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 […]
Sam Hart Takes Helm as Kalu’s Chief of Staff
By George Ozalla Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has made a strategic appointment aimed at enhancing the legislative process. Mr. Sam Ifeanyi Hart, a distinguished lawyer with a strong background in public service, has been appointed as Kalu’s new Chief of Staff (CoS). Hart’s appointment is expected to […]
NIS: TENURE EXTENSIONS UNDER TINUBU FAVOURS ONLY YORUBAS, INELEGANT- HURIWA SAYS
Leading Pro-democracy and civil rights advocacy group: HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to stop taking actions that continuously and graphically paints his administration as nepotistic just as it has observed that most high profile but controversial tenure extensions granted by the president since coming to office […]
NHRC Slams Jungle Justice: Demands Justice for Slain Hunters
By George Ozalla The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has strongly condemned the brutal killing of 16 traveling hunters in Edo State, who were mistakenly identified as kidnappers and lynched by a mob. Dr. Tony Ojukwu, Executive Secretary of the NHRC, expressed deep concern over the incident, highlighting the dangers of mob justice and the […]
