Dele Farotimi, a lawyer and an activist has said that he will demand justice concerning his incarceration for 21 days, stressing that those who sent him to prison for an offence that is not known in law in Lagos or Ekiti States must account for their action. The activist who spoke on Sunday night on Channels TV said that whoever is responsible, whether the police, the magistrate or even private individuals, he would demand an...

Prominent leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South East have called on the people of the region, particularly Igbo indigenes, to increase their participation in the party, stressing that stronger involvement would enhance the region’s access to the centre of national decision-making. This appeal came at the APC South East Select Leaders Consultative Meeting held in Enugu on Saturday. The leaders emphasised the strategic importance of aligning with the party currently in...

It was not just celebration at this year’s May Day rally in Abuja, it was also a loud and clear cry for justice from the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC). Addressing a packed crowd at Eagle Square, NLC President, Joe Ajaero, rolled out a long list of demands, with a call to raise the retirement age for all civil servants topping the list. “It is imperative to extend the revised retirement age of 65 years or...

Eminent Nigerians have paid tributes to late elder statesman and Niger Delta leader, Chief Edwin Clark, who passed on February 17 at the age of 97. Speaking at “A Day of Tributes” organised in his honour in Lagos on Thursday, they described the late South and Middle Belt leader, as a true nationalist, who dedicated his life to the service of humanity and just society. Former governor of Ogun, Sen. Gbenga Daniel in his tribute,...