Falana Slams Lawmakers Over ₦70bn Budget For Palliatives
Femi Falana, a human rights attorney, has criticised the National Assembly for choosing to provide its members access to N70 billion in palliatives. In a press release issued on Sunday,…
TRUCE: Sudan Army Chief, Al-Burhan Holds Talks With Kenyan Leader
General al-Burhan previously rejected Kenya’s President William Ruto’s leadership of mediation efforts and accused him of taking sides with the RSF. Sudan’s army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has held…
7.4 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Alaskan Coast, Triggers Tsunami Warning
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake which hit the Alaska Peninsula in the United States on Saturday night has triggered a tsunami warning by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The earthquake…
HURIWA Calls on 10th NASS to Enact Law Stopping Ex-Govs in Parliament From Taking Pensions
A civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), has called on the 10th National Assembly to enact a law to stop ex-governors in the Senate and…
SERAP Gives Akpabio, Abass Seven-Day Ultimatum to Drop Plan to Spend N110bn on Bulletproof Cars, Others
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Mr Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Tajudeen Abbas “to drop the scandalous plan to…
We Are in Monarchy, Not Democracy – Former Speaker, Yakubu Dogara Declares
After a long silence since the conclusion of the 2023 General elections, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has declared that Nigeria is indeed in a monarchy…
VIOLENCE, LOOTING: Olubadan Suspends Egungun Festivals, Summons Leaders to Emergency Meeting
Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Sen. Lekan Balogun, CFR, Alli Okunmade II on Sunday directed that Egungun Festival should be suspended following reported cases of violence, and looting of shops by…
Petrol Subsidy Complete Failure – CISLAC Declares
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre CISLAC, on Friday, described the subsidy policy on petrol in Nigeria as a failure and was unable to meet the reason for which it…
Doctors Without Borders Raises Alarm as Malnutrition Crisis Hits Nigeria’s North-West
International humanitarian medical non-governmental organisation, Doctors Without Borders has raised the alarm over a growing malnutrition crisis in North-West, warning that the current humanitarian response has fallen short with a…
Former Oyo Assembly Spokesman, Olayanju Becomes PDP Consensus Chairmanship Candidate For Olorunsogo LG Election
Former Oyo Assembly lawmaker and immediately past Chairman, House Committee on information, Honourable Kazeem Olayanju has been picked as the PDP consensus chairmanship candidate for Olorunsogo Local Government in the…