By Sunny Ikhioya RECENTLY, some people brought up the Asaba massacre saga as a reminder of the outstanding issues of the Nigerian civil war (1967-1970) and someone said we should forget it. For those involved in perpetrating or upturning of the status quo, it is very easy to forget. However, those who lost dear ones […]

*Gov’s convoy attacked, lawmaker killed on same road By Musa Na Annabi It used to be the preferred road to travel by many. But not anymore. The once peaceful and safe Sokoto/Gusau Road, which was the major route for motorists travelling to Sokoto, Katsina, Zamfara and the North-western zone of Nigeria, has now become a […]

A sociocultural and intelligence group, Yoruba Security Group (YSG) has condemned with strong voice, the attack allegedly carried out at Chief Sunday Igboho’s residence by security operatives. The group, in a statement released to the press, stated their shock at which the unwarranted attack was melted on a freedom fighter. According to a statement signed […]

By Sola Ogundipe The World Bank has announced a provision of $4.4 billion for the purchase and deployment of COVID-19 vaccines for 51 developing countries, but Nigeria is not listed among the benefiting countries half of which are in Africa. The financing is part of the Bank’s commitment to help low- and middle-income countries acquire […]

By Akin Rotimi The former Governor of Ekiti state and Minister of Trade and Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, has made a case for a generational shift in politics and governance to allow for the greater participation of younger people. He made the call at the Ekiti APC stakeholders meeting held on Friday July 2, 2021 […]

By Gabriel Ewepu A coalition of Civil Society Organisation, CSOs, Sunday, urged President Muhammadu Buhari, to consider Member representing Sapele/Okpe/Uvwie Federal Constituency at the Green Chamber of the National Assembly, Hon Efe Afe, for National Honours, following effective representation and developmental effort for the people. This was contained in a statement signed by the Executive […]

By Temisan Amoye As the European Championships continue across Europe, with the Quarter-finals set for Saturday, a couple of players have used Euro 2020 as a stage to display their skills, with eye-catching displays. Some of them, the usual suspects such as Portugal’s goal machine, Cristiano Ronaldo who tops the goals chart, France’s Karim Benzema […]

By Evelyn Usman Emotion ran high weekend, at different orphanage homes and Army Reference hospitals in Lagos, Ogun and Oyo states , as orphans , widows and wounded soldiers undergoing treatment, were lavished with relief materials by the Nigerian Army Officers Wives Association, NAOWA. The Humanitarian Outreach programme by NAOWA, was part of activities lined […]

Ahead of the 2023 general elections in the country, the head of department voter education and publicity Kebbi State Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Muhammad Musa Sokoto, has said that the electoral body created additional 1,345 new polling units in the state.

… charges parents to embrace it By Chinedu Adonu Provost of Federal University of Health Science, Otukpo, Venue State, Prof Oladapo Shittu, has said that family planning would drastically reduce the alarming rate of maternal mortality in Nigeria.  Prof, Shittu charged parents to embrace family planning which he said is the practice of controlling the […]