BY OWEI LAKEMFA THE MOROCCAN Delegate at the United Nations October 7, 2026 Hearings in New York on Decolonization, was cladded in a red skirt suit. The choice of colour should have warned petitioners on Western Sahara that she was there not to hear anybody but to fight everybody that did not support her country’s ongoing attempts to recolonize its neighbour. She tried to set the rules. For instance, she said nobody should refer to Western Sahara as a territory, claiming no place like that exists in UN “language”. Any such reference, she instructed should be about “Moroccan Sahara”. The…
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By Victor Itodo Abuh THE RESOURCE Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) will mark its 20th anniversary on November 2, 2026, with a gala and anniversary lecture in Abuja to celebrate two decades of promoting human rights, civic engagement and democratic accountability in Nigeria. Founded in 2006, CHRICED said it had spent the past 20 years advocating for marginalised communities, defending citizens’ rights and promoting public participation in governance. In a press release signed by its Executive Director, Comrade Ibrahim M. Zikirullahi, the organisation said the anniversary would also feature the unveiling of two publications: Annual Civics Manual…
A SUPPORT group for Alhaji Atiku Abubakar 2027 Presidential race, United Friends For Atiku (UFFA), has unreservedly endorsed the timely, incisive, and patriotic intervention of their Principal, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar regarding the Tinubu administration’s alleged ill-conceived 30-day petrol discount stunt. In a press release issued over the weekend by its National Executive Council in Abuja to the media, the group said Nigerians woke up this week to the government’s sudden announcement of a temporary price cut on petrol dispensed through NNPC retail outlets. According to the group, “As Atiku Abubakar rightly pointed out, this panic-induced maneuver is not an economic…
GENDER equality advocate and the Creative Director, Gender Agenda, Dr. Adaora Onyechere Sydney-Jack, has made a strong case for a significant increase in the inclusion of women into Nigeria’s-male dominated electoral process from what she described as ‘performative inclusion’. Adaora Onyechere Sydney-Jack, who doubles as the Founder of the WEWE Network Afrique spoke during the panel session of the 10th Annual Conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers GOCOP, held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos, October 7-8, 2026, with the theme: “2027 Elections: Trust, Transparency and Shared Responsibilities”. While speaking generally on elections preparation in the…
CHAIRMAN of the 10th Annual Conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), Dr Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, on Thursday challenged Nigerian media practitioners to test in court the extent of its constitutional right to obtain and disseminate information during elections. Agbakoba, a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, made the call at the GOCOP Conference held on Thursday at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, with the theme, “2027 Elections: Trust, Transparency and Shared Responsibilities.” He said that while the Electoral Act gives the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) authority to announce election results at different levels, Section…
NIGERIAN police authorities have revealed how they will secure the 176,846 polling units where voting is scheduled for the 2027 general elections. The police said they would use a predictive and risk-analysis strategy to identify where trouble could erupt, which would guide their deployment of personnel. Dr Abayomi Shogunle, Commissioner of Police, Election Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Force Headquarters, Abuja, disclosed this during a panel session at the 2026 annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Publishers (GOCOP) held in Lagos. The conference ended Thursday, October 8, 2026. The conference had as its theme, “2027 Elections: Trust, Transparency and Shared…
AS THE countdown to the 2027 elections reached 100 days this week, Tuesday, Joash Amupitan, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), called a press conference to brief the nation on their preparedness for the rapidly approaching polls. His big story was that the commission will deploy artificial intelligence (AI) tools for result verification and to strengthen cybersecurity ahead of the 2027 elections. He announced the establishment of a dedicated AI division within its information and communication technology (ICT) department which will enable automated AI auditing tools that are integrated into the commission’s result verification process under a five-pillar…
THE TRADE Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) and the management of Abuja Continental Hotel will meet on Oct. 12 to resolve a dispute over workers’ unionisation. Comrade Festus Osifo, TUC President, disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday while speaking with newsmen over the August 24 protest at the hotel over alleged anti-labour practices and workers’ efforts to unionise. Osifo said the dispute had prompted interventions by the TUC, Department of State Services (DSS) and FCT Commissioner of Police. “Currently, a meeting has been fixed for October 12 for us to dialogue further. October 12 is just next week, Monday. So,…
GOOGLE on Thursday, said it has opened its SynthID Detector to the public globally, allowing users to check whether images, videos and audio clips were generated or altered using artificial intelligence (AI). The Communications and Public Affairs Manager, Google West Africa, Mr Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. The company said the tool, currently available in English, would help users distinguish between human-created and AI-generated content and make more informed decisions about what to trust online. According to Google, anyone with a Google, Apple or OpenAI account can access the detector and upload media files for verification…
By Our Reporter, With Agency Reports THE NIGERIA Labour Congress (NLC) has given the Federal Government a two-week ultimatum to reduce petrol prices and commence renegotiation of the national minimum wage. The ultimatum is contained in a communiqué signed by NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, after a joint meeting of the National Executive Council (NEC) and Central Working Committee (CWC) on Thursday in Abuja. According to the communiqué, the meeting deliberated on the state of the nation, economic hardship, rising cost of living and what the NLC described as existential threats confronting workers and the masses. “The joint meeting issues…