Public asset sales: LP threatens legal action, Ogun govt declares LP ignorant of urban renewal
As government, party clash over sales of housing properties The Labour Party has threatened to institute legal action against the Ogun State Government over claims of alleged sales of government-owned…
UK: Diezani appears in court over £100,000 bribery case
Diezani Alison-Madueke, former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, appeared at Southwark Crown Court in London on Monday for a preliminary hearing in her ongoing bribery trial. The hearing, presided over…
Lagos begins probes into twins’ immunisation deaths, awaits autopsy, examination reports
Safety concerns have arisen following the deaths of twin boys in Lagos after routine immunisation, with the state government awaiting autopsy and toxicology reports to determine the actual cause of…
NANS asks law agencies to probe ITF DG over unpaid SIWES
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), on Monday, demanded the immediate removal of the Director-General of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF), Dr. Afiz Oluwatoyin Ogun, over the prolonged non-payment…
OGEPA demands environmental law enforcement against aluminium recyclers
The Ogun State Environmental Protection Agency (OGEPA) has urged members of the Aluminium Recyclers Association to comply strictly with environmental laws on waste disposal and emission control. The General Manager…
Anambra anti-touting squad caught 8 illegal revenue collectors
The Special Anti-Touting Squad for Anambra State (SASA) has nabbed eight members of a syndicate that specialised in illegal revenue collection and levy extortion from unsuspecting members of the public…
When Democracy becomes a scam: Reflections from Rivers and beyond
By : Dr. Josiah AE Encouraged by my co-inlaw Dr. Peter Obiefuna; who just wrote and launched a powerful book on relationship snd love titled: “ when love is a…
Manslaughter: How two men die in machete fight over plantain in Cross River
Two middle-aged men have died following a violent confrontation involving machetes at the weekend in Akpap-Okoyong community, Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State. The incident was said to…
Makoko demolitions: Ezekwesili accuses Lagos government of ‘class cleansing’, juicy land grabbing
Former Minister of Education and founder of the School of Politics, Policy and Governance (SPPG), Obiageli Ezekwesili, has issued an open memorandum to President Bola Tinubu and Lagos State Governor…
State-sanctioned Oppression of the Poor in Makoko and Assault on Constitutional citizenship
By Obiageli ‘Oby’ Ezekwesili TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AND THE GOVERNOR OF LAGOS STATE Subject: The State-Sanctioned Oppression of the Poor in Makoko and the…