Governor of Bayelsa State and serving Senator, Seriake Dickson, has expressed support for former U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent comments on the mass killings in Nigeria, describing Trump’s position as “a wake-up call to action.” In a statement titled “Alleged Genocide: My Stance On President Trump’s Statement,” and issues on Thursday, Dickson emphasised that while

It feels somewhat like nostalgia, but it’s not. Life, they say, happens. There was something else I used to hear while growing up: A fool at 40 is a fool forever. I suspect that the wit here, if I may call it a wit, is that whatever one cannot achieve in life at age 40

A former lawmaker and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adamu Garba, has cautioned the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government against aligning too hastily with China and Iran in its ongoing diplomatic dispute with the United States. Garba criticised what he described as the government’s “fire brigade approach,” warning that it would lead the

The Yoruba Union, Ìgbìnmó Májékóbájé Ilé-Yorùbá, has applauded the United States Congress for proposing a bill seeking to ban Fulani herders, including the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria and Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, along with some top Nigerian government officials allegedly involved in violent attacks and negotiations with Fulani militias responsible for killings

The legal counsel to human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has faulted the Lagos State Police Command for declaring his client wanted, describing the action as unconstitutional and without legal backing. Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Thursday, Sowore’s counsel, Tope Temokun, said the Nigeria Police Force acted outside the

A civil society organisation, Yiaga Africa, has announced that it will expose any manipulation of the announced results from the Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra State if they do not match the results announced and posted at polling units. The organisation revealed that it has deployed 687 observers across Anambra State, as part of a

The European Union (EU) has announced the deployment of 687 election observers to Anambra State ahead of Saturday’s governorship election, under its Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria (EU-SDGN) programme. According to the EU, the initiative aims to empower civil society partners to monitor elections, promote peacebuilding, advance gender and disability inclusion, combat misinformation, and