Ex-INEC REC Ari seeks justice after dismissal
Hudu Yunusa-Ari in police custody on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. (Facebook/Nigeria Police Force) Ari: Some of the INEC staff were compromised, beaten, and threatened during the 2023 electoral process By Valentine Amanze The dismissed former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Adamawa State, Hudu Ari, has alleged that he was not given a fair hearing before […]
What Nigeria govt must do against Cancer, by CAPPA
CAPPA logo | File Image Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has tasked both federal and state governments in Nigeria to develop and implement comprehensive healthy food policies targeted at reducing the exposure of citizens to ultra-processed foods, tobacco, excessive sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and salt consumption, all of which constitute high-risk factors driving the […]
Akwa Ibom: Group tackles NCDMB, oil firm over FG law
Oriental Energy Resources Limited logo | File Image A non- governmental organization, Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), has threatened to mobilize the people of Akwa Ibom State to disrupt the operations of an indigenous oil company, Oriental Resource Limited, for allegedly flouting the community content law. The group also assured that it […]
Tinubu appoints Ganduje, others as board chairpersons, CEOs
COMBO of Bola Tinubu (left) and Abdullahi Ganduje Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has appointed the Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, as the board chairman of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). The president also appointed the APC National Secretary, Senator Bashiru Ajibola, as the board chairman of the National […]
Oyo govt arraigns suspect over death of OYRTMA official
Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority (OYRTMA) officials. The Oyo state government on Thursday December 19, 2024, arraigned before the Magistrate Court in Iyaganku, a suspect alleged to have killed an Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority (OYRTMA) officer, Fabunmi Kehinde, at UI-Agbowo on December 14, 2024. The suspect, Ifeoluwa Ologbese, 28 years, was arraigned […]
CAPPA decries crackdown on free speech, assembly
CAPPA logo | File Image CAPPA: We urge the government to thoroughly investigate allegations of abuse and excessive force by security agencies and hold those responsible accountable By Valentine Amanze Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) on December 10, 2024, joined the global community in commemorating International Human Rights Day 2024. This is coming […]
Nigeria does not need you, Fani-Kayode tell UK Conservative Party leader
UK Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch | File Image By Valentine Amanze Nigeria’s former Aviation Minister, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, has joined the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, in castigating Kemi Badenoch, the UK born Conservative Party leader, for condemning corruption and insecurity in Nigeria. Badenoch had also stated on her X handle, @KemiBadenoch: “I am not […]
Ebonyi: 31 women await capital punishment
Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State | File Image Gov’s wife pays fine for 41 inmates to regain freedom By Nweze Anaga, Abakaliki Ebonyi State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Ben Odo, has raised alarm over involvement of women in violent crime in the state. Odo said that that 31 female inmates were facing […]
Misconception on Igbo problems
Prof Jide Osunt By Valentine Obienyem Thoroughbred historians, like philosophers, possess unparalleled insight into the condition of humanity worldwide. This insight is evident in the writings of the distinguished professor of history, Jide Osuntokun. Unlike some dreary scholastic historians with a restricted audience or certain writers and analysts who glorify subjectivity, the professor writes objectively, […]
Cadbury Nigeria’s revenue rises by 51% in Q3 2024
Cadbury logo | File Image By Valentine Amanze Cadbury Nigeria Plc, a subsidiary of Mondelez International, has announced a revenue of N89.5 billion for the third quarter of 2024, which represents an increase of 51 percent over the N59.2 billion it declared in the third quarter of 2023. Cadbury Nigeria’s gross profit dropped by nine […]
