By Peter Duru BENUE tribal leaders have urged the Federal Government to legalise the ownership of firearms in the country to enable Nigerians properly defend themselves against bandits as advised by the Minister of Defence, Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi. Reacting to the minister’s advice, yesterday, in Makurdi, Chairman of Benue tribal leaders and President General […]

By Charly Agwam BAUCHI residents woke up early in the week to devastating news of the fire outbreak that the destroyed the famous Bababa Shopping Complex in the city centre with goods worth hundreds of millions of naira destroyed within the six hours the inferno lasted. Although investigation is on to ascertain the cause of […]

By James Ume He is no less a child of providence, wielding influence with alluring humility and exemplary focus. He has spoken and continues to speak to both regional and national uncertainties and fears with courage and conviction. He has demonstrated with his life’s trajectory that law, spirituality, politics and philanthropy fundamentally address transformation of […]

COULD life start at 60 for former Senate President Anyim Pius Anyim? The indications so suggest. For a man who first became a senator at 37, made Senate president at 39, and voluntarily did not seek re-election to the Senate at 41, Anyim has shown that the tides and waves of life can be turned to one’s advantage at different points on the stretched spectrum that life can be. 

By Azu Ishiekwene AS the World Trade Organisation, WTO, formally announced the appointment of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Director General this week, a Swiss newspaper received her with a disgraceful headline: “This grandmother will become the boss of the WTO,” with her photograph under the headline. The headline sparked an outrage, forcing the editors to […]

…Asks them to take full responsibility for protection of lives, property Former Head of  State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, has warned state governors to guard against making utterances capable of inciting communal clashes in the country. Abdulsalami, who is the Chairman of the National Peace Committee, spoke on Arise TV’s ‘The Morning Show’ yesterday. He regretted […]

Onuigbo.ng an online news platform dedicated to the development of Igbo land and its people at home and in the diaspora has been introduced to the internet media space. It is positioned as the authentic and authoritative news media for Ndi Igbo at home and across the globe. According to the Publisher, Charles Odibo, it […]

By Sola Ogundipe The World Health Organisation, WHO has recommended the use of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine as African countries gear up in earnest to begin rollout of COVID-19 vaccines. Africa marked the move from planning to action in the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines at a WHO-hosted African Health Ministers meeting as a rapid vaccine rollout […]

By Sola Ogundipe & Joseph Erunke The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has approved the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine for use in Nigeria. The approval came on the heels of the World Health Organisation’s listing of the vaccine for emergency use on Monday. Under the WHO Emergency Use Listing, EUL, the […]

By Owei Lakemfa UNITED Kingdom,   the small but mighty country which has the history of invading 178 or 90 per-cent of the countries on earth, has taken on the European Union, EU, in a COVID-19 vaccines war. The war which is the first of expected post-Brexit wars, is on account of the former’s voracious nature […]