Sowore: Reps to investigate invasion of court

The House of Representatives has directed the relevant house committees to investigate the event surrounding the re-arrest of the founder of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore in the Federal High Court.…

Forfeiture of N1.5Bn hospital is fairy tale, unconnected to Okorocha or his aide – Spokesman

Spokesman to Senator Rochas Okorocha, the former governor of Imo state, Mr. Sam Onwuemeodo has dismissed the reported permanent forfeiture of the N1.5billion ‘Due of Hope hospital’ as untrue. Onwuemeodo…

Student cultists, lecturers major culprits in rape, sexual abuses on campus – Survey

.22% of female students in UNILAG are perpetrators The Africa Polling Institute (API) and Heart Minders Advancement Initiative have released a collaborative Survey Report on Rape and Sexual Abuse on…

Imo: NSCDC nabs 12 currency hawkers with N8.4 Million

.By Jennifer John The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Imo state command has paraded 12 suspects arrested in connection with hawking and selling of mint fresh Naira notes.…

Imo senator converted constituency project to hotel – ICPC

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC) has expressed concern over the spate of abuse of constituency project fund and processes in the country. Commenting on the…

We’ll find solution to frequent NAF air crashes – Reps

.Says: ‘Eight crashes recorded between 2015 and 2019’ Worried by the incessant air crashes experienced by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) since 2015, the House of Representatives has committed to…

IGP, Abba Kyari appeal order to produce dead suspect in court

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Adamu, and a Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge  of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT),Mr Abba Kyari, on Monday appealed against a court…

Ortom’s Principal Secretary, adviser arraigned for N4.766 billion fraud

Two officials of the Benue State Government, Mr. Stephen Amase, Principal Private Secretary to the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom and Mr. Manger T Emmanuel, a former Commissioner of…

Lagos shut down 24 pharmacies, shops

No fewer than 24 pharmacies, patent medicine shops and unlicensed premises have been shut down by the Lagos State Taskforce on Counterfeit, Fake Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Foods, in some…

Imo Assembly bars correspondents from plenary

SThe Imo Sate House of Assembly and correspondents in the state may be headed on a collision course, as the Assembly has commenced a restrictive policy that effectively bars correspondents…

Disband DSS now – CDHR

Like the case of the defunct Nigeria Security Organisation (NSO), preceding it a call has come for the immediate disbandment of the Department of State Services (DSS), for becoming a…

60% of rape survivors in Nigeria are children aged 0-14 years – SARC

•15-20 % of rape victims are boys A damning statistics have revealed that over 60 percent of rape victims in Nigeria are children between 0-14 years, while a further 15-20…

Sowore misleading Nigerians with theatrics – DSS

The Department of State Services (DSS) has reacted to the palpable outrage among Nigerians who were treated to video clips that tended to the absurd, as men alleged to be…

$2.2trn global economy lost to illicit trade –Analyst

Esteban Giudici, Senior Analyst, Transnational Alliance has said that economic leakages from illicit trade creates an annual drain on the global economy of 2.2 trillion dollars, equivalent to three per…

Between thuggery and state disobedience

.By Prof. Wole Soyinka I have no hesitation in admitting that I have a personal, formative interest in the health of the Nigerian judiciary, deeper perhaps than the average Nigerian.…