Incessant Plateau Massaccres: LP Chairman, Omotosho Urges Concerted Efforts To Curb Murderous Activities Of Herdsmen
The national chairman of the Labour Party, Dr Mike Omotosho, has condemned the constant killings in Nigeria’s Plateau State, noting that the Federal Government and the governed must together rise up against the treachery of the murderous herdsmen, in order to put a stop to senseless killings in the country. He said this... Read more
Group To Sensitise Youth On Electoral Participation for Peaceful and Inclusive Societies in Nigeria
The Nigeria Youth 4 Peace Initiative (NY4PI), a network of young people working on peace-building and coordinated by Building Block For Peace foundation, an incorporated non governmental organisation working on peace and development in Nigeria has indicated that it is converging about 60 Nigerian youths who are going to... Read more
ENetSuD Commiserates Kwara State Flood Victims
Civil society group, Elites Network for Sustainable Development (ENetSuD) has expressed its sympathy for the victims of the recent flooding in Okekere, Oloje, Ode Adana, Okelele, Dada area, Aduralere, Alagbado, Amilegbe, Akerebiata, Kuntu-Oja road, Harmony estate, Mubo Street, and many other communities in Kwara state where thousands of people were displaced and properties worth... Read more
Nationwide Massacre In Nigeria: National Assembly Should Declare Office of the President Vacant – AIED
From: Adekoya Boladale The Advocacy for Integrity and Economic Development (AIED) has called on the Senate President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to declare the office of the President and Commander-in-Chief of Nigeria vacant. In a statement made available to the press on Monday and signed... Read more
Home of Detained Nigerian Senator, Abaribe Searched, Besieged Senator Taken Away After By Police
Contrary to reports, the Nigerian Senator representing Abia South senatorial district in the country’s Senate, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe who was arrested on Friday by the Department of State Services, DSS has not been released from detention. Africanewscircle sources said operatives of the DSS rather “brought him along to do... Read more
Angola Cables Expands Global IP Network Coverage With The Addition Of New Peering Locations
Multinational telecoms company, Angola Cables has added additional peering points at the following international locations: IX.BR São Paulo and Fortaleza, Equinix Ashburn and Miami (formerly NOTA) and NIIX and De-CIX in New York. IP Product Manager of Angola Cables, Darwin Costa says, “The new peering points will further enhance the overall... Read more
Gov. Wike Swears-In Newly Elected  LG Chairmen in Rivers State
Gov. Nyesom Ezenwo Wike  of Rivers State has sworn-in the 23 Local Government Council Chairmen elected during the June 16, 2018 Local Government  Elections conducted by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC). The Governor, who performed the swearing-in on Monday at the Executive Council Chambers in Port Harcourt,... Read more
NDDC Resumes Post-Graduate Foreign Scholarship Programme
The Niger Delta Development Commission has concluded plans to resume the Post-Graduate Foreign scholarship to qualified indigenes of the Niger Delta region, after a comprehensive restructuring of the programme. This follows the approval by the Governing Board and Management for the commencement of the 2018 award process. The Commission,... Read more
Rights Group, Intersociety, releases Names of 150 Pro-Biafra Agitators Killed by Nigerian Soldiers
  A human rights group, the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) has released names of 150 pro-Biafra agitators it alleged were killed by the Nigerian Army. In a report released on Tuesday, Intersociety said the massacre was carried out in September 2017 during the... Read more
PERSPECTIVE: Why It Is Necessary to Leave Nigeria
By Professor Olu Oguibe “I exit to exist.” – Esiaba Irobi, Cotyledons In order to leave Nigeria’s failures behind, and even more important, in order to leave behind Nigeria’s impregnable attachment to failure, it is necessary to leave Nigeria. This is why, in order to regroup and relaunch themselves... Read more