Undergraduate, Uchechukwu Edeh begs authorities for protection after cultists’ attacks
Enugu, Nigeria – In a harrowing incident on the evening of Friday, January 22, 2021, 20-year-old student Mr. Uchechukwu Edeh faced a life-threatening assault by five armed men who claimed to be cultists near his residence in Awkunanaw, Enugu Edeh, a male Nigerian student, recounted the horrifying experience, revealing that three of the assailants had […]
Pirates kill sailor, kidnap 15
Armed men killed one sailor and abducted 15 from a Turkish cargo ship off the coast of Nigeria, Turkey’s Anadolu news agency reported Sunday. That left three crew members to sail the Liberian-flagged Mozart owned by a Turkish company, the state agency said. The dead man was Azerbaijani. Turkish news channel NTV spoke to a […]
Ebonyi govt urges peaceful resolution of crisis in Effium
The Ebonyi Government has urged parties in the crisis rocking Effium community in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state to embrace dialogue in the interest of peace.
Buhari has not done anything for us other than creating enemies for herdsmen — Miyetti Allah
The herdsmen group, Miyetti Allah has said, President Muhammadu Buhari has no relationship with the herdsmen, saying Fulani herders are worse under President Buhari
I warned Gov AbdulRazaq on Kwara APC crisis — Party chieftain
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara, Dr Rex Olawoye, on Sunday said he warned Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of an imminent crisis in the state chapter of the party. Olawoye, a pharmacist, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin that he had often offered his advice to the governor whenever […]
Protection of intellectual property will attract investment – Onu
By Emmanuel Elebeke The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, has called for the protection of intellectual property of inventors and innovators, saying that this will attract investors who wish to invest in Nigeria’s economy. Dr. Onu said this when he received the President and board members of the Materials Science and Technology […]
Bauchi signs $70m MoU with UK firm for 10 megawatts of energy
By Charly Agwam – Bauchi Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with PowerDot, a UK based energy firm for provision of affordable, uninterrupted electricity through incineration of municipal solid waste to energy. Speaking shortly after signing the $70m MoU in Bauchi on Friday, the governor pledged to provide the […]
Nigerian music industry in limbo as COSON, MCSN battle on
By Ayo Onikoyi The long battle between Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) and Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria (MCSN) as to who is legally responsible to act as a Collective Management Organisation/ Collective Society (CMO) or simply put, collect royalties on behalf of artists rages on. Recently MCSN issued a release, which was made available to […]
Inferno: Aliyu wants reorganization of Kugbo Furniture Market
Disturbed by the frequency of fire outbreaks in Kugbo Furniture Market in the Abuja Municipal Area Council, AMAC, Federal Capital Territory FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has called for the reorganization and remodelling of the market.
McGregor knocked out by Poirier in stunning UFC upset
American underdog Dustin Poirier shook up the world of mixed martial arts Sunday, beating up the legs of Irish superstar Conor McGregor before knocking him out at UFC 257 in Abu Dhabi. “I’m happy but I’m not surprised. I put in the work,” Poirier after the referee stepped in after 2min 32sec of the second […]
A stitch in time saves nine
By Muhammadu Labo One cannot over emphasise the importance of security in any setting you find humans, properties and resources of any kind,hence the major responsibility of Government is the provision of security for the protection of lives and properties. With the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) established in 2003 to further act […]
With ‘Speak Ikwerre’, Sekibo moves to save Niger Delta dialects
By Nnamdi Ojiego In today’s Nigeria, nothing much has been achieved in the area of encouraging the teeming youths and children to speak their local dialect. Many children hardly speak their local dialect as English language is relegating indigenous languages. Though it is believed that most parents are guilty of not teaching their children their […]
On the social revolution in Kwara
By Rafiu Ajakaye As I surfed the social media last Wednesday morning, something quite interesting popped up on my Facebook page. It was a post I had made on January 20, 2019 ahead of Nigeria’s presidential polls. This was Facebook, two years on, reminding me of what I had said on that day. The post […]
Prophet Lovy announces opening of new worship centre
2020 was a year many described as unprecedented and filled with curveballs and turns. A year that saw many die, go hungry, lose their jobs or fall sick due to the coronavirus pandemic. It was a year nobody foresaw or could have predicted. Prophet Lovy Elias, in his cross over service declared 2021 a year […]
IGP SUCCESSION BID: Between legitimacy and trivialities
By Sulaiman A. Abba Succession planning is a process for identifying and developing new leaders, who can replace old ones when they leave, retire or die. This planning increases the availability of experienced and capable hands that are prepared to assume these roles as they become available. Taken narrowly, “replacement planning” for key roles is […]
Fulani Quit Notice: Group defends new Oyo CP from ethnic bias
A group in the Southwest region of Nigeria, Egbe Omo Oduduwa Women League, has defended the new Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Mrs. Ngozi Onadeko, for her bravery, professionalism and competence in handling the security challenges in the state amidst the quit notice handed to Fulani herders in Ibapara axis of Oyo state, saying […]
