October 2016

By Walter Duru, Ph.D In September, 2016, Civil Society and Media practitioners in Nigeria gathered in Enugu to review the country’s anti-corruption war. The meeting, supported by the Justice for All of the British Council was attended by…

Says state has only Seven Physiotherapist By Longtong Ibrahim Kaduna (Nigeria) -- The Nigeria Society of Physiotherapist (NSP) has called on the Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to declare a state of emergency in the field…

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday secured the conviction of one Mrs. Chika Amsy Charles, who was convicted by Justice D.V Agishir of the Federal High Court Enugu, and sentenced to three years…

Kaduna (Nigeria) – The Kaduna state Independent Electoral Commission (KADSIECOM) has said it will ensure a level playing ground for all political parties in the state during Local Government Elections that would soon be conducted in the…

A Nigerian blogger, John Danfulani, has on Wednesday been remanded in Kaduna prison for what the authorities termed 'inciting comments' on Facebook. He was detained and taken to a lower court in January for the same offence, but was set…

This story is the result of research and investigation by a Team of four Development Journalists of which this writer is one. By Iliya Kure Acquiring education for most children with disability in Northern Nigeria has over the…

The UN children's Agency UNICEF said on Wednesday it had negotiated the release of 145 child soldiers from two rebel groups in South Sudan. UNICEF head in South Sudan Mahimbo Mdoe, in a statement expressed optimism that this release…

By Iliya Kure Executive Director of a Non-governmental Organisation, Media Initiative against Injustice, Violence and Corruption (MIIVOC), Walter Duru, has appealed to Rivers State Government in South-South Nigeria to address the conflict…