Makoko Demolition: Residents Protest, Demand End to Evictions
By: Aremu Toyeebaht Protests over the ongoing demolition of waterfront settlements in Makoko, Lagos, escalated yesterday as community leaders and displaced residents took their grievances to major public spaces, demanding an immediate halt to what they describe as unlawful and inhumane evictions. Marching through Underbridge, Ikeja, and the Lagos State House of Assembly, the protesters […]
NILDS DG Condoles Toyin Ojora-Saraki on Death of Father
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Director-General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Professor Abubakar O. Sulaiman, has expressed his deepest condolences to Toyin Ojora-Saraki over the death of her father and patriarch of the Ojora family, Otunba Adekunle Ojora. The condolence message, dated Wednesday, was issued by his Media Adviser, Mohammad Abdulkadri. […]
Wike: FCTA Open to Dialogue, Rejects Blackmail
By Sofiat Adenekan-Abdul The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says the FCT Administration remains open to reasonable dialogue with striking workers but will not succumb to blackmail or unlawful actions. Wike made the remarks in Abuja on Tuesday after a court ordered the striking workers to resume duty. He said the […]
Traders Protest Onitsha Main-Market Closure
By Oluwakemi Kindness Traders at Onitsha Main Market in Anambra State on Tuesday staged a protest following a one-week closure ordered by Governor Chukwuma Soludo. Videos circulating on social media platforms, including X and Facebook, showed traders flooding the market with placards, chanting solidarity songs, and expressing support for the detained Indigenous People of Biafra […]
NILDS DG Speaks at Oxford, Presents Leadership Book
By: Uju Nwachukwu The Director General of National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Prof. Abubakar O. Sulaiman, during the Executive Education programme; the Oxford High Performance Leadership Programme, at Said Business School, University of Oxford, United Kingdom, addressed fellow participants on his leadership journey, reflecting on his formative years and the challenges he […]
Speaker Urges Security Agencies to Rescue Abducted Kaduna Worshippers
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has charged security agencies to immediately rescue worshippers abducted by suspected terrorists in Kaduna State and ensure the arrest of those responsible. In a statement signed on Thursday by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Speaker, Musa Krishi, Speaker Abbas […]
Southern Kaduna Leaders Declare Fasting After 177 Worshippers Abducted
By: Aremu Toyeebaht The Southern Kaduna Christian Leaders Association has announced a two-day fasting and prayer programme following the abduction of 177 persons in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, describing the incident as disturbing, unprecedented and unacceptable. In a statement issued on Thursday and signed by its Chairman, Apostle Dr Emmanuel Nuhu Kure, […]
Deputy Speaker Orders Immediate Repair of Ozuitem–Uzuakoli Road
By Oluwakemi Kindness Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has directed contractors handling the 5.5km Ozuitem–Uzuakoli Road in Bende Local Government Area of Abia State to immediately fix a failed section, insisting the road will not be commissioned until the defects are fully addressed. According to a statement issued by his […]
DG, NILDS Expresses Shock, Sadness Over Death of Chief Imam of Ilorin
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Director-General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Professor Abubakar O. Sulaiman, has expressed profound shock and sadness over the death of the Chief Imam of Ilorin, Shaykh Muhammad Bashir Solihu, OON. This is according to a condolence statement issued on Monday, by his Media Adviser, Mohammad Abdulkadri. […]
Heroic Imam Abubakar Abdullahi Dies in Plateau
By: Aremu Toyeebaht Imam Abubakar Abdullahi, the Chief Imam of Yelwa, Gindin Akwati in Barkin Ladi, Plateau State, has died, the state government announced on Friday. The late cleric gained national and international recognition in June 2018, when armed attackers stormed Barkin Ladi communities. Imam Abdullahi opened his mosque and home to shelter hundreds of […]