By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – A civil society group, the Societal Safety Network (SSN), has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to ensure equity and fairness in federal appointments, stressing that regional balance is vital for national unity. The group, in a statement signed by Suleiman Salaudeen, commended the President for correcting the recent appointment of…
The Centre for Justice and Institutional Integrity (CJII), a civil society organization, has praised the arraignment of Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on a three-count charge of criminal defamation and malicious falsehood. Insisting that truth must prevail, the group faulted the senator for not being…
Four days before the October 5, 2024 local government elections in Akwa Ibom State, a civil society organisation, Centre for Human Rights Accountability Network, CHRAN, has extracted commitments from the Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission, AKISIEC, security agencies as well as other relevant stakeholders for a peaceful, credible, free and fair elections in the…
YIAGA Africa, a Civil Society Organisation (CSO), has urged the strengthening of State Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECs) to minimise the influence of state governments in their operations. Mr Samson Itodo, Executive Director, of the CSO, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja that the move would contribute to credible local government…
