Voice for the voiceless
A viral video showed a female traveler, identified as Favour Igiebor, destroying what is believed to be her husband’s Nigerian Standard Passport at Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos. The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) is investigating the incident and has invited Igiebor for questioning. Initially, the reasoning behind her actions was unclear, but NIS…
Former Minister of Power, Prof Barth Nnaji, has suggested that the newly inaugurated 181 megawatts power plant in Aba, Abia State can be replicated in Lagos and other states of the country. Nnaji, who is the Chief Executive Officer of Geometric Power Limited, the owner of the Aba power plant, mentioned in an interview with…
On Thursday, President Bola Tinubu took aim at labour unions in the country during the inauguration of the state’s Red Line Rail service in Lagos. This came two days after the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) held a nationwide protest over the economic hardship in the country. While addressing the attendees at the inauguration, President Tinubu…
Despite warnings on Sunday by the Lagos Commissioner of Police, Adegoke Fayoade, against holding any planned protests, police officers were seen at the protest grounds providing security. Members of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) trooped to the streets of Lagos on Monday to protest the high cost of living and soaring food prices. Videos on social…
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja has convicted a viral verbal assault on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu by persons claiming to be soldiers, saying the offender has been detained. In the viral videos, some persons claiming to be officers of the Nigerian Army had verbally attacked the governor for ordering the arrest…
With the ongoing gale of building demolitions in Lagos State and other parts of the country, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has urged governments at all levels to show compassion and not multiply the pain of the poor. In a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, the…
