By Amb. Anderson Osiebe The controversy surrounding the prosecution of Emenike Okorie and the involvement of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, raises important questions about justice, accountability, disability rights and the rule of law. My position is simple: Disability does not confer immunity from prosecution, just as…
HallowMace Africa Analysis. The Nigerian Presidency has announced a seven-week roadmap for the drafting of the National Policing Bill. According to the Presidency, the executive-backed process will include a period for public consultation during which Nigerians are expected to submit memoranda before the final draft is presented to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on September 3,…
Nigeria is well positioned to lead Africa’s digital and creative transformation, Ambassador Gautier Mignot, European Union Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, said at the third edition of the Omniverse Africa Summit in Lagos.Speaking at the opening of the summit, Ambassador Mignot said Nigeria’s youthful population, entrepreneurial energy and growing innovation ecosystem provide a strong foundation…
The Civil Society Action Coalition on Education for All (CSACEFA) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and governments at all levels to suspend this year’s June 12 Democracy Day celebrations if abducted school children and teachers are not rescued and safely reunited with their families before the national event. The coalition made the demand…
By Tunde Simon History will judge not only those who openly opposed a cause, but also those who claimed to support it while quietly working against it from within. Many supporters of Mr. Peter Obi have watched with concern as a number of influential political actors within the South-East appeared more interested in protecting personal…
Lenders Consult International Limited has stated that the company and its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Shina Philips, did not divert funds meant for the organization of the Conference and Retreat for Senior Police Officers. The company stated this in response to a report published on March 3, 2026, by an online news platform that…
The FCT Police command has advised the Nigeria Labour Congress to reschedule it’s planned protest on Tuesday. In a press release by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, it states; “The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command is aware of a planned peaceful protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) FCT Council, scheduled…
Former federal lawmakers from Kano State have endorsed the second-term bid of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, for the governorship race in Kano State. The group, comprising lawmakers who served in the second, third, and present fourth republics, made the endorsement during a courtesy visit to…
Presented by: His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, At the Joint Session of the National Assembly, Abuja, Friday, 19 December 2025 PROTOCOLS o Distinguished Senate President, o Rt. Honourable Speaker and Honourable Members of the House of Representatives, o Distinguished Senators and Honourable Members of the National Assembly, o…
The Senate has confirmed Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, APC, Ondo South; the immediate past Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Yakubu Mahmoud; Senator Ita Enang, Reno Omokri; Senator Grace Bent and Senator Prof. Nora Ladi Daduut as non- Career Ambassadorial Designates Also cleared on Thursday were Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, immediate past sole administrator of Rivers…
