By Obadiah Mailafia Obafemi Awolowo: CHIEF, you are looking resplendent in your heavenly regalia. The aura around you is radiant and glorious. I am overwhelmed Sir! Smiling triumphantly, the avatar replies: “Well, thank you much for your kind compliments. But my appearance should not surprise you. Jesus told the Apostles that in His Father’s house […]

By Charles Kumolu& Olamide Ogunjimi Elder statesman, Sen Bode Olajumoke, has recounted his experience aboard British Airways, BA, 075 Flight that was diverted to Ghana after failing to land at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, last Tuesday, saying the passengers were made to go through a harrowing experience. Olajumoke, who said the airline cared […]

The Federal Government on Monday said it would continue to support surgeons to boost their key role in quality healthcare delivery. President Muhammadu Buhari, who made the pledge in Abuja, at the 60th Annual Meeting and Scientific Conference of West African College of Surgeons (WACS) and Scientists, also commended surgeons’ exemplary commitment to duty over […]

The Standard Organisation of Nigeria, SON, has cautioned electronic dealers on the dangers of importing sub-standard electrical items into the country. 

Rwanda: Gospel singer Kizito Mihigo, who was found guilty in 2015 of plotting to kill President Paul Kagame, has been found dead in a police cell, authorities confirmed on Monday. A police statement said Mihigo, 38, had committed suicide. Mihigo was sentenced to 10 years in prison for offences including the formation of a criminal […]

Vows to stop them in Biafra lands of South East and South-South By Chimaobi Nwaiwu – Nnewi The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Monday, condemned in its entirety the alleged killings of innocent people in Delta State by Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, saying that the only thriving and booming industry in […]

The month of love is upon us, easily the month with the most discourse on matters of the heart, and I also consider love to be a wellness conversation.

By Dirisu Yakubu The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said the revelation by the National Security Adviser, NSA, Major Gen. Babagana Monguno (retd), that strange persons have been presiding over critical affairs of governance has validated its position that President Muhammadu Buhari has abdicated the responsibilities of his office. A statement issued by party’s spokesman, […]

By Bashir Bello Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State has described the last Friday attack in which 30 persons were killed in Batsari local government area of the state as an act of dark civilization. Masari who was on a sympathy visit to the affected areas on Monday noted with dismay that the people […]

PRESIDENT of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan has said that if Nigeria as a country must nip in the bud, the myriad of security problems and other  challenges bedeviling us as a nation,  it has become very imperative for all leaders in the country to as a matter of urgency, come together.

By Ibrahim Hassan Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, has told Governor Nasiru Ahmad El-Rufa’,i of Kaduna state that the positions they held were transient and therefore, they should impact positively on people’s life. Speaking at the 60th birthday celebration of Governor El-Rufa’i in Kaduna on Monday, the emir said no leader from the North was […]

Olasunkanmi Akoni The Director-General of the  Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintiolu, on Monday blamed frequent fire outbreaks in the state on human errors. He said investigations had revealed that electrical surge, storage of combustible materials, carelessness as some of the factors responsible for the incessant fire outbreaks in the state. The […]

By Kingsley Adegboye Following the under-development of Nigeria as a result of the failure of the public sector, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Chapel Hill Denham, Mr. Bolaji Balogun, has said that the future of Nigeria belongs to the private sector. Balogun, who was the chairman of the 2020 Company Secretaries and […]

By Lawani Mikairu More than 1,500 Nigerians have been stranded in Kotoka International Airport, Accra, Ghana after they were dumped there by British Airways, BA, Delta Air, and other foreign airlines. Their flights were diverted by these foreign airlines to Ghana due to the inclement weather in Lagos and poor visibility at the Muritala Muhammed […]

Kano—A High Court sitting in Kano, yesterday, dismissed a suit filed by Kano kingmakers challenging the creation of four new emirates and the appointment of first-class emirs.