The Senator Polycarp Nwite Foundation for Democratic Accountability has warned that Nigeria’s democracy is under threat from widespread hunger, insecurity, and disillusionment among youths. In a statement signed by its Executive Director, Mr Michael Nwite, the foundation identified “palpable food insecurity, insensitivity of the political class, and declining faith in political leadership” as key factors…
Staff members on Tuesday of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs staged a protest in response to ongoing sexual scandal allegations within the ministry. In a video obtained by our correspondent, the staff can be seen and heard singing solidarity songs, with chants of “Insowendo in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs” resonating through the protest. The…
The Hong Kong government said Wednesday it had cancelled the passports of six democracy activists who fled to the United Kingdom, calling them “lawless wanted criminals”. Since authorities quashed massive, at times violent, pro-democracy protests in 2019, Hong Kong has intensified a crackdown on dissent, enacting security laws that critics like Britain and the United…
The traditional ruler of Obosi community in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, His Majesty Igwe Chidubem Iweka (Eze Iweka III), has installed three additional ‘Ndiichies’ to occupy the exalted chieftaincy cabinet stool in the community. Igwe Iweka said the move; coming after 30 years by the famous traditional institution is to fortify…
The Ogun State government has created a special court, solely established to try cult-related cases in the state. The Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu, disclosed this on Tuesday, during a security summit organised by the state chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Students and the National Association of Ogun State Students. Alamutu, who lauded…
The Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Art, and Culture is concluding plans to unveil the grand Yoruba Week celebration, slated for September 2024. A statement on Tuesday noted that the event will showcase the cultural heritage of the Yoruba people through traditional music, dance, art exhibitions, and delectable culinary delights. “With Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu now…
Over 69 stalwarts of the Peoples Democratic Party, including the immediate past senator, who represented Ebonyi South senatorial zone, Chief Micheal Amah-Nnachi; the 2023 deputy governorship candidate of the party, Senator Paulinus Igwe-Nwagu; and a former Commissioner for Information, Chief Abia Onyike; among others, have threatened to dump the party over alleged manipulation of names…
The National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, and governorship candidate in the Imo State November 11, 2023 election, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, on Tuesday said Nigeria is on a journey to perfect democracy. Speaking through a release signed by his Media Adviser, Ikenna Onuoha, and made available to South-East correspondent in Owerri, Anynawu congratulated Nigerians…
The Economic and Social Council of the United Nations has called on governments at all levels around the world to take the lead in education. ECOSOC made the call in a resolution issued at the end of the maiden edition of the NgEducators and International Human Rights Commission Model United Nations Conference 2024 held in…
Ahead of Nigeria’s Democracy Day celebration on June 12, 2024, an Owerri-West Traditional Prime Minister, Chief Kelechukwu Okere, has berated the state of the economy, stating that Democracy Day is not worth observing or celebrating. Recall that Nigeria always marks Democracy Day on May 29, but this was moved to June 12 to commemorate the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said a total of 269,992 new voters were registered during the voter registration exercise in Edo and Ondo states. The National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, announced this in a statement on Tuesday. “Statistics from the CVR as of Sunday 9th June…
The Lagos State Police Command has said it does not have information regarding the alleged arrest of an activist, Juwon Sanyaolu, one of the organisers of a protest slated to occur in Lagos on June 12, Democracy Day. Reports on social media on Tuesday night suggested that the activist was allegedly picked up by the…