…as number of jihadist terror groups in the country rises to 21 main & splinter groups since 2015 …Muslim domination of security forces encourages safe haven for the Jihadists   The International Society for Civil Liberties & Rule of law has strongly warned “that Nigeria is speedily becoming the... Read more

Suspected gunmen have killed a Catholic priest, Father John Gbakaan, who is the Dean of the newly created Lapai Deanery in Niger State and abducted his brother. Father John, who was also in charge of St. Anthony’s Parish Gulu in Lapai local government area of the state, was killed... Read more

By Paulinus Nsirim Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike started 2021 pretty much the same way he ended 2020, by playing host to a number of State Governors and political leaders from across Nigeria, in a colourful festival of commissioning some of his legacy Projects, spread across the length and breadth... Read more

Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS) has warned of plots it said are being hatched by unnamed people to incite religious violence across the country. The warning contained in a press release by the Public Relations Officer of the DSS, Dr. Peter Afunanya pointed out the... Read more

The N13. 588 trillion 2021 federal government budget, accented to by President Muhammadu Buhari on December 31, 2020, is replete with line items that are incongruous with Ministries, Departments, and Agencies under which they have been placed. The National Assembly had on December 21, 2020, passed the 2021 budget,... Read more

The outgoing President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief John Nnia Nwodo, has been appointed the Coordinator of the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum, (SMBLF). A release issued by the Chairman of the Forum, Chief Edwin Clarke, stated that Chief Nwodo’s appointment was in recognition of his superlative... Read more

The Movement for the survival of Ogoni people (MOSOP) has alleged that its annual Ogoni Day Celebration was disrupted by “Government forces”. The President of MOSOP, Mr. Lazarus Tamana, made this known on Monday when he addressed some journalists at the NUJ Press Centre, Moscow Road, Port Harcourt. He... Read more

Civil Rights Advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has, for the umpteenth time, lampooned the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration over its insistence that nearly one hundred million subscribers of telecommunications lines must queue up to obtain their National Identity Card numbers so as to synchronise their... Read more

* Says President should resign fi he cannot protect the country’s borders   The reports that President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, said only God can effectively supervise the country’s border with Niger Republic, has irked a prominent Civil Rights Advocacy group, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) which... Read more

Lagos State Commissioner of Police (CP), Hakeem Odumosu, has confirmed the command received intelligence on plans by criminals to attack churches and mosques. He said the Intelligence came from Abuja, adding that the police and relevant security agencies were already taking steps to ensure no such thing happened anywhere... Read more