Proscribed Igbo separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has condemned the mob killing of Northern travellers in Uromi local government area of Edo State, and has called for a comprehensive investigation into the lynching and proper punishment meted out to the perpetrators of the dastardly act. The northerners believed to be hunters, were…
Calabar, Nigeria – Agba Jalingo Foundation for Investigative And Accountability Journalism (AJFIAJ) will be holding its one-day symposium in January 2025 in Calabar, Cross River State. The symposium, dubbed “The Biggest” in the state, is open to the general public, media practitioners, journalists, bloggers, vloggers, law enforcement agents, storytellers, and stakeholders interested in freedom of…
The Director General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, NILDS, Professor Abubakar Sulaiman, has admonished Nigerians to embrace the values of accountability and transparency in order to ensure good governance and genuine development across the country. Sulaiman, who gave the admonition in his Easter message to Nigerians, said accountability and transparency will…
The Federal Government has ignored a Freedom Of Information request regarding how it spent a $3.4 billion IMF loan approved in 2020. Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2011 signed into law by former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, West Africa Weekly wrote to the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation (OAuGF) in January…
