…Says Police Should Redeem Its Integrity By Terminating Prosecution Afenifere, the apex Yoruba socio-cultural and political organisation, Afenifere has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of Dele Farotimi, human/civil rights activist and a lawyer. The organisation which also charged the police to redeem its integrity by promptly terminating its prosecution of a matter for which the law doesn’t empower it, stated this on Wednesday during a world press conference in Lagos. Deputy Leader Afenifere, Oba...

Following the suspension of 18 local government chairmen and their vice chairmen by the Edo State House of Assembly, Governor Monday Okpebholo has constituted a seven-man panel of inquiry to investigate their stewardship. The seven-man panel is headed by Solomon Imohiosen, with Osagie Asabor as secretary, while Adaze Andrew Enwanta, Patrick Idiake, Dorine Eduwui, Henry Unoakhe Itseuwa, and Prince Kassim Afegbua are to serve as members. Recall that the Edo State House of Assembly, on...

The Enugu State House of Assembly has passed a bill for a law to make provision for the sum of nine hundred and seventy-one billion, eighty-four million naira only (N971,084,000,000.00) to the services of the Government of Enugu State of Nigeria for the year ending 31st of December, 2025 and for other related purposes (HB.20), 2024. The bill passed a third reading after Anthony Nwankwo, Chairman of the Committee of Finance and Appropriation, presented the...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has congratulated Nze Ozichukwu Fidelis Chukwu on his election as the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide. Atiku had in a message of felicitation released by his Media Office in Abuja on Monday, extended his heartfelt congratulations to the entire Ndigbo community, as well as to Nze Ozichukwu personally, for his election and the seamless transition that heralded this pivotal moment in Igbo leadership. The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic...