Five men to die for gang rape, murder
Rape caricature | File Image Five men to die for gang rape, murder of teenager, others Five men, who gang raped and murdered a teenager as well as the killing of her father and toddler-aged niece have been sentenced to death. A court in India, which sentenced them, pointed out that the crime was committed […]
Auto crash claims two NYSC members in Ebonyi
NYSC members on parade | File Image By Nweze Anaga, Abakaliki No fewer than two National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members have died in an auto crash in Ebonyi State. They died on their way to orientation camp in Afikpo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State on Wednesday January 22, 2025. The Public Relations Officer […]
Doctors begin three-day strike in Abuja
Minister of FCT, Nyesome Wike | File Image Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Administration (ARD FCTA) has commenced a three-day warning strike over unpaid salaries, allowances, and other demands. The strike has grounded activities in government hospitals in Abuja. The President of ARD FCTA, Dr George Ebong, disclosed this in in Abuja on […]
Ekweremadu’s wife regains freedom from UK prison
Beatrice Ekweremadu, wife of Nigeria’s former deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu, leaves the Old Bailey, London’s Central Criminal Court, in London on January 31, 2023 | Photo: Adrian DENNIS / AFP) Mrs. Ekweremadu, Beatrice, the wife of former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has been released from the United Kingdom’s (UK) prison. Senator Ekweremadu, […]
Community policing, a panacea for insecurity in Nigeria – Nwifuru
Governor Nwifuru, Yusuf and other officials during the visit. By Nweze Anaga, Abakaliki Governor of Ebonyi State, Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, has called for the introduction of Community Policing as a panacea for insecurity facing the country. The governor made the plea in Government House Abakaliki, when the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of […]
CAN commiserates with Niger governor over loss of lives in tanker explosion
Niger State CAN Chairman, Rev. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna | File Image CAN: We specifically sympathise with the Governor, Suleja Emirate Council and the families of the victims of the tanker explosion By Mohammed Usman Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Niger State chapter, has commiserated with the state Governor, Mohammed Umar Bago, and Nigerlites over the […]
CAPPA advocates N300m Tobacco Control budget, appeals to NASS
Akinbode Oluwafemi, CAPPA’s executive director | File Image Oluwafemi: By establishing the TCF, the federal government recognised the enormous public health risks posed by tobacco and the role of adequate financial resources to combat them By Valentine Amanze The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), one of the continent’s biggest human rights and environment […]
Why FG, NELFUND managers must preserve intellectual freedom in student loan policy, by CAPPA
CAPPA logo | File Image . CAPP warns against transforming fund into a discriminatory policy By Valentine Amanze The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the federal government and Trustees of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) to abandon plans to restrict access of the loan to specific courses deemed “high […]
Why I committed N1.5b on humanitarian services in 2024 – Obi
Peter Obi | File Image By Valentine Amanze Anambra State former Governor and Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi, has said that he commited over N1.5 billion to humanitarian services in 2024 because of his genuine concern for humanity. The amount, he explained, was spent mainly on education, […]
COP29: No going back on $8trn climate reparation – HOMEF, CAPPA, others
COP29 logo | File Image Another concern is that even the promised $300 billion may come through so-called innovative financial sources that include loans and would increase the already huge debt burdens of the poor countries By Valentine Amanze African civil society organisations (CSOs) including Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) and Health of […]
