By Owei Lakemfa The world this Monday marked the 2021 International Women’s Day with the traditional elite emphasis on women getting more leadership positions and not necessarily what they do in power or with power. A case which deserves attention is Georgian President Salome  Zurabishvili who transformed from being    the French  Ambassador in Georgia […]

By Benjamin Njoku Memories of the infamous 2016 MMM scheme, where Nigerians lost billions of naira which they invested in that scam, re-echoed last Sunday night, when a new movie,”Ponzi” premiered in Lagos. The classic tragicomedy, produced by Vincent Okonkwo and directed by award-winning Kayode Kasum recaptures the unforgettable experience of the scheme. Starring notable […]

By Evelyn Usman Major General Lawrence Fejokwu , officially took over from Major General Godwin Umelo, yesterday, as the General Officer Commanding 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, following the recent shake up in the Army. In his remark during the Handing and Taking over ceremony  at the  81 Division’s headquarter, Kofo Abayomi, Victoria Island, […]

Russian security forces detained more than 150 people on Saturday after breaking up an opposition gathering, according to civil rights activists. The meeting, planned to last two days, was intended to help opposition politicians get to know each other and collaborate ahead of parliamentary elections due in about six months’ time. The opposition wants to […]

By Peter Duru Mrs. Eunice Aghanya, wife of retired Police Commissioner, Ibezimako Aghanya has been reportedly hacked to death in her Makurdi residence by unknown assailants. The deceased, it was gathered had returned home Friday evening at about 4pm and parked her car in the compound where she lived alone behind Kismet Hotel, off David […]