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NHRC Receives 100 Petitions In 11 Months
Mr Lucas Koyejo, Director National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Lagos Zone, says the commission received over 100 petitions of rights violations in the state in 11 months. Koyejo revealed this to reporters in Lagos on Thursday, on the sidelines of a 16-day United Nations activism programme to raise awareness about violations of women’s and girls’ rights in the state. The theme...
Gov Uzodinma Has Shown Lack Of Leadership Capacity In Last Three Years, Says ADC
The African Democractic Congress (ADC) has said Governor Hope Uzodinma has wasted three years and 10 months as governor of Imo State. It said the governor has failed to demonstrate capacity and also lacked indigenous support to effectively combat insecurity and restore sustainable peace in Imo. Chilos Godsent, the Southeast National Vice Chairman of the ADC, said these in a statement...
Edo 2024: “I Have No Preferred Candidate” – Gov Obaseki
Ahead of the Edo governorship election, Governor Godwin Obaseki has cleared all doubts about where he stands on the choice of the flagbearer for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He declared that he has no preferred candidate among those aspiring to succeed him as his tenure comes to an end. According to the governor, only the party has the power to...
Kogi Guber: SDP Denies Sponsoring Protest Against INEC
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has distanced itself from a purported protest that took place at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters in Lokoja, Kogi State. Director General, New Media MuriSam Campaign Council/SDP Isaiah Davies Ijele in a statement on Thursday noted that those causing trouble are not supporters of SDP but loyalists of the ruling party in Kogi State. Ijele...
FENRAD Decries Abuse Of Human Right By Security Agencies, Torture [PHOTOS]
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Civil society organisation, Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy Development (FENRAD) has bemoaned the abuse of rights of citizens, torture, and extortion by security agencies against Nigerian citizens. The group said this forms the basis of the stakeholder's dialogue on Civil-Military Relations for Peace and Security in the South East which took place in Umuahia Abia State capital. The Executive Director of...
Passport Applications To Be Fully Processed 3 Weeks After Biometrics Capturing — Immigration CG
The Nigeria Immigration Service on Friday said that barring unforeseen technical issues, Nigerians would get their passports three weeks after the day of submission of the application. The Comptroller General, Mrs Caroline Adepoju, disclosed this on Friday while speaking to newsmen at the unveiling of the Igbogbo Passport Front Office in the Igbogbo-Baiyeku Local Council Development Area of Ikorodu, Lagos...
Ritual Money Brings Untimely Death, Ifa Priest Warns
Popular Ifa priest, High Chief Ifayemi Elebuibon has kicked against ritual money in the society, warning that any money made through that source would not last and lead to premature death. Specifically, he stated that there is nothing like ritual killing, saying anyone involved in artisanal work or doing businesses or works that earn him money has taken a step...
Benue APC Alleges Plot To Protest Against Tinubu, Others
Benue State All Progressives Congress, APC, has said it has uncovered plans by agents of the state government to sponsor a protest against President Bola Tinubu to thwart the stoppage of funds to local governments with undemocratic structures in Benue and other states in the country. This was contained in a statement by the Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr...
Why I Won’t Suspend Wike, Others – PDP Chairman, Damagum
The Acting Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagum, has said the National Working Committee under his leadership will not suspend or dismiss any ‘disloyal’ member. This is coming on the heels of the recent admonition by some stakeholders within the PDP, asking Damagum to sanction former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and many others for alleged anti-party...
Kaduna Airstrike: Gov Sani Orders Immediate Investigation
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has ordered an immediate investigation into circumstances surrounding the airstrike in Tudun Biri village, Igabi Local Government Area of the state. A military airstrike had killed several people celebrating the Maulud festival in the village on Sunday. In a statement he issued on Monday, the governor said, “I received with shock news of the tragic...
