IWD: SSDO Takes Campaign On Women Leadership, GBV Law Enforcement To Enugu Communities The South Saharan Social Development Organization (SSDO) through its Sister Guardian Initiative (SGI) has taken awareness on women leadership rights and Gender Based Violence (GBV) law enforcement to three communities within Enugu State. The workshop, which is part of activities marking the…
Africa’s Development Crossroads: ESUT Hosts Crucial Summit on Realizing the SDGs by 2030 As the 2030 deadline for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) looms ever closer, the African continent stands at a pivotal juncture. Harnessing its immense potential while confronting persistent challenges demands urgent, collaborative, and innovative action. Against this critical backdrop, the…
NAF Personnel, Aircraft Remain Detained in Burkina Faso Despite FG’s Release Claims — Detained Soldier Seven Nigerian soldiers and four airmen of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), along with their Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft, remain detained in Burkina Faso, contradicting official claims by the Federal Government and the Air Force that the crew had been…
CVR:Voters Registration To End In August 2026 The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration exercise will run for a full year and is scheduled to end on August 30, 2026. The announcement was made in a statement signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee,…
Enugu Govt Offers Scholarship To Ten-year -old House Help Brutalised By Guardians …Vows To Ensure Justice Enugu State government has promised to ensure wellbeing of the ten-year-old female househelp, Miss Nneoma Nnadi, who was grievously bartered and maltreated by her guardians, Mrs Ifeoma Ozougwu and her husband, Mr Jude Ozougwu. The state government also promised…
First Human Case Of Flesh-eating Screwworm Parasite Confirmed In US First human case of a flesh-eating parasite infestation known as New World screwworm (NWS) myiasis has been confirmed in the US, authorities say. The Department of Health and Human Services said on Monday that the case was confirmed on 4 August in a patient who…
President-General, Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide,Chief Nnia Nwodo and six other accomplished personalities from Nsukka socio-cultural zone, have been appointed patrons of the Nsukka Journalists Foundation, an umbrella body of journalists from the socio-cultural zone and the diaspora. Trailing behind the two-time minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the star-studded list made available by the…
SERG, Amnesty Roar Over Kanu’s Life Sentence: Tag it ‘An Assault on Democracy,’ Due Process Violation Flagged Major human rights organisations have swiftly reacted to the life sentence handed down to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, by the Federal High Court. The verdict has drawn sharp condemnation…
Fresh Turmoil Rocks PDP as Wike Loyalists Move to Void Ibadan Convention The crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deepened on Tuesday as loyalists of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, dragged the party before the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking to nullify its November 15–16 national convention held in…
Constitution Review: Group Advocates Gender As Benchmark For Federal Character Prof. Joy Ezeilo A political group, Women Political Participation Technical Working Group (WPP-TWG) has advocated the amendment of Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution to include gender as a benchmark for Federal Character. Prof. Joy Ezeilo, a member of the group, disclosed this on Wednesday in…
