By George Ozalla The BBC’s decision to discontinue its flagship program “Hard Talk” has sparked widespread concern, with many believing the program’s cancellation will create a significant void in global media broadcasting. Frank Tietie, Esq., Executive Director of Citizens Advocacy for Social & Economic Rights (CASER) and Arise News (Legal) Analyst, has called on Arise […]
PRESS STATEMENTRE: BASELESS ALLEGATIONS BY MR ELISHA ABBO AGAINST THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
The attention of the Office of the President of the Senate has been drawn to another round of spurious and malicious accusations by Mr. Elisha Abbo, who unlawfully represented Adamawa North Senatorial District save a judicial intervention. He has again sought to blame the President of the Senate, His Excellency, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, for […]
TURJI BELLO: HURIWA TO SERVICE CHIEFS, NSA: DO THE HONOURABLE THING, RESIGN, YOU HAVE FAILED SPECTACULARLY
–criticises Tinubu’s foreign trip amidst unprecedented insecurity in his country For many months, the most notorious terrorists mastermind Turji Bello and several other terrorists have defied the deadline given by the service chiefs including the Chief of Defence Staff General Christopher Musa and the chief of Army staff Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede to neutralise them […]
INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION
PRESS RELEASE OUTCOME OF THE REVIEW OF SIGNATURES/THUMBPRINTS OF THE PETITIONERS FOR THE RECALL OF THE SENATOR REPRESENTING KOGI CENTRAL SENATORIAL DISTRICT The Commission held its regular weekly meeting today, Thursday 3rd April 2025. Among other issues, the meeting considered and approved the report of its physical count of the signatures/thumbprints forwarded with the petition […]
PSC Appoints New Edo State CP
In a press release signed by Ikechukwu Ani, Head, Press and Public Relations, the Police Service Commission has announced the appointment of Monday Agbonika as the new Commissioner of Police for Edo State. This was disclosed on Thursday, 3rd April 2025, as Agbonika takes over from CP Betty Enekpen Isokpan Otimenyin. The Commission’s leadership, led […]
PRESS STATEMENT
NIGERIA CUSTOMS SERVICE DEBUNKS FALSE REPORT ON EXTENSION OF COMPTROLLER-GENERAL A’S TENURE ABDULLAHI MAIWADAAssistant Comptroller of CustomsNational Public Relations OfficerFor Comptroller-General of Customs1 April 2025
ARREST THOSE CALLING FOR REPRISAL BY NORTHERNERS, HURIWA ASKS DSS:
Says any reprisal could lead to civil war! Prominent civil rights advocacy group: HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has called on the Department of State Services(DSS) and the National Security Adviser to fish out the miscreants and outlaws in Northern Nigeria who are making videos being posted on social media calling for Northern […]
STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE
PRESIDENT TINUBU RECONSTITUTES NNPC LIMITED BOARD, APPOINTS NEW CHAIRMAN, GROUP CEO President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a sweeping reconstitution of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited board, removing the chairman, Chief Pius Akinyelure and the group chief executive officer, Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari. President Tinubu removed all other board members appointed with Akinyelure […]
PRESS STATEMENT
HURIWA Commends Governor Okpebholo’s Exemplary Leadership in Uromi Incident: A Model for Other Governors Prominent civil rights advocacy group: HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA(HURIWA) has strongly commended the Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, for what it described as his prompt, decisive, efficient and very massively effective actions and remedial measures he has adopted […]
Prof. Nnenna Oti’s Remarkable Integrity
By Ncheta Ndigbo As part of the Nwanyị Bụ Ife series, we celebrate Prof. Nnenna Oti, a distinguished academic whose exemplary leadership and unwavering integrity have significantly impacted Nigeria’s educational and political landscapes. Born on November 15, 1958, in Afikpo North, Ebonyi State. Prof. Oti’s academic journey is marked by excellence. She earned a First […]
