A 28-year-old man, yesterday, narrated how he convinced his wife to sell their two-year-old baby to raise money for him to travel out of the country. The father of one, a labourer, identified as Uchenna Eziekwe and his wife, Chineye…
CISLAC, YIAGA, CODE, CDD, 45 other CSOs decry attacks on anti-graft agencies
A coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) has raised the alarm over alleged “malicious attacks on anti-corruption agencies” in the country. Addressing reporters yesterday in Abuja, the civil society groups said the anti-corruption agencies were targeted to weaken and distract…
INEC probes election disruptions in Enugu, Akwa-Ibom, Kano
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said it was investigating election disruptions that occurred during the rerun/by-elections in Enugu, Akwa-Ibom and Kano states. The commission disclosed this via its X handle on Saturday. The rerun/by-elections are currently holding across 26…
Killings, abductions in Nigeria blown out of proportion – Police
The Nigerian Police said the recent killings and abductions in the country have been blown out of proportion. The Force spokesperson stated this in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday. According to Adejobi, the Ekiti State killing…
FCT: Declare state of emergency on security – Onitiri tells FG
Following the various cases of security breaches across the country especially in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the Federal Government has been urged to as a matter of urgency, declare a state of emergency on insecurity. Socio-political activist and critic,…
How do you explain this country to foreigners? – Lucia Edafioka
“I have never seen anything like it my whole life, never,” plenty laughter followed this statement by an Oyibo man who was visiting Lagos for the first time. I met him at Freedom Park, and he kept going on and…