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As President Bola Tinubu marks his second year in office, ActionAid Nigeria calls for a renewed commitment to governance that prioritises the needs and voices of ordinary citizens. The NGO, in a statement on Wednesday signed by its Country Director, Andrew Mamedu, noted that while some economic reforms and policy efforts have been initiated at…
Katherine Abayomi The legal team of Dr. Farah Dagogo, a former federal lawmaker, has formally protested the transfer of his lawsuit challenging the Federal Government’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State from Port Harcourt to Abuja. The suit was initially filed at the Port Harcourt Division of the Federal High Court. It…
The Mining Marshal of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in its determination to rid the mining sector of criminal elements, has made another giant stride with the dismantling of a major illegal mining syndicate operating in the Odiagbo-Okaba district of Ankpa Local Government area of Kogi State.. It will be recalled that…
Uko Okon Open Forum, a Civil Society Organisation in Akwa Ibom, has demanded laws banning costly marriage and burial rites, which they described as exploitative and outrageous Angered by the development, the group called on the state government and the House of Assembly to review traditional laws governing the performance of those rites. The organisation’s…
Uko Okon The National Assembly has proposed enacting a legal framework to support the establishment of state police in the wake of escalating insecurity across the country. The member representing Ika/Atim Ekpo/ Abak Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Mr Clement Jimbo, made the disclosure during an interview with newsmen in Uyo on Wednesday….
Prince Woke Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command, attached to the HAWK Tactical Team, recently foiled an armed robbery operation along Igbo Etche Road. The Spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command, SP Grace Iringe Koko in a statement on May 28th,2025 said the Hawk police unit received a distress call at about 1840…
Uko Okon Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has urged parents and guardians to ensure their children stay away from antisocial tendencies such as cultism. The Governor made the statement during Tuesday’s 2025 National Children’s Day Celebration at Uyo Township Stadium. The theme of this year’s celebration, organised by the Ministry of Women Affairs…
Prince Woke The Organised Security Planning and Advisory Committee, OSPAC, formerly known as ONELGA Security Planning and Advisory Committee in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers state, under the office of the Chief Security Officer of the Council, Hector Ekeakita, on Tuesday, May 27th 2025, arrested one Mr Lucky (surname withheld), a Pastor of…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, May 26, 2025, secured the conviction and sentence of four internet fraudsters before Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The convicts are: Arowosola Julius Oluwadamilola, Oluwasegun Ayomide, Opeyemi Shamsudeen Agboola, and Akinade Olamilekan. They…
Seven private security outfits have been sealed by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. The Federal Capital Territory Command of NSCDC carried out the operation on Wednesday as part of a broader enforcement effort to ensure compliance with the guidelines on the establishment of private security outfits. The…