The Commissioner of Police, Anti-Fraud Unit, Federal Criminal Investigation Intelligence Department (FCIID) Ikoyi- Lagos, Mr Dan Okoro, on Thursday has warned the public to be vigilant as there are raised many cloned certificates and ATM cards in circulation. Okoro , while briefing journalists in Lagos on the discovery of some cloned certificates by a syndicate, […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the disbandment of the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal without instituting another one is an attempt to frustrate it in challenging the result of the governorship election in the state. It has therefore demanded the immediate reconstitution of the Tribunal calling on the President of the Court […]
A group of United Nations agencies has called for a ban on tests to assess the virginity of a girl or a woman describing it as “unscientific, and a violation of human rights.” The agencies: the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR), UN Women and the World Health Organisation (WHO) made the call in a joint […]
Ms. Yemi Adamolekun is the Executive Director of Enough is Enough Nigeria, a non – partisan coalition of individuals and organisations committed to building a culture of good governance and public accountability in Nigeria through active citizenship. She is also a management consultant. In this interview with Assistant Editor, CHINWE MADUAGWU, she talks about the […]
The world’s population will grow by 2.2 billion between in 2050, the UN has said with sub-Saharan Africa contributing about 1.3 billion of the number. The U.N. Population Fund’s (UNFPA) State of the World Population 2018 report 2018, released on Wednesday, observed limited access to healthcare and education, as well as “entrenched gender discrimination” in […]
The Senate on Wednesday screened Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye as chairmanship nominee for the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC). The nominee, if approved, will take over from Ekpo Nta, whose five-year tenure expired in June and who has since been redeployed to the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages as a full-time commissioner. […]
The International Non-Governmental Organization (INGO) Forum, has called on the Federal Government to immediately end insurgency in the North-East, as “honour and justice” for the two aid workers, Saifura Khorsa and Hauwa Liman, killed recently by Boko Haram terrorists. INGO’s Senior Information Management Officer, Mr Mashood Raimi, made the call on Wednesday in a statement […]
Former governor of Delta State, James Onanefe Ibori says he has given instructions to his lawyers to take his case challenging his conviction in the United Kingdom to the Court of Appeal at the European Court of Human Rights. In a statement issued by his Media Assistant,Tony Eluemunor, and made available to the Next Edition, […]
The second annual conference of Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has been scheduled to take place on Friday, October 19, 2018. The theme of the conference which will hold at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, is “Online Publishers’ Role Towards a Sustainable Economy, Credible Election and Security in Nigeria.” A statement issued in Lagos on […]
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), has again appealed Boko Haram for the release of the two remaining hostages still being held by them. The hostages are, Alice Loksha, a staff of UNICEF kidnapped in March and Leah Sharibu, the last of the Dapchi schoolgirls who were kidnapped in February. The appeal which […]
