The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has condemned the kidnapping of over 20 medical students from the University of Maiduguri and the University of Jos, in Benue State on their way to the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students (FECAMDS) annual convention in Enugu. NANS expressed willingness to engage in dialogue wi...
•President William Ruto Nairobi has officially protested over an “inflammatory” sermon by the Vatican envoy to Kenya on the deadly anti-government protests that rocked the country, according to a document seen by our correspondent today. Youth-led demonstrations in June sparked by proposed tax hikes led to rallies calling for President William...
•Security operatives The Country Director of Amnesty International, Isa Sanusi, condemned the invasion of the headquarters of the Nigeria Labour Congress in Abuja last night. He disclosed this in a statement today. The raid was described as a “sinister and calculated attack” designed to intimidate the labour union, reports The PUNCH. He stated...
•Some arrested protesters Amnesty International has condemned the killing of 13 protesters allegedly by security personnel across Nigeria, describing the incident as “unjustified and unacceptable”. The Country Director, Isa Sanusi, in a statement yesterday, said, “The Nigerian authorities must investigate these incidents impartially and effect...
•Babajide Sanwo-Olu The Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has called on the public to ignore the viral threat on social media X, demanding Igbo citizens to leave Lagos State in the next one month. According to the threat, all South-Easterners must vacate Lagos State, or face massive protests slated to hold from August 20 – [&hell...
•Destiny Etiko In a candid social media post, renowned Nollywood actress Destiny Etiko has voiced her concerns over the public’s preoccupation with the popular reality show Big Brother Naija (BBN), especially in light of the increasing insecurity plaguing the country. Expressing her disappointment, Etiko questioned how people could still find ...
•Kingsley Okundaye Labour Party’s (LP) National Transition Committee of Mobilisation and Recruitment Chairman, Dr. Kingsley Okundaye, has condemned the alleged attack on Barr. Olumide Akpata’s Campaign Team in Owan West Local Government Area in Edo State, It would be recalled that the former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Barr. Akp...
•Force PRO, Olumuyiwa Adejobi The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has reacted to a viral video of a police officer opening a car door for a young man and carrying money for him while he sprayed cash at an event Adejobi described the officer’s behaviour as “embarrassing” and “disgusting” to the police force. •The […]...
•Burna Boy Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has kicked against a five-year deal between Grammy Award-winning artiste, Burna Boy’s company, BrkFst, and Aspire North America, LLC, a subsidiary of Inspire Technology Inc. for the manufacture and distribution of vaping products in Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, and Eu...
•Boko Haram insurgents The United Nations (UN) yesterday strongly condemned the abduction of internally displaced persons (IDPs), many of them women, boys and girls, in Borno State. The insurgents struck three Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in Ngala tow, the headquarters of Gamboru Ngala Local Government Area at the border of Camero...

