Electronic Transmission of Poll Results: Senate in U-turn; imposes direct primaries on parties
*Senate bows to pressure, back-pedals on electronic transmission of results *Adopts direct primaries for parties *Ekweremadu hails Senate *NASS can’t dictate to parties how to choose candidates — Wike *It’s a welcome devt — INEC *APC using its NASS majority to manipulate constitution in its favour – CUPP *PDP chides Senate, APC over direct primaries […]
International Day of the Girl Child 2021: History, significance, theme and celebration
International Day of Girl Child was declared by the United Nations to amplify the voices of young girls around the world and increase awareness of issues faced by them. According to the United Nations, achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment is an integral part. The International Day of the girls is celebrated annually on October […]
I get death threats from IPOB daily, says Chidi Odinkalu
Rights activist and lawyer, Professor Chidi Odinkalu, has said that he receives death threats from the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), daily. Odinkalu also noted that those calling for violence in Igboland were safe and secured abroad. The activist said it would be considered persecution if it were another authority that called for closure of […]
Izombe Arson: Uzodinma’s Silence Shocking –Dr. Duru
Public Relations expert and communications consultant, Dr. Walter Duru has described as shocking, the continued silence of the Governor of Imo State, Chief Hope Uzodinma over the unfortunate incident in Izombe, Oguta LGA of Imo State, which rendered thousands of indigenes of the area homeless. Duru, in a Press Release made available to newsmen in […]
Child Marriage Kills more than 60 Girls a Day, Save the Children’s Global Girlhood Report Revealed on the International Day of the Girl
Child Marriage Kills more than 60 Girls a Day, Save the Children’s Global Girlhood Report Revealed on the International Day of the Girl An estimated 44% of girls in Nigeria are married before their 18th birthday, one of the highest rate of child marriage globally. Rates are not likely to decrease today as Nigerian girls […]
NSCDC nabs 11suspected bandits, kidnappers, rustlers in Sokoto
By Suleiman Adamu, Sokoto The Sokoto command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC) has confirmed the arrest of 11 suspected high profile bandits, Kidnappers and cattle rustlers terrorising Wurno and Tureta local governments axis communities of Sokoto state. The Sate Commandant, Muhammad Saleh Dada who paraded the suspects Monday said they […]
PROVIDE FOR THE ENERGY TRANSITION, POLICY ALERT URGES RMAFC
…calls for immediate audit of the stabilization fund PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA/ Policy Alert, a non-governmental organisation working for economic and ecological justice in the Niger Delta has called on the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to use the opportunity of the ongoing review of Nigeria’s revenue allocation formula to set aside a percentage […]
COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE ONE DAY EVENT ON HANDING OVER THE HOE TO THE MUSEUM ADVOCACY, DISTRIBUTION OF AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENTS AND SHOWCASING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ORGANIZED BY SMALL-SCALE WOMEN FARMERS ORGANIZATION IN NIGERIA (SWOFON) AT BBS DIAMOND SUITES, KADUNA STATE.
Preamble On the 5th October, 2021, the Kaduna state Small-scale Women Farmers Organization in Nigeria (SWOFON), an Advocacy Platform with structure across the 36 States and FCT, and active membership in 23 Local Governments of the State, organized an advocacy event with the objectives to: step down of simplified National Gender Policy on Agriculture; advocacy […]
PERL mobilises media to drive discussions against barriers to girl education in Kaduna
The United Kingdom Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is mobilising journalists to drive discussions and increase awareness against barriers to girl-child education in Kaduna State. Mr Istifanus Akau, the State Partnership Facilitator, FCDO’s governance programme, Partnership to Engage, Reform and Learn (PERL) said at a two-day Media Strategic Session in Zaria on Tuesday, that […]
THE ABBA KYARI INDICTMENT IN AMERICA, THE UNMASKING OF THE NIGERIAN POLICE FORCE
By Emeka Ugwuonye, Esquire, President, Eculaw Group, Founder and CEO, DPA The criminal indictment of Nigeria’s most decorated Police Officer is the best thing to happen to Nigerians and the worst thing to happen to The Nigeria Police Force! Nothing could have saved Nigeria from The Nigeria Police without some external involvement, especially by the […]