By: Peter Emmanuel | Amnesty International Nigeria has called on Nigerian authorities to thoroughly investigate a viral video in which Borno State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Sainna Buba, allegedly threatened political opponents and citizens who refuse to support…
By: Peter Emmanuel | Nigeria is strengthening efforts to improve early childhood development by integrating nurturing care into primary healthcare services, giving pregnant women, caregivers and young children greater access to support for healthy growth and development. The approach is…
By: Peter Emmanuel | Amnesty International Nigeria has condemned the continued captivity of 42 schoolchildren abducted from Mussa Primary and Junior Secondary School in Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, saying the children have now spent 108 days in…
By Lasisi Olagunju | There is an old Nigerian joke about Noah and the Ark; author unknown. God warned Noah that a flood was coming and gave him six months to build an ark. But this Noah was a Nigerian.…
Nigeria has no shortage of laws, agencies or reform programmes. Its deeper problem is that political power can still determine when institutions become consequential. Until institutions can constrain power, even when doing so is politically inconvenient, reform will remain stronger…
Dotun Oladipo, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Premium Eagle Media Limited, owner of Eagle Online, died at age 56. Oladipo died on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, in Lagos, according to a statement by the General Secretary of the…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, will receive the 2026 Global Transformation and Good Governance Prize at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. The award is being presented by the Millennium Excellence Award USA, which said the governor was selected…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has restated his plan to restore a targeted fuel subsidy, saying Nigerians need relief from the rising cost of living. Atiku made the statement on Tuesday after receiving the Osun State leadership of the African…
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has written to the National Assembly seeking detailed legislative records on the National Tobacco Control Act (Amendment) Bill, 2025, amid concerns that some proposed changes could weaken Nigeria’s tobacco-control protections. The organisation’s Freedom…
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced the reopening of its membership electronic registration exercise across Nigeria as the party begins preparations. The exercise is scheduled to resume on Monday, August 31, 2026, and…
