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.

The Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, on Saturday led other members on a fact-finding visit to areas and facilities destroyed by hoodlums during the peaceful protest against the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Obasa, who is also the Chairman, Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures in Nigeria, visited the ravaged palace of […]

By Douglas Anele Because most of Chinweizu’s conclusions from the tragic experience of Dr. Izuogu are appropriate and insightful, it is important to continue with his response in this concluding part of our discussion. Chinweizu affirms that only “a brilliantly naïve Igbo” would believe that a hardened caliphate colonialist like Abacha would deliver on his […]

By Tordue Salem, Abuja The South-East Caucus of the House of Representatives has bemoaned the impression in some quarters that the protest has been hijacked by some ethnic nationalists. The statement signed by all members of the Southeast Caucus in the House, led by Deputy Whip, Rep. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha (APC-Abia), also condemned attacks on security […]