MRA to FG: Investigate attacks against Journalists; prosecute, punish perpetrators
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on Governments at all levels to fulfill their obligations to ensure the safety of journalists by investigating all attacks against media practitioners as well…
DSS uncovers, forestalls planned violence in North Central; warns ring leaders
March 20, 2022 The Department of State Services (DSS) has discovered plot to cause violence in parts of the country particularly in the North Central. Dr Peter Afunanya, Public Relations…
Lagos Island violence: Police arrest 58, transfer case to Panti
The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested 58 suspects in its effort to restore normalcy to the Agarawu, Ita Faaji, Igbosere and other areas on the Lagos Island. The…
APC projected to win Kogi, Bayelsa states; INEC regrets electoral violence
Preliminary results are projecting victory for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in both Kogi and Bayelsa states in the elections conducted on Saturday. APC is showing strength in almost all…
Election: Violence in Kogi, Bayelsa; journalists attacked by thugs
Thugs suspected to belong one of the political parties contesting in the Governorship and National Assembly elections in Kogi, have allegedly attacked Mr Sam Egwu of the Leadership newspaper and…
Over 900 killed in South Africa drug, gangster violence; govt deploys Army
South Africa has begun deploying its army to quell gang violence in impoverished parts of Cape Town after 900 people were murdered so far this year. While the deployment in…
Violence: INEC suspends electoral processes in Rivers
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended all electoral processes in Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly elections in Rivers until further notice. The suspension was made public in…
Many feared dead as violence mars Rivers elections; PDP cries out
It is a black day in Rivers State as the Presidential and National Assembly elections turn bloody with many PDP members shot dead by the military in Akuku Toru Local…
Commotion in Ifako-Ijaiye, Agege as APC holds LG congresses in Lagos
May 12, 2018 The All Progressives Congress (APC) congress in Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area of Lagos State on Saturday ended abruptly as delegates rowdily disagreed on the election of some…