri, informed security sources have said. On April 1, communities of Bale Kura, Bale Shuwarin, Jamine... Read more
Save Lagos Group Writes Senate, Seeks Withdrawal Of Ikeja Electric’s Operational Permit
. Cautions National Assembly against granting requests of agitation for state police A civil rights organisation, the Save Lagos Group (SLG) has written to the upper legislative chambers, Senate with a call on members to commence the processes for the withdrawal of the operational certificate of Ikeja Electricity Distribution... Read more
Nigeria Needs Restructuring, Not Elections
By Leke Agbarin-Agba The only way for Nigeria to get out of the current catastrophe that they have complained so much about, is through the restructuring of the polity to return to true federalism as was practiced before the military interventions of 1966. The middle belt and the south... Read more
WAEC Exam Fees Fraud: 42 Candidates To Miss 2018 SSCE At Bayelsa Centre
Some 42 candidates who purportedly registered for the forthcoming 2018 May/June Senior Secondary School Certificate examinations may not write the examinations over missing registrations fees.  It was gathered from one of the parents of the affected students that Principal of Community Secondary School Amkefa in Yenagoa failed to register... Read more
Ohanaeze Youth Wing dismisses claims against Nwodo
The leadership of Ohanaeze Youth Wing in South South on Tuesday dismissed comments credited to some members of the group who claimed to be National leaders oaf the youth body. Reacting to allegations that President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief John Nwodo was meddling into politics, Chief Chinedu Arthur-Ugwa,... Read more
2018 FIFA World Cup: 1,698,049 tickets allocated by the end of sales phase 2
With just 72 days left until the start of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, another ticket sales period drew to a close today. During the first-come, first-served sales window, which opened on 13 March, a total of 394,433 tickets were allocated to fans across the world in... Read more
Niger Delta Affairs Minister Urges Empowerment Scheme Beneficiaries To Build Capacity In Communities
From: Dianabasi Effiong Usani Uguru Usani, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, has charged beneficiaries of the Ministry’s empowerment scheme to build capacities in their communities through backward integration and run profitable enterprise that will engage other women and youths in their localities. The Minister gave the charge at the... Read more
Land Use Act: Save Lagos Group Cautions Police, DSS, Others Against Infringing On Citizens’ Rights
.Demands immediate repeal of laws on land use act, environmental sanitation, court bail A civil rights organization, the Save Lagos Group has cautioned security operatives in Lagos State to show caution in the exercise of their duties to residents of the state, saying they (security agents) must not be... Read more
Civil Society Groups From Around The World Condemn Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline
A statement on the Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline: Not in Our Interest The Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline has been tagged “The Wonder of Africa” but civil society groups in Africa and around the world see it as The Wounding of Africa. A statement issued by 39 groups demands that the project... Read more
Eagles off to flying start in World Cup build–up, beat Poland 1-0
The Super Eagles authored a morale –boosting start to their 2018 FIFA World Cup preparations when pipping hosts Poland 1-0 in Wroclaw on Friday.   Victor Moses, top scorer for Nigeria in the qualifying campaign with three goals, netted the only goal of a gritty game at the Stadion... Read more