1st News reports that Nigeria has dropped to 146th position in the latest Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index. The CPI is an index published annually by Berlin-based Transparency International which ranks countries “by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys. In its latest report, 180Continue Reading

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed engagements with governors, traditional rulers, youths; as well as other critical stakeholders across geo-political zones in the aftermath of the #EndSARS protest. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, announced this on Monday, November 2, in Kaduna after a closed-door meeting of a Federal Government delegation withContinue Reading

The Northern States Governors’ Forum has expressed concern that the ongoing #EndSARS protests have been taken over by hooligans, ethnoreligious bigots, and political marauders bent on destroying the country. A communique signed by its Chairman and Governor of Plateau, Mr Simon Lalong, said Nigerians must unite against the “diabolical influencers”, and ensure peacefulContinue Reading

The daughters of President Muhammadu Buhari and the Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday, October 10, lent their support to the #EndPoliceBrutality protest which seeks to stop police harassment, brutality and extrajudicial killings. 4wardwego gathered that Zahra Buhari posted an image of clenched fists on her Instagram status with the words, #EndPoliceBrutality. In the same vein, the Vice-President’s daughter, KikiContinue Reading

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has cautioned protesters against the Federal Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) of the police to stop vandalising government property in the name of protest. Mr Azeez Adeyemi, the National Public Relations Officer of the association said this in a statement in Abeokuta on Saturday, October 10.Continue Reading