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A former member of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Nimota Ibrahim has said sexual harassment from the male folk was part of the challenges confronting female politicians in Nigeria. Ibrahim who also served as a commissioner in the state said this while speaking during a sensitization programme on Inclusive Politics and Participation of Women in Politics for Elective Office …

In this interview with ENIOLA AKINKUOTU, a former Governor of Ogun State and ex-Managing Director of Daily Times, Chief Olusegun Osoba, speaks on the suspension of Twitter and the attempts to introduce tough media regulations The National Assembly is currently seeking to amend the Nigeria Press Council Act such that journalists and media houses can be fined N250,000 and N10m respectively by …

The Nigerian government has told the ECOWAS Court that its ban on Twitter does not affect the human rights of Nigerians. In its preliminary objection to a suit filed by a civil society group, SERAP, and 176 other entities, the Nigerian government argued that banning Twitter had criminalised the operations of the social media platform in Nigeria. The government, however, argued …

The Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Babafemi Ojudu, on Tuesday said despite the increasing calls for the resignation of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), he would complete his tenure unblemished. He said when Buhari was through, he would hand over to another apostle of his who would consolidate on his achievement. Ojudu, who did not …

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Apo, Abuja, has sentenced a former federal lawmaker, Farouk Lawan, to seven years imprisonment for taking bribes while serving as the chairman of the defunct House of Representatives ad-hoc committee investigating the fraud around fuel subsidy regime in 2012. Angela Otaluka, the trial judge, handed down the verdict in a hours-long verdict on Tuesday. …

Eighteen days after the micro-blogging platform, Twitter, was suspended in Nigeria, the Federal Government insists operation of Twitter in the country’s social media space “is not legally permissible.” The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this yesterday when he appeared before a House of Representatives investigative hearing. He said Twitter was used to disseminate information “that endangers the …

All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State on Tuesday condemned the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led PDP administration over what it called its renewed penchant for demolishing private properties in the State capital, Benin City, on the excuse that the owners violated extant town planning legislations. APC in a statement signed by its State Chairman Col. (Dr.) David Imuse (rtd), condemned the …

Ongoing removal of illegal structures is in line with the State Extant Planning Laws and Regulations and aimed at ensuring order and sanitizing the built environment space, Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, said on Tuesday. Obaseki spoke when he visited the demolition site of 30 lock-up stores illegally built at Iyekogba Housing Estate, without a building permit. The governor …

Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has charged Nigerian youths to get involved in politics, if they are keen on how the future will turn out. “Nigerian youths will play even more critical roles in shaping the country’s political and economic future by becoming more active in politics and encouraging platforms for more constructive engagements on national issues, while driving …

By Okhide Em’ya David Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo has called on African leaders to begin harnessing their local resources to solve the problems facing their respective countries. Chief Obasanjo  made the call on Monday during the launch of the  Independent Task Team  for the development of African Vaccines and equitable and universal access to vaccines and vaccination in …