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Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye: Women Must Fight For Their Rights Instead Of Waiting To Be Called Upon

NewsDeskNgMar 9, 2026March 9, 20260

Former Nigerian women affairs minister Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye urges women to actively participate in matters of the country. Former women affairs minister Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye has said that women must fight for their rights to be included, instead of waiting to be called upon. “We have been pursuing it. Women have been…...

Tony Nyiam: State Police Must Be Accountable To Citizens To Fix Nigeria’s Compromised Security System

NewsDeskNgMar 9, 2026March 9, 20260

Tony Nyiam stresses the need for state police accountable to citizens, warning that Nigeria’s current national security system is compromised. Security Analyst, Tony Nyiam says deeper reforms are required to address corruption and failures of the national security architecture, regarding President Bola Tinubu’s initiative to introduce state police in Nigeria...

SERAP Sues FG At ECOWAS Court Over Alleged Mass Phone-Tapping Regulations

NewsDeskNgMar 9, 2026March 9, 20260

Rights group challenges Nigeria’s 2019 interception rules, warning they enable secret surveillance and threaten privacy, free speech and democratic accountability. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has instituted proceedings against the federal government at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, challenging the legitimacy of mass phone-tapping regulations. The suit,...

FAAC Reconciliation: NNPC, Consultants Clash Over $42.3bn Oil Revenue Allegedly Owed To Federation

NewsDeskNgMar 9, 2026March 9, 20260

Dispute stalls reconciliation of oil remittances as Senate of Nigeria probes separate N210 trillion discrepancies in NNPC’s audited accounts nationwide. Nigeria’s long-running effort to reconcile oil revenues due to the Federation Account has hit another obstacle after Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) and Periscope, the consultants engaged by...

Kano Flags Off Distribution of 100,000 Bags of Rice Donated by Dangote Foundation

NewsDeskNgMar 8, 2026March 8, 20260

Kano government begins distribution of 100,000 bags of rice donated by Dangote Foundation to support vulnerable residents. The Kano State Government has flagged off the distribution of 100,000 bags of 10kg rice donated by the Aliko Dangote Foundation to support vulnerable and underprivileged residents across the state. The development was...

Oborevwori: Delta State No-Go Area For Opposition

NewsDeskNgMar 8, 2026March 8, 20260

Governor Oborevwori says Delta’s visible infrastructure achievements make the state a no-go area for opposition political parties. Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has boasted that the state has effectively become a no-go area for opposition political parties due to the visible achievements of his administration. This is because the Administrator...

Dabiri-Erewa Condemns Arrest Of 42 Nigerians In Mozambique, Demands Immediate Release

NewsDeskNgMar 8, 2026March 8, 20260

NiDCOM chairman Abike Dabiri-Erewa condemns arrest of 42 Nigerians in Mozambique, calls for their immediate release. The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has condemned the arrest of 42 Nigerians in Mozambique, describing the development as disturbing and unacceptable. Dabiri-Erewa called on...

Oluremi Tinubu Advocates Care, Compassion For Nigeria’s Elderly Citizens

NewsDeskNgMar 8, 2026March 8, 20260

First Lady Oluremi Tinubu urges Nigerians to support and care for elderly citizens, highlighting new senior citizens’ centre in Uyo. The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has urged Nigerians, especially family members, to show compassion to older people in their families and communities to prolong their lives. Tinubu said this...

Nigeria Police Strengthens Counter-Terrorism, Approves New CTU Bases Nationwide

NewsDeskNgMar 8, 2026March 8, 20260

Nigeria Police expands counter-terrorism capacity, establishes new CTU bases, and deploys personnel to strategic locations nationwide. The Nigeria Police Force has expanded its counter-terrorism capacity with the approval of new Counter Terrorism Unit bases and the deployment of additional personnel to strategic locations across the country. The development was disclosed...

Daniel Bwala Denies Earlier Claim Tinubu Created Militia During Al Jazeera Interview

NewsDeskNgMar 7, 2026March 7, 20260

Daniel Bwala denies past claims Bola Ahmed Tinubu created militia, says opposition rhetoric shaped earlier statements before joining government. Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Policy Communication, denied claims that he previously accused the Nigerian president of creating a militia to influence the 2023 election. Bwala...