AGILE: ZSUBEB Receives MPC Team, Assures Support In Promoting Girl-Ghild Education

By JACOB ONHEWU DICKSON The Chairman Zamfara State Universal Basic Education Board (ZSUBEB), Prof. Nasiru Anka has received a delegation from Media and Publicity Consult (MPC) a consulting firm on advocacy visit to the Board part of the activities of a research project of the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE). The MPC […]

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ASKOJ Condemns Persecution Of Kano Journalist, Demands End To Oppression

By JACOB ONJEWU DICKSON The Association of Kano Online Journalists (ASKOJ) condemns the prosecution of one of its members, Mal. Buhari Abba, by the Kano Police Command acting on the instructions of the State Commissioner of Information and Internal Affairs, Ibrahim Waya. This was contained in a statement signed by the Chairman, ASKOJ, Yakubu Salisu. […]

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Rivers Administrator’s Mass Suspending Of Political Office Holders, Threat To Democracy – Group

*Says Ibas’s actions pushing Rivers into deeper instability *Warns Rivers must not become testing ground for erosion of democratic governance By JACOB ONJEWU DICKSON A pro-democracy group, the Centre for Constitutional Governance (CCG), has condemned the mass suspension of political office holders in Rivers State by Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Retd.), the state’s sole administrator, […]

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Zamfara Govt Restates Commitment To Promoting Social Protection

By JACOB ONJEWU DICKSON The Zamfara State Government has assured of its commitment to continue collaborating with stakeholders towards strengthening social protection for the vulnerable people in the state. The Permanent Secretary, State Ministry of Budget and Planning, Sani Abubakar Bukkuyum stated this in Gusau at the Quarterly Coordination Meeting of Social Protection Technical Working […]

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North West APC Elders Call For Jaji’s Discipline

By JACOB ONJEWU DICKSON A committee of Concerned Elders for Peace under the All Progressives Congress (APC) North-West has called on the National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, to take disciplinary action against Hon. Aminu Sani Jaji, over alleged anti-party activities. Jaji is a member of the Federal House of Representatives representing Kaura […]

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Sexual Harassment Case: Group Calls For Akpabio’s Resignation, Cites Judicial Interference

By JACOB ONHEWU DICKSON A political pressure group, Action Collective, (AC), has called for the immediate resignation of the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions, Senator Neda Imasuen, to allow for an impartial investigation into allegations against the Senate President. The group said […]

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Fubara Erroneously Implicated In Pre-State Of Emergency Proclamation Security Issues – Coalition’s Report

By JACOB ONJEWU DICKSON The Coalition of Human Rights Monitoring Group says Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State was erroneously implicated in security issues that led to the declaration of a state of emergency in the state. The group, in a comprehensive report on the crisis in Rivers, also cleared Fubara of allegations linking him […]

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