NJC sacks Imo CJ, suspends three other justices
NJC building | File Image Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, directed that Justice Nzeukwu be issued a query to show cause within seven days why disciplinary action should not be taken against him for presenting himself to be sworn in as the CJ By Valentine Amanze The National Judicial Council (NJC) has stamped its relevance in the […]
75 CSOs decry judicial misconduct in Niger, demand urgent intervention by NJC, CJN
Justice Bilkisu Yusuf | Photo: – Wikipedia The Coalition of National Civil Society Organisations (CNCSOs), representing over 75 civil society organisations (CSOs), human rights groups, community based organisations (CBO), among others committed to justice, rule of law, and institutional accountability across Nigeria, has expressed concern over a series of disturbing judicial developments unfolding in Niger […]
SON destroys N6b fake products
Some of the products before destruction. SON: As an agency, we take our responsibility seriously; and today’s action is a clear demonstration of our resolve to rid the market of dangerous, unregulated goods that undermine the safety, health, and security of our citizens By Valentine Amanze The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has destroyed fake […]
May Day 2025: CAPPA demands prioritisation of workers’ welfare, implementation of living wage
‘The wealth of the four richest employers of labour in Nigeria has increased exponentially in the last two years whereas workers have seen a steep plunge in their purchasing power’ By Valentine Amanze The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has saluted Nigerian workers on the occasion of this year’s International Workers Day, while […]
Keeping my daughters’ drinking, smoking away from the media was a nightmare – Obama
Michelle Obama: Keeping my daughters’ teenage smoking and drinking out of tabloids was a nightmare | File Image Michelle Obama has opened up on parenting as the U.S. president’s wife, describing it as a ‘nightmare’. She also said that it was very difficult keeping her two daughters’ drinking and smoking out of the news as […]
PDP NWC meets in Abuja over defections
PDP acting National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum | File Image All is not well with the Nigeria’s opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as its National Working Committee (NWC) converge for an emergency meeting at the party’s Abuja national secretariat. The meeting, currently being held behind closed doors on Tuesday, comes amid the gale […]
EFCC arrests E-Money, Aisha Achimugu, alleges Naira abuse
E-Money | Photo: Instagram@iam_emoney1 By Valentine Amanze The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a popular Nigeria, E-Money, in his Omole Lagos residence over alleged money laundering. It also arrested another socialite, Aisha Achimugu, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Tuesday. E-Money, whose real name is Emeka Okonkwo, it was gathered, […]
Big debts, water and thirsts
Water, water everywhere, not any drop to drink – Samuel Taylor Coleridge Title: Big Debt, Big Thirst: A Case Study of World Bank Supported Water Projects in Ekiti, Rivers and Bauchi States Publisher: Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) Year of publication: 2025 Reviewer: Olayinka Oyegbile “Water… e no get enemy…”, so sang Abami […]
Daddy Showkey cancels Niger show over dreadlocks ban
Daddy Showkey | File Image . Niger govt modifies law on dreadlocks By Valentine Amanze The Lagos-based Nigerian popular musician, Daddy Showkey, has cancelled his long-awaited Minna, Niger State, show with immediate effect. The cancellation was consequent upon the state government’s recent outlawing wearing of dreadlocks hairstyle in the state. Showkey wears dreadlocks, which is […]
Alia in politics of bloodbath
By Valentne Amanze (29-04-2025) 08054103455 My heart bleeds anytime I attend funeral. It gets worse during mass burial. I may not know the dead; he was humam like myself; with ambition and responsibilities. I feel pain when humans created in God’s image are slaughted like Sallah ram. I weep for the hundreds of people murdered […]
