Day: October 22, 2025

PHOTO: Hon Kalu By: Chioma Okorocha Stakeholders in Arochukwu state Constituency of Abia State have commenced the process of recall of their representative in the House of Assembly over allegations of corruption and violent conduct. Hon Uchenna Okoro Kalu, who is the representative of Arochukwu Constituency in Abia House of Assembly and also serves as the Majority leader, has of late been embroiled in alleged reprehensible conduct said to be unbecoming of a legislator. He was said to have commissioned a nonfunctional borehole in Amaebem Ututu, two weeks ago and…

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By: Mandy Park The Centre for Human and Socio-Economic Rights (CHSR) has accused the Nigeria Police Force and the legal representatives of a land grabber Abiodun Ariori of distorting facts and attempting to cover up the August 27, 2025, Owode-Onirin Motor Spare Parts Market massacre. Comrade Alex Omotehinse President of CHSR, at a world press briefing in Lagos on Wednesday 22nd, October disclosed that the police and Ariori’s legal team are peddling a false narrative that no lives were lost during the incident, claiming that the killings occurred in Igbogbo,…

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By: Mandy Park  Tobacco control advocacy organisations in Nigeria have called on the Federal Government, health authorities, and relevant stakeholders to take immediate action against the clandestine marketing of nicotine-based products disguised as “harm reduction education” by local tobacco industry fronts and a group from Sweden. In a joint statement, the Nigerian Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA), Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), and Gatefield warned that the tobacco industry, through its cronies, is covertly introducing these products to Nigerian youth, including students, thus threatening to reverse years of progress…

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