Category: Politics

President Bola Tinubu has been urged to take bold and unconventional steps in addressing the persistent insecurity and killings in parts of the country, particularly in Benue State. Reacting to the recent attacks that left several people dead, hostile environment journalist and Chairman of the Northern Christian Youth Professionals, Isaac Abrak, called on the President…

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed deep concern over the recent escalation of violent attacks and killings in Benue and Plateau States. Executive Secretary of the Commission, Dr. Tony Ojukwu, lamented that the incidents have led to tragic loss of lives, displacement of innocent citizens, and the destruction of property, leaving families and…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has urged stakeholders across the region to invest in eco-innovation and alternatives to plastic as part of efforts to tackle the growing threat of plastic pollution. The West African subregion generates nearly eight million metric tonnes of plastic waste annually, a figure projected to increase by 52…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has launched four major projects worth approximately €110 million to strengthen regional peace and stability, support institutional reforms, and promote trade across the subregion. The projects are funded by the European Union (€82.5 million), Germany (€26 million), and other partners. They include the Support to ECOWAS in…

Experts in international relations from Nigeria and China have endorsed Contemporary World Nigeria Magazine as a valuable platform to strengthen bilateral ties between both countries. This endorsement was made on Tuesday during a seminar on advancing knowledge exchange and building strategies for the promotion and dissemination of the magazine, held in Abuja. The event was…

By Emamuzo Iboma The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has petitioned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, accusing the federal government of enabling the continued dominance of physicians in Nigeria’s health and education sectors. In a strongly worded memorandum signed by its National Chairman, Pharm. Ambrose Igwekamma Ezeh, the ACPN condemned what it described as…

By Tracy Ohovwore The Akoko-Edo Local Government Council, under the leadership of Rt. Hon. Alabi Bliss Oshionogue, has thrown its weight behind the recruitment of indigenes into the Nigerian Army, following the call by Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo. Speaking at the Ekehuan Barracks in Benin City, the Edo State capital, Rt. Hon. Oshionogue,…

By Emamuzo Iboma The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has expressed strong concerns over suspected insider involvement in the Yelwata massacre in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, where more than 100 people were brutally murdered by armed attackers. Describing the killings as “one too many,” General Musa visited the affected…

By Tracy Ohovwore In a move to foster peace and development in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area, the Council Chairman, Rt. Hon. Alabi Bliss Oshionogue, has directed the conduct of a free, fair, and credible election to determine the legitimate leadership of two rival factions of the Heavy-duty Truck Drivers’ Union operating within an industrial estate…

…..N90 Billion needed to close blood gap. By Katherine Abayomi Nigeria needs two million units of blood annually, but only manages to collect about 500,000—leaving a staggering 75% shortfall. This critical gap puts the lives of mothers in labour, accident victims, children with sickle cell anaemia, and cancer patients at serious risk. An estimated 80,000…