The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, to put an end to the growing trend of public officials and other powerful individuals using the police to journalists who publish negative reports about them. In a statement in Lagos, Deputy Executive Director of MRA, Ayode Longe,…
Shehu Sani, a former senator who represented Kaduna Central senatorial district, says the leaderships of most state houses of assemblies are selected stooges of governors. Sani, who stated this on his X handle,added that any member of the house who tries to question or challenge a governor on anything can earn himself a suspension. According…
Gbenga Hashim, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has accused the federal government and elements within the security apparatus of complicity in the nation’s worsening security challenges. In a statement on Sunday by his media office, Hashim warned that “terrorism and mass kidnappings cannot be defeated amid official denials, suppression of facts, and…
Minister of Youth and Sports Development Sunday Dare has says any Nigerian athlete who does not show up for national trials will not represent the country at the track and field events in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Addressing athletes at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Monday, in preparation for their trip to the…
The House of Representatives has commenced the process of immortalising former Speaker, Ghali Na’Abba. Na’Abba, who was speaker of the house between 1999 to 2003, died on December 27, 2023, in Abuja at the age of 65. This was considered after a motion brought to the floor of the House by a member of the…
President Mohammadu Buhari has attribute Tuesday night attack on Kuje prison in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to failure of intelligence. Buhari stated this on Wednesday when he visited the prison. Meanwhile the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) has claimed responsibility for the attack. Buhari who visited the Correctional Centre on Wednesday expressed…
