Dr Tony Ojukwu
5 Nov
Extra-judicial killings, illegal arrests, searches and detentions, sexual abuses, and others have been listed as issues tainting the nation's Human Rights record globally. The Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), DIG Hashimu Argungu (retd), made this disclosure during his collaborative visit to the National Human Rights Commission. Argungu was on an advocacy campaign for…
6 Jun 2024
Federal Government has disclosed its readiness to amend the Rights Commission Act establishing the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to integrate national preventive mechanism against torture.
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The Governing Board of the African University of Science and Technology (AUST) has conferred an Honorary Doctorate (Honoris Causa) of Business Administration on Group Managing Director/Chief Executive, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Mr. Oliver Alawuba. The conferment of the Honourary Doctorate (Honourary Causa) of Business Administration was part of the 10th Convocation ceremony of…
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The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has rejected any immediate increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT), citing potential economic pressure on businesses and households already dealing with inflation. The decision was made during a meeting with the Presidential Tax Reform Committee in Abuja on Thursday. In a communique issued after the meeting, the governors expressed…
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will not attend Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony next week, in line with precedent,
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The 2025 budget defence session of the Nigeria Police turned chaotic on Thursday, as lawmakers erupted into a heated dispute, culminating in a dramatic walkout by Senator Onyekachi Nwoebonyi of Ebonyi North. The disruption marred the Joint Committee session, which was supposed to review the police budget and assess the Inspector-General of Police's (IGP) funding…
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The affected residents of the Bodija bomb blast have revealed they are yet to receive the compensation promised by the Oyo State Government. Speaking during an interdenominational service held to commemorate the tragic event, the President of the Bodija Estate Residents' Association (BERA), Pastor Muyiwa Bamgbose, lamented the plight of families still displaced due to…
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The candidates of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming local council election in Ondo State have expressed dismay
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The Senator representing Oyo South Senatorial District, Sharafadeen Alli, on Thursday, felicitated with Chief Bisi Akande, a former Governor of Osun State and first National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on the occasion of his 86th birthday. Alli, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Akeem Abas, described Chief Akande as…
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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Thursday, reiterated the determination of his administration to ensure that every part of the state is safe and secure. The governor gave this assurance in a statement issued in commemoration of the first anniversary of the explosion that rocked Dejo Oyelese Close, Adeyi Avenue, Bodija area of Ibadan.…