MURIC Attacks Jonathan After Release Of 344 Students
Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has lambasted former President, Goodluck Jonathan following the release of the 344 Kankara schoolboys. While giving kudos to President Muhammadu Buhari for the successful rescue of the schoolboys, MURIC lambasted the former President for allegedly being undecided and cynical when Chibok schoolgirls were kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014. Read Also: […]
UN Rights Office Urges Thailand To Amend Royal Insult Law
The United Nations human rights office on Friday urged Thailand to amend its lese majeste law which it said had been used against at least 35 activists – one as young as 16 in recent time. The law which carries three to 15 years in prison sentence for those found guilty has been criticized by […]
Atiku, Lawan Welcome Release Of Katsina Schoolboys
Nigeria’s Former Vice President and the Presidential candidate of the PDP in the last general election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, applauded the release of kidnapped schoolboys in Kankara in Katsina state. Atiku while reacting to the development in a statement by his media office said, ‘I am happy about reports […]
Ex-Gov Asks Court To Free Him Or Reduce His 10-Yr Jail Term
A Nigeria former Governor of Plateau State, Sen. Joshua Dariye who was sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for fraud and misappropriation of state funds by the FCT High Court Gudu in Abuja on Tuesday June 12, 2018 and has his sentence was upheld by an Appeal Court, reducing the term to 10 years, has asked […]
Nigeria NIMC Officials Accused Of Financial Extortion
Nigeria has continued to prove that corruption is running in its vein as they take every opportunity to perpetuate it. The Federal Government’s recent announcement that phone numbers that are not synchronized with National Identity Number (NIN) has brought about a rush in various offices of the National Identity Management Commission. The rush has been […]
Buhari Admits He Has Not Done Enough On Security
The Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari has admitted that more work needed to be done to secure Nigeria and Nigerians. He was said to have offered the candid view in an interview with Television Continental (TVC), moments after 344 abducted students of Government Science Secondary School in Kankara were freed, six days after they were taken […]
Kankara: Where Are Chibok, Dapchi Girls – Ezekwesili Reacts
Oby Ezekwesili, a former minister of Education, has renewed her call for the release of some Chibok and Dapchi girls kidnapped by Boko Haram. Her demand follows the release of 333 students of Government Science secondary school, Kankara, Katsina State. Recall the students were kidnapped from their school on Friday. Read Also: How To Fix […]
Boko Haram: Kidnapped Kankara Students Rescued
The Katsina State Government has confirmed the rescue of the abducted students of Government Science Secondary School in Kankara area of the state. This was disclosed by President Muhammadu Buhari’s Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad via his Twitter handle. According to Ahmad: ‘The abducted students of the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara have […]
Nigeria Records Highest COVID-19 Figure In Days
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday recorded 1,145 new infections of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC confirmed this on its verified website. One death was also recorded in the country. The figure was the highest ever recorded in one day since the disease was first reported in Nigeria. […]
Rwanda: French Journalist On Trial For Genocide Denial
A French Journalist, Natacha Polony will be put on trial for saying that the victims and executioners of 1994 Rwandan genocide are the same. Despite acknowledging her mistake and pushing for negotiation, on December 11, 2020, Parisian judge Milca Michel-Gabriel nevertheless decided to refer the case to the criminal court. According to a court order […]
Vietnam Arrests A Facebook User For ‘Anti State’ Posts
Police in Vietnam have arrested a popular Facebook user over allegedly abusing democratic freedom and publishing of posts that are against the state, state media reported on Thursday. According to the report, Truong Chau Huu Danh, 38, a former journalist, will be detained for three months for posts that the police said were abuses of […]
Buhari Welcomes Release Of Kidnapped Kankara Students
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday celebrated the release of abducted students of the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara statement says. Garba Shehu, the spokesman of the President Muhammadu Buhari in a statement said the President described their safe return as a big relief to their families, the entire country and to the international community. President […]