Ekiyor begs Okowa to include Ijaw in university upgrade
Emma Amaize – Asaba A former national president, Ijaw Youths Council, IYC, and Niger-Delta activist, Dr Chris Ekiyor, has implored Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, to revisit his plan to upgrade some academic institutions in parts of the state to university status by including Ijaw in the initiative. Dr. Ekiyor, a one-time Commissioner for […]
ANAMBRA POLL: Uzodinma, S/East ministers woo voters with 2nd Niger Bridge
By Vincent Ujumadu, Awka IMO State Governor Hope Uzodinma at the weekend led ministers from the South East and the leadership of Ohaneze Ndigbo to inspect the Onitsha end of the 2ndNiger Bridge under construction as part of moves to woo Anambra voters for the November 6, 2021 governorship election. They described the project as […]
COVID-19: Why Nigeria is not getting Pfizer vaccines — WHO
…Says latest 16m doses allocation of AstraZeneca type cancels initial promise of 100,000 doses By Sola Ogundipe, Chioma Obinna & Joseph Erunke THE World Health Organisation, WHO, has confirmed that Nigeria will receive 16 million doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccines out of the 88 million doses allocated to Africa by COVAX, even as it […]
#ENDSARS: Drama as Lagos judicial panel splits over Lekki Tollgate reopening
By Kennedy Mbele There was drama at Lagos State Judicial Panel on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and Other Matters sitting yesterday, as panel members split in five for and four against on the panel order directing LCC to take possession of the Lekki Tollgate Plaza. While five members of the panel sat […]
Herdsmen: Awujale denies statement on Sunday Igboho
The Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona has denied a statement credited to him on social media, for declaring support for the war on Fulani-herders terrorising the Southwest region of the country.
ENEMIES WITHIN: How moles in military work for Boko Haram — Prof Dikwa, Borno Elder
Says he stumbled on secret document outside Nigeria On mercenaries: 2014 private military contractors’ advice to end insecurity not implemented ‘2 trillion arms industry creates wars to sell weapons’ By Chris Onuoha Professor Khalifa Dikwa is the Dean of the Borno Elders Forum. In this interview, Dikwa pointedly says moles in the military are working […]
