Year: 2025

By: Mandy Park The 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, has dismissed a viral online photo depicting his son, Oseloka Obi as a gay. According to the former governor of Anambra state, his political opponents are trying to use the photo to get to him, after they have searched unsuccessfully to find anything to implicate him as the 2027 presidential election heats up. A social media enthusiast on X, with the handle@Waspapping_ had shared the photo online, depicting Obi’s son and his male partner celebrating the latter’s birthday…

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By: Emma Nnadi The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has expressed opposition to the Lagos State Government’s plans to implement a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model for water supply, maintaining its stance against water privatization. The group said that the Lagos State Government’s decision to privatise water supply through a PPP scheme, is anti-people and a betrayal of residents’ right to safe, affordable, and publicly-managed water. In a statement issued on Wednesday, CAPPA dismissed a two-day advocacy workshop convened last week by the Lagos Water Corporation (LWC) to promote…

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Mandy Park The Centre for Children’s Health Education, Orientation and Protection (CEE-HOPE) has expressed deep sadness over the sudden and untimely passing of Ms Evelyn Osagie, a gifted, versatile and vibrant poet-journalist, a culture promoter and an unwavering advocate for the vulnerable. A statement by CEE-HOPE’s executive director, Betty Abah said Ms Osagie was notable in championing the cause of women and children, civil liberties, and mental health, recalling a report she did about Indian Ayuba, a young girl who lived with her mother who was mentally challenged. Abah said:…

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By: Mandy Park The Egbe Omo Ilaje Worldwide has staged a protest to the Assembly on Tuesday and petitioned the Lagos State Assembly over the demolition of Ilaje communities, particularly the Otumara community, which saw over 5,000 houses destroyed and approximately 500,000 people rendered homeless. Some of their placards read; “Save Oworo, our land is bleeding, our people are dying, save our souls,” “Sanwo-Olu save us from land grabbers,” and “If it’s truly a democracy, then every right must be respected, no institution must violate humans.” The petition dated August…

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By: Mandy Park A former presidential aspirant, Mathias Tsado, has said that Nigerians focused on the solutions to the hardship plaguing them are the ones driving the push for former President Goodluck Jonathan’s return to the villa. Tsado, a development strategist, made the assertion on Tuesday during an interview on Channels television. He dismissed the claim that those seeking Jonathan’s return are doing so because he won’t be eligible to contest a second term in 2031. According to Tsado, ordinary Nigerians are not interested in the North-South rotational presidency debate,…

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By: Mandy Park The Federal Housing Authority (FHA) has issued a notice to all allottees of FHA land in 6th Avenue, Festac Town, Lagos. The authority is calling on all affected individuals to visit the FHA Zonal Office in Festac Town for identification, revalidation, and establishment of plot beacons. To participate in this exercise, allottees are required to bring the following documents: Genuine Letter of Allocation. The original letter issued by FHA as proof of allocation. Evidence of Payments. Documents showing proof of payment for the allocated land. Valid Means…

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By: Mandy Park The Centre for Human and Socio-Economic Rights (CHSR) has issued a warning to the public against purchasing or leasing a disputed piece of land at Weighbridge, Owode Onirin, along Ikorodu Road, Lagos State. The land in question the group cautioned is currently the subject of ongoing litigation. At a press conference in Lagos on Friday the President of CHSR, Comrade Alex Omotehinse warned the public not to engage in any financial transactions for the purchase, lease, or acquisition of the disputed land or any structures erected on…

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By: Mandy Park Ibom Airlines Limited has banned a passenger identified as Comfort Emmanson, from flying with its airline after she was found assaulting one of the crew members of their aircraft. Emmanson had in a viral video repeatedly slapped a Purser with Ibom Aircraft after she was allegedly told to switch off her phone before take-off. Confirming the incident in a statement on Monday, Ibom Air said the incident happened on Sunday while Emmanson was on board their Uyo to Lagos flight. The statement read, “Shortly before take-off from…

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By: Mandy Park Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has noted with concern, the recent remarks made by Mahmood Adegbite, Permanent Secretary, Office of Drainage Services and Water Resources, Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, acknowledging that residents of the Lekki Peninsula are “probably drinking what I will call ‘shit water” due to contaminated boreholes. In a statement on Sunday, CAPPA noted that while the bluntness of the statement has drawn attention, it is the underlying failure it exposes that should concern all Lagosians. “The government…

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Raise Tobacco Tax to 100 Percent, Save Lives, Healthcare Costs, CAPPA Urges FG By: Mandy Park The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the Federal Government to immediately increase the excise tax on tobacco products to 100 percent to save thousands of lives, and at least ₦526 billion annually from healthcare costs and productivity losses. In a statement on Thursday, CAPPA warned that the tobacco industry is continuing to aggressively target Nigerians with traditional and novel smokeless tobacco products like vapes and other e-cigarettes, despite tobacco…

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