Indications have been emerged as to the real reason the United States Government is stalling its earlier commitment to help Nigeria repatriate $308 million from the British Island of Jersey. The money was part of the billions of dollars traced to late General Sani Abacha, Nigeria’s former military Head of State who ruled Nigeria from November 1993 till his sudden death in June 1998. According to Sources in the know and documents made available to the media over the weekend, the United States’ efforts at stalling the repatriation of some of the Abacha loot may be nothing but an indication of its age-long posturing as a “global police” even when clearly in breach of Nigeria’s sovereign rights.

My kids were full of so much energy today after school, bouncy and extra attentive to me (way more than usual, help!). My 4-year-old daughter asked if there was something I needed her to help with and my son just left to change out of his school uniform without a word of prompting or faked […]

Fresh facts have emerged on how some International Non-Governmental Organizations are fueling the fight against terrorism in North-East Nigeria. It was revealed amongst other things that these INGOs have perfected the plan to escalate the ongoing crisis to ensure that they continue to attract funding from donor agencies. 

STRIKING Resident Doctors of Enugu State University Teaching Hospital, ESUT-TH, has told the state government to forget threats and blackmail to comply with long-negotiated salary structure, in other to save lives and deescalate crisis in the state health sector.

By Rotimi Fasan Without a doubt, churches in Nigeria are facing persecution. Our churches have been burnt in their thousands and we have lost many lives. There are communities on the outskirts of Lassa, Mousadile, Musafu, Bagajo which once thrived but are no longer in existence now because of the activities of Islamists. The Church […]

Comr Umukoro Efemena Kelly is the President, Urhobo Progress Union (UPU) Youthwing. He emerged the president general of the youth organ of the Urhobo foremost social cultural body in January 2020 having served previously as the Secretary General and Publicity Secretary until his elevation to the position of President. In what seems like a surprise […]

By Aare Afe Babalola, SAN It is unfortunate that since Nigeria’s Independence in 1960, the state has been wallowing in the abyss of misrule and has been struggling tenaciously to sustain genuine democracy and the judiciary has been saddled with the role of stabilising Nigeria’s democracy. When we look at our political system of government, […]

By Vincent Ujumadu – Awka There is tension in Awka, the Anambra State capital following what had been described as the unrepentant behavior of some prominent indigenes of the town who have allegedly been balkanizing and selling lands in the two approved Aguaba and    Millennium City layouts. The affected area, which runs into hundreds […]

By Anayo Okoli – Enugu Enugu State Government and two communities, including Amechi, Awkunanaw, home of former governor of old Anambra state, Senator Jim Nwobodo are battling a firm, Private Estates International West African Limited, PEIWA, over alleged land grabbing. Already, the Enugu State Government has revoked the certificate of occupancy, CoO, for 1097 hectares […]

By Chidi Nkwopara The medical establishment that is known today, as Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Owerri, has a long and checkered history, dating back more than 100 years. This hospital was first established as a colonial dispensary in 1903. It was later upgraded to a District Hospital, then a General Hospital, before wearing the FMC […]