Several prominent human rights organizations have rejected President Bola Tinubu’s recent posthumous pardon and national honours awarded to Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other Ogoni activists executed in 1995, insisting that what is needed is full exoneration, not a pardon. Amnesty International, in a statement released shortly after the announcement on June 12, criticised the move
Olatunbosun Oyintiloye has called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently intervene in a developing crisis surrounding the recent Court of Appeal decision related to the 2022 local government elections in the state. In a press briefing held in Osogbo on Sunday, Oyintiloye warned that rising tensions over the ruling could escalate into a full-blown conflict
The Bank of Industry (BOI) is set to roll out two major initiatives: a Youth Bank and an Impact Fund, aimed at advancing youth-led innovation and supporting enterprise development across Nigeria. BOI’s Managing Director, Olasupo Olusi, made this known while speaking at the maiden edition of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Lecture held at Obafemi
Lekan Abiola, son of the late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Abiola, has revealed that former military president Ibrahim Babangida privately apologised to the Abiola family for annulling the June 12, 1993, presidential election, widely regarded as the freest and fairest in Nigeria’s history. Speaking at a symposium held in Lagos on Thursday in honour of MKO
Senator Adams Oshiomhole has come under scrutiny following a disruption at Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 1 in Lagos after missing his scheduled early morning flight to Abuja. The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and airline officials have responded to the incident, clarifying aviation procedures and condemning any attempt to undermine operational standards. The former Edo
Marking Nigeria’s Democracy Day, members of the Take-It-Back (TIB) Movement staged peaceful protests across several cities on Thursday, voicing frustration over the worsening cost of living, rising insecurity, and government policies they describe as harmful to the average citizen. Protesters gathered in Lagos, assembling under the Ikeja Bridge, where they carried signs and chanted for
The World Bank has revised its global economic outlook downward, projecting that worldwide growth will decelerate to 2.3% in 2025, a decline of nearly half a percentage point from earlier estimates. This slowdown is attributed to increasing trade restrictions, rising geopolitical tensions, and a general climate of uncertainty around global economic policy. According to the
More than 1,500 staff members of the Environmental Health Council of Nigeria (EHCON) have been without salaries for nearly 20 months, following the Federal Government’s decision to withdraw funding from selected professional bodies and agencies. EHCON, established under Nigerian law in 2002, is the country’s primary authority overseeing environmental health. The agency has played crucial
Prominent rights advocate and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has warned that any attempt by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to shut down embassies over unpaid ground rents could provoke a serious diplomatic crisis. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Falana addressed recent reports that the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, had threatened to
Veteran journalist and former presidential aspirant Dele Momodu has stated that unseating President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections will require a unified coalition of opposition parties. Speaking during an interview on the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State’s “Guest of the Month” programme, Momodu emphasized that the current state of fragmentation within the Peoples
