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NBA president backs judgement on filming police officers on duty, seeks clearer rules on limits

Nigeria, Sept. 10 -- The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, has backed citizens' right to record police officers performing their duties in public as recentl... Read More


'There's no road at all in Eket urban' - Gov Eno's campaign DG

Nigeria, Sept. 10 -- Assam Assam, a former Nigerian Ambassador to Russia and a close political ally of Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno, has challenged the administration's road development claims in ... Read More


Experts urge African leaders to bridge gap between policies, real-life outcomes

Nigeria, Sept. 10 -- Experts and development leaders have called on African governments to bridge the gap between policies and their implementation, particularly to ensure that interventions in health... Read More


Police arrest 46 suspects over obstruction of Obi's convoy in Benue

Nigeria, Sept. 10 -- The police said they have arrested 46 people allegedly linked to obstructing the convoy of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), during h... Read More


Sanwo-Olu declares 'small state of emergency' on Lagos waste crisis

Nigeria, Sept. 10 -- Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared what he called a "small state of emergency" over the worsening waste situation in the state, ordering the deployment of more t... Read More


NUPRC threatens to revoke gas flare site awards over non-utilisation

Nigeria, Sept. 9 -- The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has warned that it may revoke permits awarded to investors under the Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialisation Programme (N... Read More


Ekiti begins renovation, upgrade of NYSC camp

Nigeria, Sept. 9 -- The Ekiti State Government has commenced the renovation and infrastructural upgrade of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation Camp in Emure-Ise-Orun, with 19 projects ... Read More


FG seeks action on harmful gender norms to improve adolescent health

Nigeria, Sept. 9 -- The federal government has called for stronger action to transform harmful gender norms that contribute to early pregnancy, violence, exclusion and poor health outcomes among adole... Read More


Adversarial journalism: Rufai Oseni versus Lere Olayinka on Arise News, By Ehi Braimah

Nigeria, Sept. 9 -- The dramatic encounter between Lere Olayinka, senior special assistant on public communication and social media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and A... Read More


Police arrest suspect for holding 15-year-old for three days after alleged sexual assault

Nigeria, Sept. 9 -- The police in Cross River State have arrested a man and launched a manhunt for other suspects over the alleged sexual assault and unlawful confinement of a 15-year-old girl in Cala... Read More