US Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday, a spokesman said, the latest in a list of figures connected to Donald Trump’s administration to do so. Marc Short began quarantine and was assisting in the contract tracing process, Pence spokesman Devin O’Malley said in a statement. “Vice President Pence […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday appealed to #ENDSARS protesters to embrace peace and stop the protest in the interest of the country since their demands have been met. APC Chairman Caretaker Committee and Governor of Yobe, Mai Mala-Buni, made the plea in a statement issued on Saturday in Damaturu. He said the party […]

…Says illiterates dominate the police By Charles Kumolu, Deputy Editor Human rights activist and member, Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on activities of disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, Ebun Adegboruwa, SAN, in this interview, speaks on how judicial panels of inquiry on human rights abuses set up by states can achieve results. He also […]

Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee, who transformed the South Korean firm into a global tech titan, died at the age of 78 on Sunday, the company said. Under Lee’s leadership, Samsung rose to become the world’s largest producer of smartphones and memory chips, and the firm’s overall turnover today is equivalent to a fifth of […]

…Massive job cuts loom as victims count cost …Hard times await uninsured businesses …How unrest will negatively affect Nigeria as investment destination By Tunde Oso Business owners may have begun to count their losses after the mayhem that visited Nigeria last week even as economists warned that losses to the economy, still struggling from the […]

Reliable statistics indicate that acute malnutrition remains high in northern Nigeria with about 2.2 million out of 2.5 million children severely malnourished. It was against this backdrop that Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), a non-governmental organisation, convened a one-day legislative summit with legislators in affected five states. By Charles Kumolu, Deputy Editor Each year, […]

By Chris Onuoha Suleiman Abba, Inspector General of Police under the Jonathan administration, is Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund. In this interview first aired on Channels Television, Abba speaks on the crisis rocking the police. If you are to diagnose the crisis in the police, especially SARS, what will you […]

…‘It was easy to see #EndSARS mayhem coming’ …Speaks on the fate of ‘masked soldier’ By Chris Onuoha Colonel Hassan Stan-Labo (ret.), as Chief of Staff, 9 Brigade, Nigeria Army Cantonment Ikeja, superintended over OP MESA as its first Operations Officer. In this interview, Stan-Labo captures his experience with the police at that time and […]

Globally, there is quest for new and bold measures on the part of policymakers to reverse the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the national economy and welfare of the people.

…1,818 prisoners still on the run …’Fleeing inmates awaiting execution, serving jail terms, standing trial’ By Ozioruva Aliu& Omeiza Ajayi Following last Monday’s prison break in Benin City, residents are now at the mercy of armed robbers as many robbery cases were recorded in various parts of the city in the last five days. The […]

Renowned for his creativity and consistency in developing young minds in the business world and the real estate industry in particular, Stephen Akintayo, MD/CEO, Gtext Homes, was recently awarded a Doctor of Science, D.Sc (Honoris Causal) in Real Estate Development and Corporate Leadership by the European American University. Over the years, Akintayo successfully led Gtext […]

The Minister of Defence, retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi has urged the youths not to allow themselves to be used to subvert security and cause anarchy in the country. Magashi made the call at a stakeholders meeting on peacebuilding in Kano on Saturday. He said that the call was imperative towards promoting peace in the state […]

Once beaten twice shy doesn’t necessarily ring true in relationships. The fact that you got your fingers burnt doesn’t dissuade you from dancing close to the fire.  Segi, now in her early fifties first got married when she was just 21, but that lasted barely a few years.  According to her, “I’d been with my […]

The universal declaration of human rights includes the right to life, right to privacy, health and equality. There is also the right to freedom of expression, freedom of speech and freedom of being discriminated against by law or other unpleasant acts of injustice such as violence through torture.

The battle for the soul of the Delta State Government House for 2023 in recent time is leaving no one in doubt as to what the election year holds for the oil-rich ‘Big Heart’ State and her people as so much mudslinging are being thrown in the air targeting just one man.