The Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy and Development (FENRAD) has faulted the Abia State House of Assembly for approving a ₦150 billion supplementary budget without public engagement or constituency consultations. In a statement on Tuesday, Executive Director, Nelson Nnanna Nwafor, and Head of Litigation and Accountability, Barr. Femi Akande, described the move as a “blatant disregard for transparency, accountability, and participatory governance.” “The passage of a supplementary budget of such magnitude without consulting constituents or engaging civil society stakeholders raises serious questions about legislative accountability and fiscal responsibility,” Nwafor said. The group argued that budgetary matters should undergo open hearings,…
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Environmental rights activists today think that citizens’ participation in political activities is one of the finest methods to translate advocacy into practical action in Nigeria. This is because the politicians, or leaders as they are mostly referred to, are the ones that enact policies that govern the global climate system, particularly in a country like Nigeria, where millions of people have lost their lives and sources of livelihoods. In light of this, the All Progressives Congress Climate Change Network (ACCN), the party’s organised climate wing, has proposed a nationwide forum to brainstorm ideas for strengthening the party’s green and sustainability…
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has expressed outrage over the killing of 50 Muslims during a prayer session in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State, describing the attack as “gruesome, ferocious, inhuman and barbaric.” In a statement issued on Saturday, 23rd August 2025, and signed by its Founder and Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, the faith-based organization lamented what it described as the silence of the international community, particularly the United States, on the massacre. “Bandits struck at Malunfashi Local Government Area last week, killing 50 Muslims. Thirty of the victims were killed inside the mosque while praying, while…
By Anna Moses Residents of Saukakahuta in Minna, the Niger State capital, have been advised to avoid practices that encourage mosquito breeding, as part of efforts to curb the rising cases of malaria in the community. Hadiza Musa, a nurse at the local primary health facility, gave the advice while speaking to our reporter on the habits responsible for the current outbreak of malaria in the area. She warned against the dangers of storing rainwater in open containers, noting that mosquitoes can breed in such water within three days. “When rainwater is kept open at our backyards and left unused…
Sokoto State has been thrown into mourning once again following another boat mishap that claimed lives in Garin-Faji Village, Sabon-Birni Local Government Area, barely days after the Goronyo disaster. The ill-fated boat, which was ferrying passengers across a local water channel, capsized around 5:30 a.m. on Friday, August 22, 2025, plunging its occupants into chaos. The Sokoto State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) confirmed that six people lost their lives, while 19 others were rescued alive by local divers and emergency responders. Sadly, three passengers remain missing, sparking frantic rescue efforts and heightening fears that the death toll may still rise.…
“The worst part of a society manipulated by politics is to see the poor defending the rich who are responsible for their poverty.” – Paulo Coelho Democracy dies where elections lack credibility and due process. The recent bye-elections in Nigeria, held across 12 states, 32 local government areas, 356 registration areas, and 6,987 polling units with over 3.5 million registered voters, have once again exposed the deep rot in our electoral system. I woke up around 3 a.m. in Houston, Texas, to catch The Morning Show on Arise TV (19 August 2025) and found the APC’s Spokesperson, Mr. Felix Morka,…
The story begins with a thunderbolt that shook the public space in August 2025: a report screamed that one in four Nigerian men is not the biological father of the child he is raising. It came with sensational headlines, the kind that force you to pause, adjust your chair, and re-read just to confirm you saw right. Intel Region carried the news, citing the 2025 Annual DNA Testing Report from Smart DNA Nigeria, the country’s leading testing centre. Numbers were dropped like grenades—25% of paternity tests excluded presumed fathers; 64% of the discrepancies involved firstborn sons. Men accounted for nearly…
But in reality, they do not know who they are, having become vessels for the new indolence that has deprived them of self-awareness and natural knowledge. Their goals converge on nothing more than the hurry to ‘outrich’ Dangote, Isiyaku Rabiu and Otedola combined. The patience to nurture a life following natural curvature is not a part of their makeup. You see, just like we are open-eyed, being led into the entrapment of Genetically Modified Foods (GMOs) in the name of modernisation or civilisation—growing artificial foods full of implications for our health, wealth, and sovereignty—we are raising a future that will…
Health experts are very worried about the Federal Government’s decision to cut the 2025 family planning budget by 97%. They warn that this move could lead to more unplanned pregnancies, unsafe abortions, and a rise in sexually transmitted infections across Nigeria. The funding for family planning dropped sharply from ₦2.2 billion in 2024 to only ₦66.39 million for 2025. Experts say this is a big setback for women’s reproductive health, especially for those in poor and rural communities. They explained that many women depend on free contraceptives from public health centres. With this budget cut, there might not be enough…
The Organisation of African Instituted Churches (OAIC), with support from UN Women, has launched a new policy to stop gender-based violence (GBV) in Nigeria. The policy was officially approved and adopted during OAIC’s 2025 Annual General Assembly and Leadership Retreat, held over the weekend in Owerri, Imo State. Speaking at the event, Ms. Beatrice Eyong, UN Women Country Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS, said GBV is a serious human rights and public health issue in Nigeria. She urged religious leaders to spread messages against GBV in their churches and communities. She explained that faith leaders play an important role in…