Nigeria at 61: Kano CSOs lament pace of development
By Abdulmumin Murtala, Kano Despite availability of both human and natural resources Nigeria is said to be lagging behind in terms of development, especially infrastructure, in the last 61 years of its existence as an independent nation. This was stated by the President Kano Civil Societies Forum (CSOs), Comrade Ibrahim Wayya while speaking to Vanguard […]
Thought of how to bury my husband, two kids same day weighs me down —Widow of man who died after suya meal
Mrs. Chinoyerem Ogba, 45, the window of Umuahia-based electrician who died together with his two children, and four other children of a family friend after suya and fruit juice meal, has said that life has not been the same for her again since the tragic incident.
World Bank approves $400m credit for Nigeria to scale up COVID-19 vaccination
The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a $400 million dollar credit to Nigeria in additional financing, from its International Development Association (IDA), for COVID-19 vaccine acquisition, the bank announced in a statement it issued on Friday, in Washington. The bank said that the fund is meant to provide upfront financing for safe and […]
UN launches humanitarian appeal as 2.5m people experience food insecurity in Kenya
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian affairs (OCHA) on Friday launched humanitarian flash appeal for the Kenya drought response as no fewer than 2.5 million people experience food insecurity in the country
Eze War’s last bullet
I never saw him smile, he wore muffler and became the first governor of Enugu State in 1991. Herbert Obi Ezeh left the Nigeria Military School ( NMS) Zaria during the 1966 Pogrom. By 1967, he was a Biafran officer.
Our Independence is still a fallacy
The gods didn’t help us. Those who had explained life under the colonial lords as servitude shortchanged us. Like the Old Major, the pig, in the Orwellian Animal farm, they had sold us dreams of freedom, equality and shared prosperity after independence.
