June 2024

  Abuja based legal practitioners under the aegis of Lawyers of Conscience, have called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to call his men to order from their incessant harassment and intimidation of an Abuja based human rights activist and lawyer, Barrister Victor Giwa. The lawyers also called on the Attorney General of the…

  Some critical stakeholders in Kogi, have been trained to build their capacity on awareness creation and implementation of the Kogi State Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Law (VAPP) 2022. The training workshop was organised by Participation For Behavioural Change In Development (PIBCID) and Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF) in collaboration with Kogi State office of…

  … says letter of commendation will soon be transmitted to the Governor. President of Trade Union Congress, TUC, Comrade Festus Osifo has emphasized the need for good governance towards making life more meaningful for the masses. Comrade Festus Osifo who made the remark at the TUC House in Abuja, while receiving the Special Adviser…

  The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has hinted the people of Kwara state on imminent high and moderate floodings in five of the State local government areas during this raining season. Mrs. Zubaida Umar, the Director-General (D-G) of NEMA gave the warning in Ilorin during the 2024 Downscaling of Flood Early Warnings Systems at…

  The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged the Federal Government to do the right to save the nation’s ivory towers from being shut down again. The union made the call after its members at the University of Ilorin in Kwara State staged a peaceful rally round the institution’s campus. The ASUU Chairman…

  A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has dismissed a N20bn suit instituted by a legal practitioner, Ejumejowo Anthony against two Abuja based hospitals and the FCT Minister on the alleged negligence he claimed to have led to his wife’s death. Justice Edward Okpe on Tuesday at the Nyayan Division of the…

  A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mohammed Ndarani Mohammed has sought for the outright removal of immunity from being further enjoyed Presidents and Governors in Nigeria if corrupt practices and arbitrariness are to be curbed. He pleaded that Section 308 of the 1999 Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria, which confers immunity on Presidents,…

  The Participation Initiative for Behavioural Change in Development, (PIBCID) and Nigeria Women Trust Fund, (NWTF) has lamented over the poor awareness on the Violence Against Person Prohibition law by Citizens of Kogi State. Speaking at a capacity building training for critical stakeholders and the public on the Kogi State VAPP law, Executive Director of…

  Kwara State Ministry of Works and Transport has announced different alternative routes to ease traffic congestion as construction works begin on the Post Office-Emir- Road-Isale Oja Roads. The construction work, which had earlier been approved by the cabinet, is part of the urban renewal projects of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s administration, according to a statement…

    The founder of the ONA-ARA Movement, ESV Olugbenga Collins Rotimi, made a significant impact during the recent Ekinrin Adde day celebration by donating ₦5 million towards community development initiatives. The generous donation included ₦4 million as a co-launcher and an additional ₦1 million on behalf of the ONA-ARA Movement, totaling ₦5 million. During…