Six civil society groups have jointly urged the Government to narrow the definition of “serious incident” in a proposed law that gives the police special powers on such an occasion. Peaceful protests should not come under the ambit of the…
Tension arises when country-owned and country-led process used to identify and decide on peacebuilding strategies is not inclusive nor transparent – leaving certain communities or segments of the population to feel that their interests are not being taken into consideration.…
The government of Lagos state seems to be currently in the eye of the storm over its introduction of a law, a property tax as it were, known as the Land Use Charge Act of 2018, which repeals a similar…
There are fears that the House of Representatives correspondent of Daily Trust Newspaper, Mr. Musa Abdullahi Krishi, who was abducted at the National Assembly complex on Tuesday by armed policemen, is being transported to Jigawa state at the order of…
The MTN Foundation has put a smile on the faces of about 1,500 kids in 36 institutions across the country. Each establishment was gifted foodstuff and baby care products. According to Dennis Okoro, Director, MTN Foundation, “the provision of basic…
A coalition of 55 youth organisations across the country under the auspices of the ‘Not Too Young to Run Movement’ will tomorrow (Wednesday) storm the Presidential Villa Abuja to press President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the age reduction bill and…
A day after visiting Nigeria, President Donald Trump has sacked Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. CIA Director Mike Pompeo will replace him. Trump reportedly asked Tillerson to step down on Friday. Trump confirmed the news…
The World Health Organisation has revealed in a statement, a mysterious “Disease X”, capable of causing a global pandemic in the future. The organisation released a list of diseases it considers posing a high risk to the public due to…
The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari disregarded freedom of the press in Benue on Monday as correspondents of The PUNCH, ThisDay, Vanguard, Tribune, New Telegraph, The Nation and others were barred from covering the President’s visit. About 30 correspondents from…
Nigeria prefers to have schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram from Chibok and Dapchi back alive, and that is why it has chosen negotiation, rather than a military option, says President Muhammadu Buhari. Receiving the American Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson,…
