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Protest in A/Ibom Over Rising Attacks on Oil Communities Uko Etim, Uyo The people of minority Ijaw and Obolo ethnic nationalities in the oil-rich Ibeno local government area of Akwa Ibom State have staged a peaceful protest over incessant attacks, killings and destruction of properties by the neighbouring Eket and Esit Eket LGAs. The protesters,…
UNAIDS Takes Campaign to Mobilise for AIDs to Vatican The Executive Director of UNAIDS, Winnie Byanyima, has drummed support for the AIDS Programme, meeting with leaders in the Catholic Church as part of a global effort to mobilise voices of faith to stand up in a moment of crisis for the AIDS response. Speaking to…
Group Calls on Traditional Rulers to Intercede in Herders-Farmers Conflicts The Kulen Allah Cattle Rearers Association of Nigeria (KACRAN) has urged Traditional Rulers across the country to take proactive measures to address the ongoing conflicts between herders and farmers. In a Thursday statement by its National President, Hon. Khalil Bello, the group said, “As an…
Tinubu Approves Employment of 50 Doctors, 100 Nurses for Correctional Centres Nationwide. President Bola Tinubu has approved the employment of 50 doctors and 100 nurses to cater to the medical needs of inmates in correctional centres across the country. A statement on Thursday by Babatunde Alao, the spokesman of the Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi…
UNIC Highlights Peace, Security, Human Rights, Information Integrity as Critical Focus Areas in Nigeria The United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) in Nigeria has highlighted peace and security, human rights, and information integrity as its critical focus areas in the country this year In advancing partnerships towards advocacy and sensitisation of policymakers and the public on…
Rivers LG Leaves 2025 Budget At N12.54bn Barikui Felix, Port Harcourt In keeping with the provisions of the Rivers State Local Government Law 2018 and other extant regulations, the Chairman of Khana Local Government Area in Rivers State, Martins Nwigbo, has presented an appropriation bill of N12,548,352,099.75 for the 2025 fiscal year to the Khana…
CAPPA Call For Reinstatement of Wrongly Expelled Nasarawa University Student Tracy Ohovwore, Benin Cirty Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) vigorously opposed the violent intimidation and rustication of more than 25 students by the Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), over a planned peaceful demonstration against the university’s arbitrary introduction of a third semester and…
Office of Edo State First Lady Partner South Africa Consulate General Tracy Ohovwore, Benin The Consulate General of the Republic of South Africa has invited the Edo State Government’s office of the First Lady to collaborate on a corporate partnership. The partnership aims to foster stronger developmental ties and boost key economic sectors, with a…
Turkish Ambassador Pays Farewell Visit on ECOWAS The Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Hidayet Bayraktar, paid a farewell visit to the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Alieu Touray, on Monday, February 10, 2025, in Abuja, Nigeria. The visit marks the end of his mission to…
Evicted Lagos, Rivers Communities; ECOWAS Court Declares Nigeria Guilty of Violations The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has found Nigeria guilty of violating the rights of 26 people forcibly evicted from various communities in Lagos and Rivers States, The three-member panel of the Court, Honourable Justice Ricardo Cláudio Monteiro Gonçalves…