‘Get-off your high horse’, PANDEF tells Northern Elders
By Emma Amaize Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, the mouthpiece of monarchs, leaders and stakeholders of the coastal states of Niger Delta, Wednesday, declared as presumptuous the call by the Northern Elders Forum on President Muhammadu Buhari and Governors of the 36 States to protect Fulani communities in the South. PANDEF urged state governors, particularly […]
Infertility: A review of Seyi Amao’s ‘Bolatito’
With more than 100 thousand cases per year in Nigeria, infertility is not such a foreign concept. And unlike the old days, infertility in marriage can also be traced to the man.
Agbakoba to Buhari: Our policy choices divisive; we need Regional Autonomy, Devolution of Powers Bill
For a country that has diverse religious, cultural and ethnic backgrounds such as Nigeria, there is a need for deliberate policy choices to create unity in diversity, as against the current ones that have resulted in divisive dialogue.
Container falls, crushes car at Anthony Village in Lagos
By Olasunkanmi Akoni A container laden truck fell on a private car at Greensprings School Anthony Village loop, in Lagos on Wednesday. The incident, it was gathered happened at about 12 noon. According to Director General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr Femi Oke-Osamyintolu, “The agency has activated its response plan to a fallen […]
The Missing Fundamentals: Full text of Agbakoba’s letter to President Buhari
2nd February 2021 His Excellency Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Presidential Villa, Asokoro, FCT Abuja Your Excellency, THE MISSING FUNDAMENTALS AND REGIONAL AUTONOMY FOR NIGERIA It is my honour and privilege to present to you, for consideration a proposal on regional autonomy and devolution of powers. Common Fundamentals are […]
2023: Ortom threatens to sack appointees
By Peter Duru – Makurdi Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has threatened to sack any of his appointees found engaging in covert political activities and campaigns ahead of the 2023 general elections. He cautioned that he would not tolerate any act of distraction from his appointees when the people were in dire need of […]
’Unexplained wealth order’: Scottish parliament to debate probe into Trump finances
Scottish lawmakers on Wednesday decide whether to call for an investigation into former US president Donald Trump’s finances over concerns about how he acquired two golf courses in the country. Members of Scottish Parliament (MSPs) will vote on a motion calling for a probe into the Trump Organization’s two Scottish golf courses using an “unexplained […]
Prince Momoh was a patriot, nationalist of the first order — NGE
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) is once again thrown into mourning over the passing of veteran journalist and consummate administrator, Prince Tony Momoh FNGE. He died at his residence in Abuja on Monday February I, 2021, at the age of 81. Prince Momoh’s death is coming less than one week after the Guild lost […]
Adamawa gov, Fintiri, bans movement of tricycles, motorcycles in 3 LGAs
By Umar Yusuf – Yola Piqued by incessant attacks on innocent citizens by Shilla Boys and other criminal armed gangs, Adamawa State governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, has signed Executive Order banning the operations of tricycles and motorcycles from 10:00 pm to 5:00 am indefinitely in three local governments of the state. The affected Local Government Areas are; […]
Benue governor, Ortom, recovers from COVID-19
By Peter Duru – Makurdi Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has come out of isolation after testing negative to COVID-19. The Governor had about week ago gone into isolation for treatment after his COVID-19 test returned positive. Announcing his status Wednesday in Makurdi, Governor Ortom said his sample was two days ago taken again […]
Osita Chidoka’s photography contest receives over 1,200 entries
Promises to train youths on monetization of photos on the web An online creative photography competition organised by Osita Chidoka, former Minister of Aviation, received no fewer than one thousand two hundred entries and over ten thousand (10,000) comments within 48hours. Mr Ikechukwu Okafor, Special Assistant on Media Relations to Chidoka said the competition was […]
