The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Yakubu Maikyau, has said help was underway for the members of the association who were affected by the recent flood incidents across the country. He made this known in a letter addressed to the 125 branches of the NBA, on Monday, which was obtained by our correspondent. Maikyau…
There was tension in the early hours of Wednesday as fire gutted the West Africa Examinations Council building in Yaba area of Lagos State. Many people are feared trapped in the building as the fire rages. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. However, emergency responders are at the scene and the…
Three policemen abducted during surveillance to Ndon Owong community, Odukpani Local Government Area, Cross River State after five women were beaten to death over witchcraft allegations have been rescued. It was gathered that for the intervention of the abducted policemen, 15 people were pencilled down for killing by the village youths over allegations that they…
When a father forgets his responsibility to protect his child and instead causes harm to his child, can he still be called a father? The National Human Right Commission (NHRC) and the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) have condemned the brutality on an infant in Imo State. They charged the Imo government and the…
Tragedy struck again in Lagos when a boat suddenly capsized in transit late Sunday evening, killing all the four passengers, with three being from the same family. The yet to be identified victims were said to be cruising to their destination wen the high current swept the boat away before it capsized. Members of the…
For his exemplary leadership in public service, President Muhammad Buhari on Friday conferred the Excellence in Public Service Award to the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Nami, as well as 43 others, including former President Goodluck Jonathan, President of the Senate, Distinguished Senator Ahmed Lawan, Honorable Minister of Works and…
In October 2020, many Nigerian youths stormed the streets in some states of the federation to protest against police brutality and call for the disbandment of a police unit notorious for extrajudicial killings and human rights violations, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). A global human rights advocacy group, Amnesty International, has lamented that over 40…
Nigeria has for a long while battled with corruption and this menace has eaten deep into the roots of every sector of the economy. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said it had succeeded in closing down 62 illegal Degree awarding institutions in the country. The commission also said it closed…
