By Philip Agbese Jesus Christ acquiesced to his challengers because he was on a divine mission. So, it was needless disrupting the course of its divine fulfilment. Nigeria’s leadership by President Muhammadu Buhari aligns with the same tenor. Like Christ, the President is on a messianic, redemptive and regenerative mission in Nigeria. He came with […]

The Federal Ministry of Education says it has aligned with the Jan. 18, 2021 date for schools in the nation to resume. Consequently, schools can resume academic activities on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. The ministry,  in a statement on Thursday signed by Mr Ben Goong, the Director of  Press , said that the go-ahead was […]

As total number of cases in region hit 3 million By Sola Ogundipe Amidst the emerging cases of new COVID-19 variants, the World Health Organisation, WHO, has charged African governments to step up their testing and sequencing efforts in order to enable quick spotting, tracking and tackling of the variants as soon as they appear. The […]

By Ayo Ogunsan “Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty… I have never in my life envied a human being who led an easy life. I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well.” — Theodore Roosevelt When you think of […]

By Ayo Onikoyi Nigerian movie industry and the entertainment space has largely been spared by the lethal fangs of Covid-19 even though it experienced several deaths in 2020 and 2021. But on Wednesday the industry announced its first death to the ravaging virus in the person of Sotonye Green. The death of actress, Sotonye Green […]

…Makes case for credible poll By Victor Ajihromanus Managing Director of Royal African Young Leadership Forum, RAYLF, Bello Bala Shagari, has condemned the intimidation of the presidential candidate of the National Unity Platform,  Mr. Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu,  popularly known as Bobiwine by the Ugandan authorities. He also called on Ugandan youths to rise to the […]

By Rotimi Ojomoyela, Ado-Ekiti In a bid to expand the economic base of Ekiti State through increased rural access and communication, Governor Kayode Fayemi on Thursday flagged off the construction of 1,000 kilometres of rural roads in the state Dr Fayemi who described the project as another dividend of democracy said it was part of […]

By Dayo Johnson, Akure The Senator representing Ondo South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Nicholas Tofowomo has given reasons as to why the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the October 10, 2020 governorship poll, Eyitayo Jegede lost the election. Tofowomo who spoke with newsmen in Akure said that Jegede’s failure […]

By Anayo Okoli, Enugu An Igbo youth group, the Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, has expressed sadness over the death of former Military governor of old Imo and Lagos States, Rear Admiral (retired) Ndubuisi Godwin Kanu, saying that Igbo and Nigeria have lost a genuine patriot. Expressing shock over Kanu’s death the group […]

As COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the country, BUA has donated three ambulances and 100,000 face masks to Yobe State government as part of its social support and humanitarian commitment to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.