A budding journalist based in Anambra, Izunna Okafor is presently receiving treatment in the hospital following injuries inflicted on him by men of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Awka. Over 10 officers, who reportedly descended on the journalist reportedly, accused the media of being the problem of Nigeria. Okafor, formally with the now defunct National Light Newspapers and presently affiliated with several online platforms was coming back from Nnewi Saturday night ,...

Judgment in a suit challenging the forceful relocation of patent medicine dealers to a coordinated wholesale center in the Kanawa Economic City located at Dan Gwauro on the outskirts of the Kano metropolis has been reserved by the Federal High Court sitting in Kano. Justice Simon A. Amobede, after hearing all pending applications of the plaintiff’s and defendant’s counsels, reserved judgment on a date to be communicated to the parties. Counsel to the plaintiffs, Abdulaziz...

Severe measures will be taken against perpetrators of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in Nigeria as a move to curtail the growing rate of violence against women and girls. Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs. Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye stated this at a news conference in Abuja to kick-start this year’s 16 days of Activism with a theme “Invest to prevent violence against women and girls.’’ She said plans are underway for the establishment of mobile courts backed by...

Nteje Community in Oyi Local Government Area has launched War Against Drug Abuse, WADA as they inaugurated a committee that will champion Zero tolerance to drug trafficking in the community. The President General of the community, Dr Nnamdi Iloduba said that the target is to rescue the community from the activities of drug peddlers. Dr Iloduba said that the society is losing good number of youths to drugs abuse as many have abandoned schooling and...