I Became Governor Through Divine Intervention, Says Aiyedatiwa
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo state says “divine providence” and not human efforts made his emergence as governor possible. Aiyedatiwa was declared Ondo governor after he won the November 16, 2024, governorship election. He was a former deputy governor to the late governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, who died of cancer in December 2023…
Chidi Odinkalu criticizes IBB’s book, calling it full of claims against the deceased
Chidi Odinkalu, a human rights activist and former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, has strongly criticized former military Head of State, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), over claims made in his recently released autobiography, A Journey in Service. Odinkalu accused…Fake drugs: Group warns against ‘Akunyili’s treatment’, asks NAFDAC, others to sack bad officials
Following the recent sealing of over 11,000 shops and arrest of 40 individuals in an ongoing nationwide crackdown on fake and substandard medicines by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called on NAFDAC…
SERAP sues CBN over failure to reverse ATM fees
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has filed a lawsuit against the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, over what it termed the ”failure to reverse the patently unlawful, unfair, unreasonable and unjust increase in Automated Teller Machine (ATM) transaction fees”.The CBN recently announced that ATM withdrawals made at a machine owned by a bank…
Wigs And Human Hair Are Diabolical, Carry Bad Luck – Singer, Natalie Okri Says (Video)
According to her, in some parts of Asia, women offer their hair at the temple to purify themselves, to shed bad luck and poverty…
Dragging dead fish around reveals super power of mucus
The new study could also offer important clues into human evolution. The post Dragging dead fish around reveals super power of mucus appeared first on Popular Science…
Spain smashes sex trafficking gang that exploited more than 1,000 women
MADRID – Spanish police have smashed a human trafficking ring that lured more than 1,000 women to the country over the past year with false job offers before forcing them into sex work, police said on Sunday…
SERAP sues CBN to halt implementation of new ATM transaction fees in Nigeria
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit at the Federal High Court in Lagos, seeking to stop the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from implementing the recent increase in Automated Teller Machine (ATM) transaction fees. The post SERAP sues CBN to halt implementation of new ATM transaction fees in Nigeria …Comelec lauded for stressing laws vs ‘labeling, discrimination’
MANILA, Philippines — The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) welcomed the guidelines issued by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) that seek to keep the campaign season free of discriminatory language, verbal harassment or “labeling” that target vulnerable sectors or persons expressing legitimate dissent…