Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, has called on the Senate to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of 13-year-old Ochanya Ogbanje. She presented the petition on behalf of Inibehe Effiong Chambers during Wednesday’s plenary […]
The West African Action Network on Small Arms, WAANSA, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to, as a matter of urgency, order the reopening of schools nationwide. WAANSA insisted that prolonged school closures project […]
The Civil Society for Malaria Control, Immunization and Nutrition, ACOMIN, in Ogun State has decried that challenges ranging from shortages of health workers to empty drug shelves and leaking roofs, among others, threaten the quality […]
The Member representing Kosofe Federal Constituency in Lagos has wondered why no kidnapper has been arrested or paraded by the police despite the recent releases of school children. The latest of these was the release […]
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has stated that the decision to close all state, federal, and private schools, covering primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions, was based on security agencies’ advice. Speaking on Wednesday in Bauchi […]
The lawmaker representing Kebbi South Senatorial District, Garba Maidoki, has asked for the lasting solution to end banditry in Northern and other parts of Nigeria. Maidoki made this statement on Wednesday at plenary in Abuja. […]
Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, on Wednesday received the 24 schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga. The rescued students are currently at the Kebbi State Government House, where they are being officially […]
The Nigerian Senate has adopted a resolution categorizing kidnapping as a form of terrorism and calling for amendments to the Terrorism Act to ensure the strictest punishment is applied. During Wednesday’s plenary session, senators agreed […]
President Bola Tinubu has forwarded a list of three individuals nominated for non-career ambassadorial positions to the Senate for confirmation. Senate President Godswill Akpabio made the announcement during Wednesday’s plenary session. The nominees include: Kayode […]
Human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN, has warned the Nigerian government over the continuing wave of unlawful killings, kidnappings, and terror attacks, describing the failure to protect citizens as both a constitutional breach and an […]