Socio Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has appealed to the United Nations to halt further killings in Southern Kaduna by asking the federal government to intervene. In a petition to Ms. Agnes CALLAMARD, UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary... Continue Reading →
Chief Kennedy Njoku, the ninth Speaker of Abia House of Assembly, has resigned his appointment, less than 24 hours after he was elected. Njoku was elected on Thursday following the impeachment of Chief Martins Azubuike over alleged gross financial misconduct... Continue Reading →
The Rivers State House of Assembly on Friday passed the state’s 2017 Appropriation Bill of N470 billion. The document was passed after the various ministries and agencies of the government defended their allocations. Speaking at the Plenary, the Speaker of... Continue Reading →
The Nigerian Army has described the video purportedly released by the Boko Haram showing its leader as “mere terrorists propaganda.” The responds to the video was made on Thursday by Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman in Abuja. Gen. Usman said that the... Continue Reading →
The leader of the Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau, has released a video that debunks the military claim that the jihadist group had been routed from its Sambisa Forest stronghold. The video was released on Thursday. Shekau revealed that the... Continue Reading →
Twenty of the 24 members of the Abia State House of Assembly have impeached the Speaker of the House, Martins Azubuike. The lawmakers elected Kennedy Njoku, representative of Osisioma Ngwa north constituency, to take over the leadership of the assembly.... Continue Reading →
Governor Ayodele Fayose, of Ekiti State has asked the president of the Federal republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari to resign. Speaking on a telephone conversation with Governor Nyesom Wike, the President has become directionless, clueless and that old age has... Continue Reading →
The cease fire in Syria brokered by Russia and Turkey has been effected from Thursday midnight. This is a potentially major breakthrough since the conflict had begun. This will be the first nationwide halt in fighting since a week-long truce... Continue Reading →
Russia has responded to the United States sanctions and eviction of diplomats. The responds made by the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Maria Zakharova, condemned the action as a "one blast blow" to the US relations with Russia. These were here words;... Continue Reading →