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By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu To properly arm journalists to report accurately and authoritatively, Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has organized a two-day Freedom of Information (FOI) training workshop for journalists and Civil Society Organizations' (CSOs) representatives drawn from states in the South-East and South-South geopolitical zones. The workshop, which took place at Bridge Waters Hotel, Enugu, on 11-12 February, 2026 was supported by funding from a group, Luminate. It aimed at strengthening the capacity of participants to effectively utilize the FOI Act as a tool for promoting transparency, demanding accountability, as well as enhancing investigative journalism and evidence-based advocacy in the…

*Say Money Can Transform Lives Of 60 Ordinary Persons, Families The Oluyole Progressive Force (OPF), a political movement crusading for the rights of youths and the masses in Oluyole Local Government Area (LGA) of Oyo State, has faulted the recent donation of a Lexus RX 300 luxury SUV car by the lawmaker representing Oluyole constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, to one of the leaders in the constituency, Alhaji Razak Akilapa. The OPF in a statement issued in Ibadan today described the gift of the car estimated at a princely N15 million, to what it described as…

"What happened today has made me more determined. We must keep working and not rest until March 2027 when we remove this government from office." With these words, former governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, poured out from his heart a critical personal goal to which he obviously is prepared to do all it legitimately takes to accomplish. He also called on opposition leaders to remain united and focused on removing President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections. El-Rufai made the remarks when former Vice President (VP) Atiku Abubakar visited him after security agents allegedly attempted to detain…