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•PDP, activists back punishment for indicted officers •CDS defends Army The United Nations (UN), the United States, lawyers and right activists yesterday called for full implementation of the report of the Lagos State Judicial Panel on Restitution for Victims of SARS-Related Abuses and Other Matters. The panel submitted its report …

Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello   The Niger State Government said it is planning to deploy surveillance drones to tackle the worsening security situation in the state. The Secretary to the Niger State Government, Alhaji Ahmed Matane, disclosed this while speaking to newsmen on Tuesday in Minna. According to …

  Dr. Alex Otti, a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State has accused the state governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, of squandering state funds and facilitating the collapse of critical institutions in the state. Dr. Otti, in a press statement on Monday, claimed that Faulks Road, which …

  The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has given the Federal Government a three-week ultimatum to fulfill its outstanding demands or its members will embark on a fresh strike. This was disclosed by the National President of the Union, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, at the University of Abuja on Monday, …

The Nigerian Government has denied abandoning one Itunu Babalola from Oyo State to die in a prison in Cote d’Ivoire. It also called for full investigation into the circumstances leading to her death. Reports of her demise went viral on Monday and Nigerians took to Twitter to vent their anger …

Pastor Taiwo and Nomthi Odukoya Pastor Taiwo Odukoya, the senior pastor of the Fountain of Life Church, has said that his late wife, Nomthi, got the best of both healthcare and spiritual support in the course of her two years battle with cancer. The Star recalls that Mrs. Odukoya, who …

As the year is coming to a close and organizations are continuously having conversations around thriving in a post-pandemic era, the International Association for the Measurement and Evaluation of Communication (AMEC), an international association for communications measurement and evaluation practitioners is organizing its annual AMEC Measurement Month (AMECMM) 2021 this November. This year’s edition will bring together more than 160 members of the association in …

Following a 60-day ultimatum given to residents of Ogun State to get vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, the Commissioner for Industry, Trade and Investment, Mrs Kikelomo Longe, has called on industries operating in the state to encourage their employees to get vaccinated.   Longe made the call during a tour …

SERAP has dragged President Buhari Government to the UN over raid on Justice Odili’s home. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Mr. Diego García-Sayán, UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, to “put pressure on the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to conduct a …

Some Supporters of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, on Saturday in Ibadan, took to streets and staged a protest, calling for his unconditional release from custody. Recall that Sunday Igboho is currently in detention in Benin Republic over issue bothering on illegal migration, among other …