Abuja-Kaduna Train Service Records Low Passenger Turnout On First Day
Passenger turnout is reported to have been low on the first day of operation at the Abuja-Kaduna train terminal on Monday (yesterday). It was observed that only a few cars were seen at the park about 30 minutes before the first train’s departure, indicating a low turnout of passengers. It was also revealed that two […]
South African President Awaits Party Decision On His Fate
Leaders of South Africa’s governing party are meeting to discuss President Cyril Ramaphosa’s future amid a corruption scandal that has led to calls for him to resign. A panel of legal experts said last week that Mr Ramaphosa may have broken the law by allegedly covering up the theft of a large sum of cash […]
N. Korea Fires Artillery Near Border In Warning To S. Korea
North Korea fired about 130 artillery rounds on Monday into the water near its western and eastern sea borders with South Korea, the latest military action contributing to worsening relations between the neighbors. North Korea’s military said the firings were a warning against ongoing South Korean artillery exercises near the inland border town of Cheorwon […]
Haiti: Inside The Capital City Taken Hostage By Brutal Gangs
In Port-au-Prince you cannot see the boundaries, but you must know where they are. Your life may depend on it. Competing gangs are carving up the Haitian capital, kidnapping, raping, and killing at will. They demarcate their territory in blood. Cross from one gang’s turf to another, and you may not make it back. Those […]
Femi Falana Questions The Legality Of The Redesigned Naria Endorsement
Femi Falana (SAN), a human rights lawyer, has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent naira redesign and endorsement may be declared illegal in court. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced on October 26 that it will redesign the N200, N500, and N1,000 notes in order to gain control of the currency in circulation. The […]
Town Hall Meeting: Atiku Evade Question On Using Nigeria Health Facilities If Elected
On Sunday, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, dodged questions about using Nigerian health facilities if he is elected president in 2023. Atiku refused to agree to use the facility during a town hall meeting hosted by Arise TV in collaboration with the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD). The Labour Party’s […]
INEC Chairman To Meet NCC On Tuesday Over Telecommunications “Blind Spots”
Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has said that as part of its preparations, the commission has identified telecommunications “blind spots” in some areas and was already in contact with the Nigerian Communications Commission to find a solution to them. He said that the commission plans to transmit real-time poll results […]
2023: Publish Your Campaign Fund Sources, SERAP Tells Presidential Candidates
SERAP Urges 18 Presidential Candidates To Publicly Publish Source Of Campaign Funding. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), a civil society organisation, has urged the 18 presidential candidates running in the 2023 election to frequently and publicly publish the sources of their campaign funding. SERAP, in an open letter to all candidates, stated that […]
Sanwo-Olu Unveils Re-election Campaign
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State unveiled his re-election campaign for the 2023 governorship election on Saturday. According to Naija News, the campaign rally kicked off at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Onikan, which was packed with supporters. The deputy governor, Obafemi Hamzat, as well as members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and top […]
DHQ Reacts To Report Of Infanticide On NAF
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has refuted reports claiming that Nigerian Army is forcing rescued women and girls to abort their pregnancies. The DHQ made this public in a statement released on Friday by its spokesman, Jimmy Akpor. He claimed that the Nigerian military had never run a secret, systematic, and illegal abortion programme in the […]
