Medical doctors in Ekiti and Ondo states have opposed a new directive from the Federal Government concerning the review of allowances for health workers, branding it “obnoxious” and a violation of existing agreements. Chapters of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in both states have pledged to resist the policy, warning...

ABUJA – Prominent human rights lawyer, Barrister Christopher Chidera, has asserted that the continued detention of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is not legally justified but rather a consequence of his outspoken criticism of the Nigerian government. Addressing journalists in Abuja, Chidera described Kanu’s...

Former Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has given reasons for working against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general election. Ortom said he took the action because the party abandoned justice and fairness in choosing its presidential candidate. Speaking yesterday on a national television programme, Ortom said: “We had thought the PDP...

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has said the international passport of the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, is not in its custody. Justice Maryanne Anenih said this while ruling yesterday on an application the ex-governor filed in which he sought the release of his passport...

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has dismissed the claim by the Turkish Ambassador-designate to Nigeria, Mehmet Poroy, of the presence of a new terrorist group that migrated from Turkiye. The military high command said Nigeria is an independent nation capable of making its own decisions, particularly on security and counterterrorism matters, and not...