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By Emma Ogoigbe, Warri Leading rights body, Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), has fired a petition to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, urging him to investigate the activities of the Head, Legal, at Force Headquarters, Abuja. It said the top cop's action was necessary to stop alleged criminal activities being masterminded by the senior officer against Okpanam community in Delta State, South-South Nigeria. National president of the Committee, Dr Kehinde Taiga, made the passionate appeal when he addressed newsmen in Warri today. He lamented that police officers sent from Abuja have, for over four…

It is a good thing to be proud of one’s country, and I am – most of the time. But it would be impossible to scan the centuries of Britain’s history without coming across a few incidents that evoke not pride but shame. Among those I would list are the creation by British officialdom in South Africa of the concentration camp, to persecute the families of Boers. Add to that the Amritsar massacre of 1919 and the Hola camps set up and run during the struggle against Mau Mau. But there is one truly disgusting policy practised by our officialdom…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Wife of the president, Senator Remi Tinubu, has launched the distribution of professional kits to 10,000 midwives and nurses across the five states of South-East geo-political zone of Nigeria. The states are Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo. She explained that the initiative is part of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) of the president Bola Tinubu Federal Government (FG) aimed at reducing infant and maternal mortality and morbidity across the country. Speaking today in Enugu before distributing the kits, at the International Conference Centre(ICC), Enugu, Sen. Tinubu hinted that the number now totalled 60,000 kits (scrubs…

Messages of solidarity continued to pour in for the Muslim faithful across Nigeria as they celebrate Eid al-Adha. Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) chapel, in its message, warmly greeted Muslim journalists and the wider Muslim Ummah on the occasion. In a statement by chapel Chairperson, Comrade Ngozi Uomba, the body described the festival as "a season of deep spiritual reflection, sacrifice, and gratitude." The statement added: "On this auspicious occasion, we celebrate the enduring values of faith, devotion, and obedience exemplified by Prophet Ibrahim (AS). "May Allah accept your sacrifices and bless you with joy,…

Justices A.N. Erhabor and W. I. Aziegbemhin of Edo State High Courts sitting in Benin City, between May 29 and  June 4,  2025 convicted and sentenced 34 internet fraudsters to various jail terms. The convicts are; Ogbeide Osayande Bright, George Micheal, Asazobro Kindness, Asamonye Davis Chibudion, Efosa Imasuen, Fortune Innocent, Owah Eloho, Osifo Bright, Oselunosen Ojeh Oziegbe,, Igbinogie Esemude Eloghosa, Abijade Jeffery, Godwin Osayowanbor, Okon Bassey Benjamin, Owie Success Etinosa, Emmanuel Chinedu Ariwa, Ogbonna Precious, Agboniroho Promise, Ogbonna Michael, Sunday Onyekachi, Igbinogie Esenuede Amos, Favour Abdul, Efe Louis Ediyeri. Others are: Benson Odion Kelly, Benson Ovbokhan Kelly, Oliver Collins Chijoke,…

In the spirit of the Sallah festivities, the FCT Emergency Management Department has provided three kilograms of meat each to 150 displaced vulnerable persons in the FCT. The gesture is in collaboration with a non-governmental organization, NEAR Foundation. The beneficiaries were selected from Waru and Yimuthu Camps in the FCT, according to a statement signed by spokesperson of the department, Nkechi Isa. Speaking at the event, the Head ,Relief and Rehabilitation of the department, Hajia Fatima Ibrahim said the distribution was to enable the displaced vulnerable celebrate Eid. She thanked NEAR Foundation for their commitment to reaching out to the…