•Leader of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, Shettima Yerima The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum has condemned the brutal killing of some Northern travellers in Uromi, Edo State. The victims, mostly Hausa hunters, were on their way to Kano to celebrate the Sallah festivities when members of the Edo State Security Corps and local vigilantes in...
•Nigerian lawyers Nigerian lawyers under the aegis of The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) have strongly criticised the Benue State House of Assembly’s resolution that directed Governor Hyacinth Alia to remove Justice Maurice Ikpambwese as the state’s Chief Judge. In a statement today jointly signed by its president, Afam Osigwe (SAN), and gener...
•Hon. Chinda The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has strongly criticised the recent decision by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to increase petrol prices, describing the move as “ill-timed” and “insensitive” to the prevailing economic hardships facing Nigerians. In a statement issued today, the Minority Leade...
•Internet A coalition of Civil Society Organisations has condemned what it termed as “intentional” disruption of internet connection during the ongoing protest against hunger in the country, saying the act at critical time as this would only exacerbate the underlying concerns of the Nigerian citizens. The group described the action as unaccept...
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has condemned the recent report issued by the Lagos State Police Command concerning the events at the Federal College of Education (Technical), Akoka. In a statement signed by NANS Senate President, Afeez Akinteye and made available to our correspondent yesterday, the students association no...
•Edward Onoja Natives and residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have strongly condemned the appointment of Chief Edward Onoja, former Deputy Governor of Kogi State, as the FCT Commissioner for the Public Complaints Commission, calling for an immediate reversal. Danjuma Tanko Dara, a major stakeholder and elder statesman in the FCT, ...
•Maj Gen Olarenwaju (rtd) The Ijaw Youths Network yesterday faulted a former Minister of Defence, Maj Gen Tajudeen Olarenwaju, on the grisly murder of 16 personnel of the Nigerian Army by Okuama youths on March 14, 2024 over alleged land dispute. In reacting to the killings which shocked the entire country, according to the IYN, […]
•Tinubu Two Ministers in the Federal Executive Council today expressed concern over the deleterious effects of fuel subsidy removal and floating of the Naira on the economy. The Minister of Budget and Planning, Atiku Abubakar Bagudu and his counterpart in the Ministry of Agriculture Senator Abubakar Kyari, picked holes in the economic policy o...
•Market About a week to Christmas Day, shoppers have condemned the worsening naira scarcity, with many of them expressing frustration over their inability to make vital purchases for the Yuletide celebration. Findings by this paper yesterday revealed that banks were still rationing cash over-the-counter, while several Automated Teller Machines...

