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Defamation, cyberbullying have criminal civil consequences – Lawyer warns Nigerians

Defamation, cyberbullying have criminal civil consequences – Lawyer warns Nigerians

Africa-Press - Nigeria. An Abuja-based human rights lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has warned social media users to desist from intentional and unintended defamation and cyberbullying. According...
Yobe Health Ministry, stakeholders meet to identify key priorities for 2025

Yobe Health Ministry, stakeholders meet to identify key priorities for 2025

Africa-Press - Nigeria. The Yobe State Ministry of Health and Human Services has organised a five-day training session aimed at harmonising the state’s health...
Kwara reassures on prosecution, defence of court cases

Kwara reassures on prosecution, defence of court cases

Africa-Press - Nigeria. The Kwara State Government has reassured that it will ensure prompt prosecutions and defence of court cases as they affect people...
Party crisis: APGA petitions LPDC, seeks disciplinary action against Oye’s lawyers

Party crisis: APGA petitions LPDC, seeks disciplinary action against Oye’s lawyers

Africa-Press - Nigeria. The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has written a petition to the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee,...
Nigerian govt unveils framework for national nutrition programme

Nigerian govt unveils framework for national nutrition programme

Africa-Press - Nigeria. Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima has unveiled the framework for the federal government’s comprehensive vision for a nationwide nutrition programme to...
IGP orders immediate withdrawal of personnel from Rivers LGAs

IGP orders immediate withdrawal of personnel from Rivers LGAs

Africa-Press - Nigeria. The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the immediate withdrawal of police personnel previously deployed to seal off the...
How we lobbied other senators to pass South West Devt Commission Bill – Bamidele

How we lobbied other senators to pass South West Devt Commission Bill – Bamidele

Africa-Press - Nigeria. The Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has revealed how federal lawmakers from the South-West states lobbied their colleagues from...
Benue Assembly approves 3-year tenure for local government executives

Benue Assembly approves 3-year tenure for local government executives

Africa-Press - Nigeria. Benue State House of Assembly has amended the 2007 Local Government, LG, Act and approved a three-year tenure for LG elected...
Obaseki, Shaibu in war of words over alleged looting of Edo govt properties

Obaseki, Shaibu in war of words over alleged looting of Edo govt properties

Africa-Press - Nigeria. Barely 40 days before the end of Governor Godwin Obaseki’s administration, the state government and reinstated Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu are...
Rivers LG Poll: Fubara stops police from taking over RSIEC office

Rivers LG Poll: Fubara stops police from taking over RSIEC office

Africa-Press - Nigeria. Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, reportedly thwarted an attempt by the Nigerian Police, led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations),...