Issues

Jay FM Jos that was shut by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has been re-opened. After two appearances in court, both the NBC and management of the radio agreed to settle the alleged unlawful closure out of court. The management ...

A serving medical doctor, Dr. C. Jika, has been infected with Lassa fever while two persons were confirmed death in Kebbi State. Another medical doctor, who preferred anonymity, disclosed this during a visit to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Birnin- ...

The Federal Government has declared that it has not made commitment to support any candidate for the Council Presidency of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). It made the assertion in a statement issued by Deputy Director, Ministry of Aviation, ...

Akwa Ibom State Governor Udom Emmanuel has petitioned the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) at the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) for its refusal to distribute energy from the Ibom Power Plant to the state. Udom’s action may not ...

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Rivers State have decried police and government’s failure to tackle the worsening security challenges in the state. Speaking under the aegis of We the People and Rivers Civil Society Coalition, the group lamented that the ...

Special Adviser to Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Infrastructure, Otonye Briggs, told the Justice Monima Danagogo-led Judicial Commission of Inquiry that opposition party chieftains masterminded his mistreatment by the military. Narrating how the Nigerian Army detained him for 11 ...

About 11 persons have been killed in different parts of Benin City, Edo State following renewed cult clashes between rival groups. It was learnt that the latest killing among members of Eiye and Black Axe has led to the killing ...

Tiv Youth Organisation (TYO) has urged leaders of the Jukun ethnic group to desist from comments capable of inflaming the volatile atmosphere in Benue and Taraba states. President General of TYO, Timothy Hembaor, gave the charge in a statement he ...

The Not Too Young To Run Movement’ is to host no fewer than 300 young elected legislators in the National and State Houses of Assembly on May 7 and May 8, 2019 in Abuja. With the theme: Leadership, Power and ...

A Northern-based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Wadata Communication, has attributed the killings and kidnappings, especially in the region to corruption and lack of good governance in the country. The group insisted that the menace plaguing the North was an indication of ...