Metuh: What Manner of Justice
In the last 29 months, Chief Olisa Metuh has faced unprecedented personal travails resulting in severe health, reputation, career, legal and financial setbacks. Whilst we all have been consoled by his faith in God Almighty and the prayers, encouragement and support of family, friends and associates, we are deeply troubled by two issues. The first […]
DICTATORSHIP IN NIGER: SCHOOL TEACHER SUSPENDED OVER ‘FACEBOOK POST’ AGAINST BUHARI, GOV. ABUBAKAR BELLO’S GOVERNMENT
A primary school teacher, Baba Mohammed Wanigi, has been issued suspension letter from duty over unspecified Facebook posts against President Buhari and the Niger state Government headed by alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello, the letter of suspension which was exclusively obtained by NIGERWATCH NEWSAPAPER was issued by Agaie local education Authority, office the education secretary, dated […]
Civil Society Group Condemns Recurring Threats Against Amnesty International Nigeria
We, the undersigned civil society groups that work at the intersection of the protection and promotion of human rights and good governance in Nigeria, condemn in totality the recurrent breach of peace, brazen lack of patriotism, and absolute disregard for fundamental democratic values and principles of good governance by a malicious group that has persisted […]
Farmers/Herdsmen Conflict: Katsina to Commence Re-demarcation, Beaconing of 7,240 Stock Routes
By Francis Sardauna in Katsina Apparently worried by the incessant clashes between farmers and herders in some parts of the country, the Katsina State government has concluded arrangements to commence the re-demarcation and beaconing of stock routes across the state in order to prevent the clashes. The routes to be re-demarcated include both local and […]
2019: PDP, APGA, ADC absent as APC, SDP, LP, 51 other parties sign code of conduct
Ahead of the 2019 general elections, registered political parties in the country have adopted and signed the revised code of conduct for political parties to guide their operations before, during and after the conduct of the elections. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was, however, absent from the signing ceremony. The event, which took place after […]
Day: 10 interesting facts about Malaria
By Ebuka ONYEJI As the World Malaria Day 2018, with the theme “Ready to beat malaria” is celebrated globally today, the scourge of malaria in Nigeria is yet to be fully curbed. Despite funds and concerted efforts geared towards the fight against the ailment, it is believed that Nigeria is yet to tackle 50 per […]
FORMER nPDP AND THE DESPERATION FOR POLITICAL RELEVANCE
By James KANYIP On 07/05/2018, the former nPDP, the acronym for ‘New PDP’ which was the aggrieved faction of the PDP that joined the APC before the 2015 general elections, wrote a letter to the National Chairman of the APC. In that letter, the nPDP complained, among other things, of being marginalized, shortchanged and sidelined […]
Kaduna NUJ Readmits Former Chairman, Two Others
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kaduna State Council has read minted its former Chairman, Garba Mohammed and two other members who were suspended for dragging the council to court. The decision was contained in a communique issued at the end of its emergency Congress held on Thursday May 24, 2018, dated by Communique committee: […]
APC most vibrant in the Sokoto state- Chairman
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto The new chairman elect of the All Progressives Congress(APC) in Sokoto state, Alhaji Sadik Isah Achida has said that the ruling party in the state remain the most vibrant and better political choice for people in the state. According to him” APC is in control of the state and is the […]
Falana to Buhari: Free Dasuki, Elzak-Zaky as My 60th Birthday Gift
By Bolaji Buhari A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and human rights activist, Mr Femi Falana, on Thursday requested President Muhammadu Buhari to free all Nigerians illegally being detained in the country as his birthday gift. Most prominent of those being detained are former National Security Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) and leader of the Islamic […]