Gaza: Israeli strikes kill 13 hostages – Hamas
Israel bombing Gaza to stop Hamas rockets shows why its U.S. military aid should end. Creator: MAHMUD HAMS | Credit: AFP – Getty Images Copyright: AFP Israel says Hamas has taken more than 150 people hostage, including both civilians and security forces. “Thirteen prisoners… including foreigners” were killed in five locations targeted by Israeli fighter […]
Tinubu appoints Ola Olukoyede as EFCC boss
Ola Olukoyede. | Photo: Channelstv Olukoyede is a lawyer with over 22 years of experience as a regulatory compliance consultant and specialist in fraud management and corporate intelligence By Akin Muyiwa Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has appointed Ola Olukoyede as the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Olukoyede succeeded the suspended Abdulrasheed […]
Why govt should free Nnamdi Kanu, by group
Kanu and IPOB members.| File photo ‘Granting Kanu state pardon would end the agitations in the South-East’ By Ahmed Sule The Movement for the Advancement of National Transformation, (MANTRA) has called on the Nigerian government to free the detained leader of Indegenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The group said that granting Kanu […]
Ifeanyi Ubah defects to APC from YPP
Senator Ifeanyi Ubah| Photo: Channelstv. ‘I defected due to irreconcilable differences in the YPP’ The senator representing Anambra South District in the National Assembly, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), while dumping the Young Progressives Party (YPP), which gave him the platform in 2019 and 2023. He said that […]
Tinubu’s identity crisis worsens Nigeria’s image – Obi
Obi (left), Tinubu, Atiku.| File photo ‘He [Tinubu] should re-introduce himself to the nation he governs and to the world for the avoidance of further doubt. He should let the world know his name, nationality, his place of birth, his parentage, the primary and secondary schools he attended with dates as well as the actual […]
Kwache emerges as Progressive Young Women Forum’s new national president
Officials and some members at the event. ‘She stands tall on competence, reliable and a team player’ By Elizabeth Jacob The Progressive Young Women Forum (PYWF) has appointed Hon Patience Charles Kwache as its acting national president following the appointment of Hon. Jamila Bio-Ibrahim, the former national president, as minister by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. […]
Umahi advocates objective monitoring of road, other projects in Nigeria
The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, with Minister for Works, David Umahi, who was on a visit to office at the State House, Abuja. ‘We have paid for these roads. It is up to us Nigerians to ensure that things are rightly done for the benefit of all of […]
How SON empowered 400 MSMEs
The Director General, SON, Mallam Farouk Salim | Photo: Google ‘We are preparing for the common market- African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). Nigeria, the giant, should not ‘carry last’ in AfCFTA’ By Valentine Amanze The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has trained Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) standards for global competition. The measure […]
Sexual violence eradication, a responsibility of all – Group
Participants after the event. ‘Ensure that SGBV survivors could confidentially report incidents and have timely and non-discriminatory access to services and support, including medical, psychosocial, legal and material assistance, as well as safe spaces where’ By Ahmed Ahmed The eradication of Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) against women and girls is the responsibility of […]
Our Water, Our Right: CSOs, unionists warn African leaders against water privatisation
L-R: Zikora Ibeh, policy and research officer, CAPPA; Akinbode Oluwafemi, CAPPA boss; and Abiodun Bakare official of Amalgamated Union of Public Corporation Technical, Recreational and Employee Services (AUPCTRE) at the press confrence in Lagos on Monday. . To send protest letter to leadership of regional groups ‘The capital pillage of Africa’s waters, masquerading as innovative […]
