Can Shekarau clean up after Wike?
When Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau stepped into his new mandate as the Minister of Education earlier this week, he resumed into a house of ruins. He now presides over a sector notorious for having the highest number of Out-of-School children in the world-10.5 million and counting.
Bloodshed averted in Asaba as Ali’s wife, State PDP chairman bickers
IT was free for all at premises of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secretariat in Asaba Friday following an alleged assault of the State party chairman, Chief Peter Nwaoboshi during a heated augment with the wife of the former PDP national chairman, Mrs. Marian Ali.
Vatican calls for global ceasefire during World Cup final
The Vatican on Friday called for a truce in wars around the globe during Sunday’s World Cup final, taking to social media with the hashtag #pauseforpeace as a conflict in the Gaza Strip escalates and killings continue in Ukraine.
Religious tensions stalk Jos despite brittle peace
Sani Mudi, a Muslim leader in Jos, perhaps Nigeria’s most religiously segregated city, stares out the window of the dimly lit central mosque, waiting for young men to drift in.
Reviving Nigeria’s railways: The Jonathan approach
To most analysts, President Goodluck Jonathan’s name will be written in gold for his administration’s pragmatic efforts at reviving the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) which has been comatose for nearly 30 years.
Osun speaker urges investigation to collapsed school building
Mr Najeem Salaam, the Speaker of Osun House of Assembly, has called for thorough investigation on the collapse of a newly completed Ejigbo High School, Ejigbo Council Area, Osun.
