Our attention has been drawn to a communique alledgedly issued in the name of Former Political Appointees of Anambra State wherein all manners of frivolous allegations were made against the State Government. It is important to put in proper perspective the true situation as regards Owelle Onyeka Mbaso and the issue of severance allowance of
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Landikotal Press Club Office Bearers For 2024 Take Oath
LANDIKOTAL: Newly elected Landikotal press club cabinet sworn in on Thursday. Speaking in the occasion, Tribal union of journalists Fata President thanked Taj Mubammad Afridi. He said senator efforts for journalists was not hidden from anyone. He said ex-minister should also work for the welfare of journalists. Shah Rehman Shinwari president,vice president Malik Pervez Khan
Read morePress Club Elects Office Bearers
LANDIKOTAL: The Landikotal press club on Friday held it’s 2024 election to elects its office bearer. Shah Rehman Shinwari emerged president after he received a total of 17 votes and took majority of votes while Umar Ali Shinwari was elected unopposed as General Secretary. Political leaders, traders unions office bearers and officials observed the election
Read moreHuge Tax Burden: HURIWA tackles Gov Soludo
…says his anti-poor tax regime has impoverished more residents of the State Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has warned that the Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo’s ‘taxation regime’ is making life unbearable and pushing more residents of the State into poverty. According to HURIWA, Soludo’s ‘utopian’ mindset and policies cannot work for
Read moreRe: Osita Chidoka Leads Attack Team Against Peter Obi
…the faceless writer used the good name of Osita Chidoka to give momentum to his nefarious goal of tarnishing Peter Obi’s name The attention of the Media Team of Chief Osita Chidoka OFR has been drawn to an unsigned write-up with the above caption. Ordinarily, we wouldn’t glorify an unsigned write-up with a reply but,
Read moreCommunique of The 2022 NUJ, South East Media Summit
‘Politicians/electorates in the South East zone urged to take advantage provided by Igbo indigenous media owners’ A 2 Day Media Summit organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, South East Zone, was held at Lyon De Gold Hotel, 4 Rangers Avenue, Enugu on Wednesday, 28 & Thursday 29th September 2022. The Summit themed ‘ The South East
Read moreAnambra govt officials harassment worries NUJ, calls for restraint
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Anambra State Council has expressed worry over government officials’ disrespectful treatment of its members in course of their constitutional duties. The body blamed such actions on over-zealous aides and security details, urging their principals to call them to order for better working relationship between them and media practitioners. In
Read moreNBC Code is inimical to free speech and Press Freedom – NUJ
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has declared the National Broadcasting Commission NBC code as inimical to free speech and Press Freedom. The union made this observation in a Press Statement signed by its President Comr Chris Isiguzo made available to The Daily Vendor in Abuja Tuesday April 26 2021. Reacting to NBC plan to
Read moreFani-Kayode explains reason for meeting APC leaders
A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode on Tuesday explained why he met leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Fani-Kayode, an avowed critic of the APC and the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, in a statement posted on his Twitter handle on Tuesday morning, said that his meeting with some leaders of APC
Read moreProposed bill will render EFCC a toothless bulldog – SERAP tells Buhari
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari urging him to “urgently instruct Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation to withdraw the proposed executive bill to amend the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission [EFCC] Act, which if passed and signed into law
Read more41 Attacks On Journalists Recorded In Nigeria In 8 months — IPC
The International Press Centre (IPC), has said no fewer than 41 journalists have been attacked at different locations in Nigeria in the course of their duties between January an August. IPC Programme Officer, Mrs Melody Akinjiyan-Lawal, made the revelation during a webinar on Edo and Ondo State elections in Benin on Monday. The webinar was
Read moreSERAP files lawsuit against Buhari over ‘failure to publish details of N800bn recovered loot’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari over failure to “disclose information and documents relating to the names of people from whom N800 billion in looted public funds have been recovered, specific dates of the recovery, and details of projects on which the money has been spent.” The
Read moreRevoke assent to CAMA, send it back to NASS or face legal action – SERAP tells Buhari
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari requesting him to “urgently rescind your assent to the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020, [CAMA 2020], and to send the legislation back to the National Assembly to address its fundamental flaws, including by deleting the repressive provisions of the
Read moreNow That NWC Has Recognized Anambra State PDP, What Next For Meddlesome Interlopers – Nwangwu
The Anambra State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked what the meddlesome interlopers and doomsday arm chair political analysts hope to do now that the National Working Committee (NWC) has recognized and confirmed the Hon (Sir) Ndubuishi Nwobu led Executive Council of PDP in Anambra State. The question was contained in a
Read moreHumanitarian Affairs Ministry is a Bastion of Spectacular Corruption – HURIWA
Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster management is the single most notorious cesspool of corruption and lack of transparency and accountability in over 60 Years of the nation’s Independence. This is the submission of The National Coordinator of Human Rights Writers Association (HURIIWA), Emmanuel Onwubiko . The prominent human rights group alledged that the
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