The Kogi Government has commiserated with families of victims of reprisal killings in Abugi, Kuchinda and Mikugi communities of Kupa Kingdom, Lokoja Local Government Area of the state. In a statement on Thursday, the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, vowed that all perpetrators would be apprehended and prosecuted. He described the incident as…
MTN Group Chairman Mcebisi Jonas used the funeral service of Zimbabwean-born activist and public servant Thokozani Damasane to deliver a sweeping and unsparing condemnation of the ongoing anti-foreigner sentiment in South Africa and how it is a symptom of state failure being cynically exploited by politicians with no interest in genuine solutions. The speech, which…
“Not every Fulani is a bandit” – Portable condemns ethnic profiling amid insecurity concerns Controversial singer Portable has urged Nigerians to stop labelling all Fulani people as bandits, stressing that criminality should not be linked to an entire ethnic group. The singer said many people wrongly assume that anyone who looks or dresses like a Fulani person…
The Senate has condemned the abduction of 87 students and teachers across Borno and Oyo states within 24 hours, describing the incidents as an attack on Nigeria’s future. Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, who issued the condemnation through a statement by his Directorate of Media and Public Affairs on Sunday, said the abductions were particularly troubling…
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has condemned Israel’s ongoing genocide in Palestine, warning against global double standards as he called for immediate international action to end the “humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza. Speaking at the high-level meeting of the 80th UN General Assembly on Monday, the Senegalese President stated: There can be no justice based on…
The Concerned Nigerians Group has raised alarm over what it described as “the alarming rise of authoritarianism and the relentless assaults on free speech and civil liberties in the United States.” The group noted that the trend constitutes the greatest threat to world democracy since the collapse of the Soviet Union. In a statement signed…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has lashed out at the Nigerian police over invitation it extended to former Governor, Nasir El-Rufai. Reacting to recent developments in Kaduna, Katsina, and other parts of the country, Atiku described it as a dangerous assault on civic freedoms under the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Recall…
Human rights activist and convener of #RevolutionNow Movement, Omoyele Sowore, has condemned Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, for deceiving residents of the state and Nigerians with “fake promises” of free education. Sowore said the governor has placed more priority on his (Agbu) personal comfort than abandoned schools, collapsing roads, and the welfare of the people….
The Nigerian Bar Association has condemned the shutdown of Badeggi FM, describing the action as an “executive rascality of the highest order” and demanding an immediate reversal of the directive. On Friday, Governor Umar Bago of Niger State ordered the suspension of Badeggi Radio FM’s activities, citing instances of unethical broadcasting and incitement against…
Labour Party leader and former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s planned trip to Saint Lucia, describing it as poorly timed and lacking in sensitivity, especially amid Nigeria’s deepening economic and security challenges. Tinubu is expected to leave Nigeria on Saturday for Saint Lucia and is also scheduled to attend the upcoming…
