Reuben Abati hits Umahi over Tinubu’s photos on the Niger Bridge, saying, “You are wrong

“You are incorrect,” Reuben Abati tells Umahi about Tinubu’s photos on the Niger Bridge. Reuben Abati, the anchor of Arise News, disagrees with Dave Umahi, the Minister of Works, about the directive to display President Bola Tinubu’s picture on the First Niger Bridge. Speaking on Thursday’s “Morning Show” on Arise Television, Abati claimed that allowing … Read more

Nigerian carpenters working as tailors—Dino Melaye blows hot

Dino Melaye, a prominent member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has challenged the Nigerian government’s habit of assigning individuals to ministerial positions that do not correspond with their areas of expertise. Melaye claimed that in Nigeria, carpenters are performing the duties of tailors during an interview on the KAA Truths podcast. He emphasised how, … Read more

After 23 years, stakeholders are working to improve the Child Rights Act

On Tuesday, those involved in the justice sector started working to improve laws protecting the rights and wellbeing of Nigerian children. Policymakers, lawmakers, judges, law enforcement agencies, representatives of civil society, and international organisations were among the stakeholders who demanded suitable, enforceable, and implementable laws to improve the welfare and development of Nigerian children. At … Read more

IPOB queries how Nnamdi Kanu was labelled a “terrorist” following a meeting with Southeast governors in 2017

Just days after a peace conference with the governors of the Southeast states in Enugu in August 2017, the Indigenous People of Biafra, or IPOB, has questioned how its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, was labelled a terrorist. In a statement titled “Where Was the Terrorism Between August and September 2017?” IPOB spokesperson Emma Powerful posed the … Read more