Amnesty International has accused the Nigerian police of using excessive force against peaceful protesters during the nationwide #EndBadGovernance demonstrations held between 1 and 10 August 2024. In its briefing, “Bloody August: Nigerian Government’s Violent Crackdown on #EndBadGovernance Protests”, Amnesty International revealed that at least 24 people were killed in Borno, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Jigawa, and Niger States. The victims reportedly included 20 young people, two children, and an older adult. According to Amnesty International, the...

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has said he’s hale and hearty even though some people are spreading rumour of his death in the social media. Obasanjo reacted to the rumour of his death while speaking in Osogbo during the inauguration of the Old-Garage/Oke-Fia Road reconstructed by Governor Ademola Adeleke. “I heard the rumour that I was dead. I saw it in the social media. I quickly told my children and my relations that it was...

By Hassan Umar Shallpella President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will soon release the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Nnamdi Kanu has been in custody since he was repatriated from Kenya. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu during the 13th memorial anniversary of the late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu in Owerri on Tuesday. Ambassador Ojukwu emphasized that President Tinubu recognized the significance of Kanu’s release, which...

Barrister Sly Ezeokenwa was returned on Wednesday by the Supreme Court, as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance—APGA. This is coming five months after the Independent National Electoral Commission—INEC—recognized Chief Edozie Njoku based on an earlier court decision ordering INEC to recognize Chief Njoku as APGA’s National Chairman. The Supreme Court’s decision on Wednesday, which recognized Barrister Sly Ezeokenwa’s leadership, perhaps, marked a milestone in resolving the lingering leadership impasse in APGA....

The Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, General Christopher Musa, has revealed that over 200,000 terrorists have surrendered to the Nigerian military in the North East. He attributed this achievement to a combined application of kinetic and non-kinetic strategies in the fight against insurgency. General Musa made the disclosure during the Security and Justice Symposium, organised by the Office of the National Security Adviser in partnership with the British High Commission. The two-day event commenced on...

President Bola Tinubu, accompanied by First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu, arrived in Paris on Wednesday evening for a three-day State visit to fortify Nigeria-France relations. A press statement on Wednesday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President  (Information & Strategy), read, “Touching down at Orly Airport around 5:10 p.m., President Tinubu was welcomed with full military honours by the French Republican Guard, marking a ceremonial start to his visit. The official engagements will begin on...