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The Trade Union Congress (TUC) of Nigeria has expressed support for Ushie Uguamaye, also known as Raye, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member who claimed she received threats after criticizing President Bola Tinubu’s administration. TUC President, Festus Osifo, made this known during an appearance on Sunday Politics on Channels Television, where he urged the government to tolerate criticism instead of targeting individuals expressing their frustrations. According to Osifo, Raye’s comments reflect the struggles of many Nigerians who are frustrated with the country’s economic situation. He cautioned against persecuting critics, emphasizing that the government should develop resilience and patience in…

In a landmark judgment, a High Court sitting in Owerri, Imo State, Coram Hon. Justice I.M. Njaka, has condemned the Nigeria Police Force and its officers for unlawfully detaining the applicant in HAM/77/2024: Chima Philip Amah vs The Inspector General of Police & 7 Others, at the behest of a private individual, ruling that the prolonged detention and transfer of the applicant from Imo State to Abuja for investigation amounted to a grave violation of fundamental human rights. Delivering the judgment on Friday, 14 March 2025, the court underscored the importance of constitutional protections for human dignity, personal liberty, privacy, freedom…

A former President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and the African Union of Journalists (AUJ), Comrade Lanre Ogundipe, has cautioned the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) against taking punitive action against Rita Ushie Uguamaye, a corps member serving in Lagos State. Ogundipe issued this warning in a statement on Monday. Uguamaye recently released a video online in which she criticized President Bola Tinubu’s administration over the state of the economy. Reacting to the situation, Ogundipe emphasized that her right to free speech must not be suppressed by the government or its agencies. In his statement, titled “Let Rita…

The Nigerian military has successfully neutralized 31 bandits and destroyed their hideouts in two separate operations in Katsina State. In the first operation, troops of Operation Fansan Yamma engaged bandits in Maigora village, Faskari Local Government Area (LGA), killing 12, including a notorious commander known as Dogo. The confrontation began when terrorists attacked the village, resulting in five bandit casualties. As they attempted to regroup for a counterattack, seven more were eliminated by the troops. Security forces also seized seven motorcycles from the assailants. In a separate airstrike, the air component of Operation Fansan Yamma targeted bandit camps in the…

Former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, has turned down an invitation from former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to join the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa on Sunday, Lamido described El-Rufai’s offer as an insult, emphasizing that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) played a crucial role in shaping El-Rufai’s political career. “The PDP, which we built, is the same party that gave birth to El-Rufai’s political journey. Now, he expects us to leave it? That’s not possible,” Lamido said. He also recalled El-Rufai’s past criticism of Nigerian politicians, questioning his sudden call for opposition…

-By Dr. Tonye Clinton Jaja. It is my firm belief and conviction that, if Almighty God allows this world to continue, a hundred years from now, future generations would study both the physical structure and the judgments of the Supreme Court of Nigeria as the ninth (9th) wonder of the world!!! Apart from the judgments that installed Governor Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi (RCA), Governor Hope Uzodinma (HU), and Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio (GOA), the most recent judgment of the 28th February 2025 on the Rivers State House of Assembly, is another “law-defying” judgment that defies all known principles of law, logic…

The Imo State Police Command has responded to a violent crisis in the Umusi/Olokwa Community, Owerri West LGA, where the Youth Leader-elect, Stanley Nwoke, was killed two months after winning the community’s general youth election. In a statement, the command’s spokesperson, DSP Henry Okoye, revealed that the Commissioner of Police, CP Aboki Danjuma, strongly condemned the killing and vowed to bring those responsible to justice. The attack, which occurred on March 15, 2025, also left four of Nwoke’s siblings injured and resulted in the destruction of nine houses. Preliminary investigations suggest that the violence stemmed from the youth election held…

-By Dr. Tonye Clinton Jaja There is a popular saying: “there is honour amongst theives”. This is an English idiom implies that there is an unwritten code of ethics or “professional courtesy” that theives extend to one another. it also “means that even corrupt or bad people sometimes have a sense of honor or integrity, or justice.” However, going by the recent acts of sabotage of the Supreme Court of Nigeria judgment by Amaewhule and the 26 law-makers of the Rivers State House of Assembly, there is certainly: “no honour amongst theives” in their dictionary!!! It is beyond shocking that…

– By Ndidi Anike Val-Okeoma, Esq. What has happened to Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan is not an isolated incident; it is a reflection of a broader, more insidious reality—the way women undermine one another, particularly within Nigerian society. The Pull-Her-Down (PHD) Syndrome has remained one of the most potent weapons used by women against their fellow women. Sadly, this destructive cycle is one that the male gender has consistently exploited to diminish, undermine, and disrespect us. Are we surprised? If you are, then my surprise is surprised at your surprise! Evil thrives where it is enabled. And make no mistake—patriarchy is…

– By Prof. Obiaraeri N.O In a permissive society, ignorance of the law is often, albeit foolishly, clothed with arrogance. Arising from crass ignorance, many people do not know what constitutes sexual harassment and that it is both an actionable criminal and civil wrong. Many do not also know that sexual harassment is a genre of sexual violence which can occur in different forms, places and times. Both the harasser and the victim or survivor can be of any gender (male or female) and age. This unwanted sexual behaviour can often make victims and survivors feel upset, scared, humiliated or…