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NUJ to Tinubu: Defend press freedom, review laws that criminalise journalism

Nigeria, Oct. 23 -- The Nigeria Union of Journalists has asked the Bola Tinubu administration to defend press freedom and review laws that criminalise journalism in the country. The NUJ stated this o... Read More


Dictatorship by benevolence?, By Zainab Suleiman Okino

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- Less than two years into President Bola Tinubu's first tenure, everything about him and all decisions now revolve around politics and politicking toward his reelection in 2027. Not... Read More


Mercy, justice, and the dignity of reformation in Nigeria's correctional system, By Abdulwahab Sabo

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- In the words of late Justice Chukwudifu Oputa (CFR), justice must not be a blind goddess but "a human virtue" that sees all sides. Thus, the constitutional power of mercy ensures t... Read More


Despite FG's seven-year moratorium, Reps approve four new federal universities

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- Despite the seven-year moratorium on the establishment of new federal universities, polytechnics and colleges of education, the House of Representatives at plenary on Tuesday appro... Read More


PREMIUM TIMES set to release 2025 Annual Banking Report

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- Nigeria's leading investigative newspaper, PREMIUM TIMES, is set to release the 2025 edition of its Annual Banking Report Magazine. Now in its fifth year, the annual special print... Read More


FLASHBACK: IPOB-linked atrocities, killings in Nigeria's South-east

Nigeria, Oct. 20 -- For years, Nigeria's South-east has become an epicentre of violence linked to the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed militant wing, the Eastern Security Netw... Read More


Health group extends free medical care to over 2,500 residents in Edo, Delta states

Nigeria, Oct. 20 -- The Rural Health Initiative for Improved Living (RHIFIL), a non-governmental organisation, has provided free medical care to more than 2,500 residents across communities in Edo and... Read More


Pardon me?!, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Nigeria, Oct. 20 -- In September 1887, Harry Johnston, acting consul of the Oil Rivers Protectorate (Niger Delta) procured the arrest in the wharfs of the Niger Delta, King Jaja of Opobo on the rather... Read More


EDITORIAL: Tinubu's state pardons must be reviewed!

Nigeria, Oct. 20 -- As part of the activities that marked Nigeria's 65th independence anniversary, President Bola Tinubu granted state pardon to 175 persons, some of them posthumously. No doubt, he ac... Read More


Child's rights and access to justice in Nigeria, By Oyetola Muyiwa Atoyebi

Nigeria, Oct. 20 -- The legal rights of Nigerian children are embedded in a range of national laws and international agreements. These laws rest on fundamental principles that safeguard human life, pr... Read More