For Immediate Release: Friday, March 7, 2025 For More Information: info.nacjd@gmail.com | 646-694-8565 NACJD Demands Immediate Reinstatement of Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan, Threatens Global Sanctions on Akpabio and Nigerian Senators Washington, DC.- (Friday, March 7, 2025) The brazen and unlawful suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan by the Nigerian Senate is an outrageous assault on justice, democracy, and […]
PRESS STATEMENT IWD 2025:
NUJ FCT Council celebrates resilience, achievements of women in leadershipAbuja, Nigeria – 8 March 2025 As the world celebrates International Women’s Day 2025, the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council has joined the global movement in recognising the resilience, achievements, and contributions of women across all sectors. This year’s theme, “Accelerate Action” highlights the […]
Press Release
For Immediate Release: Friday, March 7, 2025 For More Information: info.nacjd@gmail.com | 646-694-8565 NACJD Demands Immediate Reinstatement of Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan, Threatens Global Sanctions on Akpabio and Nigerian Senators Washington, DC.- (Friday, March 7, 2025) The brazen and unlawful suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan by the Nigerian Senate is an outrageous assault on justice, democracy, and […]
Agbodike Endorses Soludo for Second Term, Eyes Senate Seat
By: George Ozalla Rt. Hon. Paschal Arinzechukwukwu Agbodike, PhD, needs no introduction, having served as Deputy Speaker of the Anambra State House of Assembly and now as an Honorable Member representing Ihiala Federal Constituency in the 10th National Assembly under All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA. His numerous projects and achievements speaks for itself. At the […]
Kidnappers Are Not Different From Terrorists: HURIWA Argues
Civil Rights advocacy Group: HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has admonished the federal and state governments to move quickly and designate kidnappers as terrorists and enforce the strictest legal sanction such as the death penalty on convicted kidnappers. The Rights group has also called for the immediate lifting by state governors of the […]
STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU ON THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE 2025 LENTEN SEASON
As the Lenten Season commences, I extend heartfelt wishes to all Christians in Nigeria and worldwide who partake in this sacred time. Beginning on Ash Wednesday, the 40-day period is a time of fasting, prayer, and repentance, preparing believers for the joyous celebration of Easter. During Lent, Christians engage in earnest prayer, self-denial, almsgiving, and […]
Stakeholders Unanimously Support Bill to Process Raw Materials Locally
By: George Ozalla A public hearing held yesterday at the Senate Wing of the National Assembly Complex in Abuja saw various key stakeholders solidly stand behind a bill to amend the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) Act 2022. The bill, conceptualized by the RMRDC and sponsored by Senator Peter Onyekachi Nwebonyi, aims to […]
Nigeria Customs Service Intensifies Crackdown on Fuel Smuggling
By: George Ozalla The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, has warned fuel smugglers to expect tougher times ahead as the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) intensifies its crackdown on fuel smuggling. This warning comes after officers of Operation Whirlwind intercepted 28,300 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) valued at N35.8 million along the Lagos-Ogun border […]
The Place of Girls in Contemporary Igbo Society
By: Stacey Ukaobasi Onwuegbuchulam In Nigeria and particularly in Igbo speaking communities, there is a certain patriarchal interpretation that is assigned to genders just as for a long time, there is this assumption that every woman married into any home is expected to have a male child. Women who give birth to girls are often […]
HURIWA condemns gruesome murder of Reverend Father Sylvester Okechukwu by kidnappers in Kafanchan, Kaduna State*
HURIWA suspects a ‘Jihad’ against Catholic priests Civil Rights Advocacy Group: HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has tasked the Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Services (DSS) and other security agencies to forensically investigate if there is a well-funded, well-coordinated and well-motivated freelance armed killers hired to kill Catholic priests and Seminarians […]
