By Human rights lawyer, Barrister Hamza N Dantani, has described the restriction on commercial motorcyclists’ movement between 7pm to 6am in Gombe State as counter-productive. Dantani stated this in an open letter to Mr Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya, the Executive Governor of Gombe State. He said though the policy wasContinue Reading
By The Ndigbo Unity Forum (NUF) Worldwide, a pan-Igbo socio-political group, has demanded for an additional state for South-East to bring the zone at par with other zones in the country. The NUF made the demand in a two-page communique issued on Sunday after the group’s two-day annual convention heldContinue Reading
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Three different decisions of the highest court in the country over the past two decades illustrate how the judicial conspiracy against popular sovereignty in Nigeria has prospered. In 2008, the Supreme Court ruled that elections in Nigeria are not governed by any foundational or legal principles. InContinue Reading
The Federal High Court in Abuja has declared the National Youth Service Corps’ refusal to allow female corps members to wear skirts in observance of their religious beliefs as unconstitutional and a breach of the fundamental right to freedom of religion. In a judgement delivered on June 13, 2025, aContinue Reading
By Bisi Kazeem (Deputy Corps Marshal (Rtd) writes from Lagos, Nigeria.) FLOWERBUDNEWS: Gone are the days when Nigerians dreaded tedious visits to licensing offices or feared being left in the dark about safety regulations. Today, with just a smartphone or internet connection, drivers across the country can accessContinue Reading
By Majeed Ishola The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has said that none of the two All Progressives Congress APC-led administrations spent $18bn either on the Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) or the rehabilitation of the nation’s four refineries. This it noted is contrary to the position ofContinue Reading
– “Indonesia is now seen as a model for high-speed rail development in ASEAN,” said Dwiyana Slamet Riyadi, president director of PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia China. JAKARTA, (Xinhua)/FLOWERBUDNEWS: – Since the launch of commercial operations in October 2023, the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway, locally known as Whoosh, has ushered inContinue Reading
CANBERRA, July 27 (Xinhua)/FLOWERBUDNEWS — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that Israel is “clearly” breaching international law by withholding aid from civilians in Gaza. Albanese said during an appearance on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) television that the deaths and suffering of civilians in Gaza is “completely”Continue Reading
By Danladi Ahmed The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has made a case for a forensic audit of expenditure incurred on the nation’s refineries from 2000 to 2023. It also dismissed claims by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) that successive All Progressives Congress (APC) administrationsContinue Reading
