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Assassination attempt: Police declare Benue ex-council Boss wanted By Michael Onjewu - The Nigerian Police has on Saturday launched a hunt on the immediate past Chairman of Ogbadibo Local Govt Council in Benue, Mr. Oduma Paul Adoyi. Mr. Paul was accused of threatening an Abuja based Journalist and Publisher of DayBreak Newspaper, Yemi Itodo after beating him up at the Benue Governor’s Lodge in Asokoro Abuja on Friday, under the nose of Gov. Samuel Ortom. According to a report, it took the spirited efforts of Journalists and some Aides of the Governor before Mr. Itodo was rescued from the ex-council boss and his thugs. As soon as the Journalist was discharged from the hospital, he lodged the complaint with the Police who made frantic efforts to invite Mr. Paul Adoyi but he turned down Police invitation, using the Governor as a coverage. When contacted on phone, Mr....

12th January, 2016 The Executive Secretary National Human Rights Commission, Garki Abuja, Nigeria. Sir, RE: LETTER OF COMPLAIN AGAINST BAUCHI STATE SHARI’AH COMMISSION, DA’AWAH ISLAMIC EDUCATION & ONE MALLAM MUSA FOR WRONGFUL CONFINEMENT & FORCEFUL CONVERSION OF13 YEARS OLD GIRLS TO ISLAM: Prison Inmate Development Initiative (PIDI) is a Non-Governmental organization, with the sole aim of promoting access to Social Justice, Security, and Information on Crime Management & Control, Education, Rehabilitation, Conflict Resolution, Strategies alliance and to create enlightenment among members of the society on government activities. The function of the Nigeria criminal justice system, includes; rights and welfare of the marginalized vulnerable groups to ensure equal protection. PIDI is a Member; Human Rights Agenda Network (HRAN), Centre for African Human Rights (CEHURI), Coalition of Northeast Human Rights Defenders (CNHRD), Child Protection Netwo...

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF IKOT EKPENE SENATORIAL DISTRICT STAKEHOLDERS MEETING HELD AT THE SENATORIAL CONSTITUENCY DISTRICT OFFICE, UKANA, ESSIEN UDIM LGA ON DECEMBER 24, 2015 The Stakeholders of Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District, in a meeting to consider and deliberate on issues of currency and importance to the Senatorial District in particular and Akwa Ibom State and Nigeria in general, do resolve to pursue the ends of justice, democracy and good governance as a tripartite principle to uplift our society. The meeting in consideration of these principles further resolved as follows: 1. That we stand by the election of Governor Udom Emmanuel as the Governor of Akwa Ibom State and by the mandate freely given to him to exercise that office along with Mr Moses Ekpo, MFR, as his deputy, in a free and fair election on April 11, 2015. 2. That the mandate was given to Mr Udom Emmanuel from Eket Senatorial District based on the need for equity, fairness, justice and fair...

We will not allow Social Media to be used as an instrument of blackmail - Dino Melaye  MY TAKE: From Admin Yes in as far as I do not support the position of Senators who want to gag the social media users but I will advise that we should not use the platform to project people especially public office holders in bad light. Lets use the social media to engage on constructive discussion that will bring progress to our country Nigeria.  have read series of personal attack on public figures and think there is need for restraint. FOI do not support publishing false information against people. We must be factual in our reportage and not defame people character in public domain. That is my take. Posted by Linda Ikeji at 9:26 PM

Kogi election: APC will only substitute Audu during supplementary election- Attorney General says The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister for Justice, Abubakar Malami, says for the inconclusive Kogi State governorship election, the APC will only need to substitute its candidate, Abubakar Audu, who died on Sunday. Malami said this while speaking at a seminar organised by the Nigerian Law Reform Commission on the reform of the National Environmental Standards and Regulation Enforcement Agency (Establishment) Act in Abuja today November 24th. “The issue is very straightforward. Fundamentally, Section 33 of the Electoral Act is very clear that in case of death, the right for substitution by political a political party is sustained by the provisions of section 33 of the Electoral Act. And if you have a community reading of that section with Section 221 of the Constitution, which clearly indicates that the right to vote is the right of a political party a...