The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has strongly challenged recent statements made by the Chief of Army Staff (COAS); Lieutenant General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, attributing the Nigerian Army’s substandard performance to poor funding. HURIWA described these claims as unfounded, asserting that the defense sector has consistently received the lion’s share of Nigeria’s national […]
By Musa-Ododo Abdulrahaman CRUCIAL CALL FOR A BROAD NATIONAL DIALOGUE: “A DIALOGUE WITH WISDOM” Nigeria stands at a pivotal moment in its history—on the brink of an unprecedented evolutionary transition. The challenges we face today are profound and multifaceted, encompassing governance, economic inequality, social cohesion, national unity, and the very soul of our nation. The […]
By Newscount At the resumed hearing in the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, Justice Binta Nyako, said she was going to recuse herself from the trial. Recuse, as defined by the Law.com dictionary, means to refuse to be a […]
Every passing day tells the deliberate stubbornness and unwillingness of the present State Operators to heed the signs of the time. They enjoy the devious lines of court jesters, they can’t listen. They dance to the beats of wicked cheerleaders, they can’t hear. They are made arrogant with the vile words and praises of sycophants, […]
By Newscount Yiaga Africa, one of the accredited observers of last Saturday’s off-cycle governorship election in Edo State, has said the poll failed integrity test, as there was widespread manipulation of results. This is contained in the post-election statement of the organisation on the governorship election, co-signed by Dr. Aisha Abdullahi, Chair of the 2024 […]
By Newscount A 23-year-old philosophy student at Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ayomide Adeleye, has revealed the chilling details behind the murder of Christiana Idowu. According to a Vanguard report on Sunday, Adeleye, now in custody at the Lagos State Police Command Tactical Unit in Ikeja, admitted to killing Idowu due to financial difficulties. “I killed her […]
By Newscount The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Monday Okpebholo winner of the governorship election in Edo State. Okpebholo polled 291,667 votes to defeat the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) candidate, Asue Ighodalo, who scored 247,274 votes to come second, while Olumide Akpata of the […]
By Newscount President Bola Tinubu has commanded EFCC for returning $180,000, 53 vehicles to Canada. Nigeria will continue to work with its international partners to ensure that cyber criminals and organised crime groups involved in transnational car thefts are deprived of the benefits of their illegal activities. To this end, President Bola Tinubu has directed […]
By George Ozalla Visibly excited Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (Credit Corp), Mr Uzoma Nwagba, has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for releasing the sum N50 billion from the Recovery Account of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as a take off grant for the newly established organisation. Mr Nwagba […]
By Godknows Igali The word “Titan” is derived from the panoply of divine beings and mythologies that give ancient Greek literature special savour in literary cycles. Today, the usage “titan” is often ascribed to someone who is god-like and influential in given fields. On 4th September 2024, that word resurfaced compellingly in Lagos to remember […]
