By George Ozalla The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Chief Tony Ojukwu, OFR, SAN, has received the 2026 UTA International Humanitarian Award for his contributions to the promotion and protection of human rights in Nigeria. The award was presented by the United Towns Agency for North-South Cooperation (UTA), Nigeria Chapter, at […]
By NEWSCOUNT Desk Former Deputy President of the 9th Senate and NDC senatorial candidate for Delta Central, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has alleged that more than 50 armed men attacked the venue of his party’s campaign meeting in Uvwie, Delta State, early Thursday morning. Omo-Agege said the men, allegedly led by Emmanuel Erube, the Development Committee […]
By Prosper Okoye For some elderly Nigerians, growing old was supposed to mean spending more time with family, drawing on decades of experience and enjoying the security of a home they had spent years building. Instead, some are spending their later years in internally displaced persons camps after violence forced them from communities they may […]
By George Ozalla The Director General of Civil Aviation, Capt. Chris Najomo, has called for closer engagement between the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the National Assembly to strengthen aviation regulation and ensure that Nigeria’s rules remain in line with international standards. Najomo made the call on Tuesday, August 19, 2026, when the House […]
By George Ozalla The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Midstream) has vowed to intensify legislative oversight of Nigeria’s midstream petroleum sector, with a renewed focus on energy security, domestic gas utilisation, accountability and effective implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). The commitment was made during two legislative retreats held by the committee […]
By NEWSCOUNT Desk Former Deputy President of the 9th Senate and Delta Central senatorial candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has raised the alarm over what he described as disturbing and increasingly credible threats to his life and those of his family members. Omo-Agege, in a statement issued from his office, […]
By NEWSCOUNT Desk President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Mr Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan as the new Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, effective August 27, 2026. Enitan succeeds Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, who is due to retire from the Federal Civil Service after attaining the statutory retirement age of 60. According to a […]
By Prosper Okoye The Women for 35% Initiative of Aju Morgan Elumelu Foundation has joined several other pro women and rights groups to condemn what it described as the “purported impeachment” of Hon. Mrs. Alice Tangi Allen, Executive Chairman of Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The initiative described the action as “a military […]
By George Ozalla The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has empowered 1,000 constituents in Zaria Federal Constituency of Kaduna State with business start-up equipment and N100,000 seed capital each.Abbas disclosed this on Saturday while addressing constituents during the distribution of household and micro-enterprise support equipment and seed capital to the […]
By NEWSCOUNT Desk The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested Lagos based social media influencer and luxury goods dealer, Afolabi Kazeem Michael, popularly known as KC Luxury, following the seizure of 184.50 kilogrammes of cocaine allegedly being moved through Nigeria to overseas markets. The agency said the cocaine consignment, valued at about N39 […]
