The Anambra State government has expressed deep sadness at Tuesday’s death of the Head of the Federal Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (FCIID), Joseph Egbunike. Until he slumped and died in his office in Abuja, Egbunike was the head of the Special Investigation Panel that is handling the alleged money laundering case involving the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba …

Nigeria is no longer the country with the highest number of extremely poor people in the world, according to the World Poverty Clock (WPC).  WPC, which is a tool to monitor progress against poverty globally, now ranks India as the topmost country in that deplorable league. In 2018, Nigeria with 87 million people recorded to be in extreme poverty, held …

The Head of the Federal Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (FCIID), Joseph Egbunike is dead. A Deputy Inspector-General of Police, sources said Egbunike slumped in his office in Abuja on Tuesday night. He is the head of the Special Investigation Panel looking into the alleged money laundering case involving the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari. The FCIID is …

Speaker of Taraba State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Prof. Joseph Albasu Kunini has urged women to remain resolute in their clamour for emancipation and breaking the gender barriers, despite the odds against them. Hundreds of women groups under the auspices of the National Council of Women’s Societies (NCWS), waving placards with various inscriptions, had stormed the state House of …

On the occasion of the International Women’s Day, the Lagos State chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), has called for the enactment of stringent laws governments at all levels to protect the rights of women in the country. Forty-eight percent of Nigerian women, for instance, experienced at least one form of violence since the COVID-19 pandemic started …

A constitutional crisis is brewing in Ebonyi State with a Federal High Court earlier Tuesday ordering the replacement of the Governor and his deputy, while the main beneficiary of the judgement, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) announce the replacements for the top seats in the face of defiance of the order by Governor David Umahi. At a media briefing in …

A defence counsel in the charges of illicit cocaine dealing against suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari has said that his clients’ guilty plea was not based on ignorance. Chibuna Umeibe and Emeka Ezenwanne, who were charged along with Kyari and four other police officers, appeared with the other accused persons at a Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday …

The Speaker of Taraba State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Prof. Joseph Albasu Kunini has advocated a fair deal for women, asserting that it is unfair to relegate them to the background, amidst the daunting challenges and discrimination they often face. However, the Speaker equally advised women that rather than bewail their ordeal, they should take up the gauntlet by …

Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege has felicitated with Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on his 65th birthday describing the nation’s No 2 citizen as consistent in demonstrating exemplary loyalty and commitment to the manifestos of the All Progressives Congress and the country. In a congratulatory message, Senator Omo-Agege commended the Vice President for his loyalty and dedication to the Muhammadu …

The Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo (well known as Sunday Ighoho), has been released by the Government of Republic of Benin. In a statement on Monday, the umbrella body of Yoruba self-determination groups, Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide said the activist was released to its leader, Prof. Banji Akintoye and his deputy. Prof. Wale Adeniran. The statement, issued by  Ilana Omo …