The Management of Lagos State Polytechnic is not in anyway connected to the arrest and subsequent trial of 8 staff members as it is currently being peddled by some people and a session of the media. To the best of…
The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has convicted the embattled Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, after finding him guilty of false assets declaration. The tribunal headed by Danladi Umar ruled that Mr Onnoghen should forfeit the funds in the…
Civil Society Organizations and Professional bodies in Nigeria have expressed worry at the rate poor and vulnerable Nigerians are facing the full wrath of the law over petty acts that constitute offences often committed due to poverty and hunger. The…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has inaugurated the Lagos Resilience Office, LASRO, with a promise that the State government will continue to explore creative ways to address the myriad of challenges confronting the State. Governor Ambode said that the…
It is scary to note the pervading fear across board: that justice may be difficult to obtain against a ruling party. It is believed that only an overly courageous judge can muster the audacity to acknowledge an irregularity and annul…
Stakeholders in the campaign for the implementation of Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities Prohibition Act say they are set to engage other stakeholders on domestication of the Act. The stakeholders said they would engage NGOs, Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs)…
Young people are leading a people’s revolution in Algeria and Sudan, both developments remind us forcefully of the wages of mis-governance, the power of the people to seize control of their own destiny, and the role that the youth can…
By ODIRI UCHENUNU-IBEH – Critical observers in the health sector have called on the Lagos state new governor-elects, Babajide Sanwoolu to prioritize the health sector. Co-chairman, Lagos State Accountability Mechanism for Maternal & New Born Child Health (LASAM), Barrister Ayo…
Eight people were killed in a series of brutal crackdowns on demonstrators in four countries in West Africa where a total of 152 freedom expression violations were recorded in 2018. Four demonstrators were killed in Guinea, two in Togo with…
Five Nigerian youths have made Nigeria proud by being selected alongside other Africans for the 2019 Archbishop Tutu Leadership Programme. Out of nearly 250 nominees of outstanding quality from different African countries, 23 of them were selected to take part…
