DSS to name sponsors of foreign flag protests

Stakeholders in the Niger Delta Amnesty Delegates Network (NDADN) on Friday disclosed that it has shelved its planned protest against the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP). The position was made known in a statement by NDADN representative Alfred Mewariwei Boyed in Benin, Edo State. Boyed said that the suspension of the protest "is due to the…

The National Council for Women Societies (NCWS), Niger State Chapter, has applauded Governor Muhammad Umaru Bago for appointing 131 women coordinators, director generals and permanent secretaries into his cabinet.   The NCWS President, Niger State Chapter, Justina Yakubu, made the commendation at a press briefing, held at the state Secretariat of the society, Minna, on…

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has described the assassination claim levied against him by Senator Natasha Apkoti-Uduaghan as ‘false and malicious. This was made in a statement in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja by Senator Akpabio’s aide, Eseme Eyiboh. Akpoti-Uduaghan made the allegation while addressing her supporters on Wednesday in Kogi. The embattled senator alleged…

The Federal High Court in Abuja has barred all parties involved in the suit filed by suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and three others from granting press interviews or making public comments on the case. Justice Binta Nyako issued the order on Friday following a complaint raised by…

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has mourned the death of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain and Seriki Musulumi of Yorubaland, Alhaji Yekini Ayoade Adeojo. The governor, who described Adeojo as one of the last men standing, said his death marked the end of a glorious political era. Makinde expressed his condolences to the family of…

A Professor of Mass Communication at the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Linus Ogbushi, has canvassed effective regulation in the use of social media platforms in view of their negative effects on society. He stated that governments of every country should enact laws and regulations to regulate the use of social media…

The Secretary of the Labour Party National Caretaker Committee (LP NCC), Sen. Darlington Nwokocha, has said the Supreme Court's verdict removing Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party marks a pivotal moment in Nigerian politics. He said the decision reinforces the rule of law, strengthens democratic governance, and restores stability within the…

  The Taraba State Ministry of Women Affairs and Child Development, in collaboration with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), have rescued eight trafficked children from Minda Village in Lau Local Government Council. Briefing journalists yesterday in Jalingo, the Taraba State Commissioner of Women Affairs and Child Development, Mrs. Mary…

The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC),Dr. Tony Ojukwu, SAN, on Friday, condemned the death sentence imposed

The 255 Primary Health Centres (PHCs) in Kaduna are being upgraded to Level-Two health institutions in the state for basic emergency obstetr