Open Grazing Reserves/Routes: President Buhari should be ready to kill all of us in Benue to actualise his agenda — Ortom
• Says his insistence on grazing reserves, cattle routes in 25 states final onslaught on Nigerians, invitation to crisis, anarchy •Presidency turning Nigerian into a cow republic, prioritizing welfare of cows over human lives •It’s waste of tax payers’ money — Afenifere •Buhari swimming against public opinion — ACF By Peter Duru – Makurdi Governor […]
Afghanistan: Islamists are here to stay — Fani-Kayode
A former aviation minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode believes that Islamists are here to stay following the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban.
PIA: Buhari, NASS should not allow Akpabio to manage 3% host communities funds, says Inegbeniki
Former All Progressives Congress APC Senatorial candidate in Edo Central, Edo State, Chief Chief Francis Inegbeniki has said President Muhammadu Buhari and National Assembly should not allow the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio to manage the 3% funds meant for host communities in the Petroleum Industry Act.
Scarlett shuts down Lagos with birthday bash
Nigerian socialite Dr Scarlett Duchess puts Lagos on major standstill as she storms Gravity club for her birthday bash over the weekend.
Re-inventing the economy for sustainability
By Arize Nwobu NIGERIA is an emerging market, middle income and mixed economy, and is ranked the 27th largest economy in the world. It has the largest natural gas economy in Africa and is also the largest oil and gas producer in the continent. The country had a good head start with a well-defined First […]
Eze Ndigbo Ghana, HRM Ihenetu confers chieftaincy title on survivors of Tusla race massacre, as Ghana offers them citizenship
History was made recently as Igbo community in Ghana, the Ghanian government in conjunction with the Nigeria High Commission organised grand cultural reception for survivors of Tusla, Oklahoma massacre victims which took place far back 1921. In the Tusla delegation were Hughes Van Ellis, his sister Viola Ford Fletcher , and family members who arrived […]
On female bodies and the illusion of safe spaces in Nigeria
By Deborah Adeojo AS public gaze and feminist rage are directed towards seeking justice for Uwa, a 22-year-old undergraduate, raped and left for dead in an assumed safe space, a church building, it is crucial to re-engage the illusion of safe spaces for female bodies in Nigeria. Her death is a classic reminder that the […]
LaFiya launches electronic healthcare kits for Nigerians
LaFiya TeleHealth has unveiled innovative healthcare kits aimed at taking telehealth and telemedicine beyond video calls. The electronic healthcare point kits allow users to receive on-demand physical exams via live video chat with a doctor’s office, using integrated medical exams devices. It also transmits test results to an electronic health record for easy real-time monitoring. […]
Passion and integrity; my business philosophy – Lucky Ujomu, CEO LuckyBay Homes
For the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Luckybay Homes Nigeria Limited and Luckybay Estate and Properties, Lucky Ikechukwu Ujomu, there are certain principles and philosophy that guide him when it comes to business transactions.
Desperation mounts at Kabul airport amid reports of Taliban reprisals
There was a growing sense of desperation at Kabul’s airport on Friday as people crowded into the civilian and military parts of the facility in an effort to escape the country following its takeover by the Islamist Taliban and, more importantly, before Western forces depart. Meanwhile, a report compiled for the United Nations warned that […]
Integrate fully into APC, Okechukwu tells APGA members
By Nnamdi Ojiego In the light of the current travails of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), in Anambra State, a chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Osita Okechukwu, has urged members of APGA to integrate fully into the APC. Okechukwu, a member of the recently inaugurated APC Anambra Governorship Campaign Council, said after […]
Insecurity: UniJos suspends academic activities, shuts hostels
Following the rising spate of insecurity in Jos and its environs, the Management of the University of Jos has suspended all academic activities in the institution till further notice. Mr Monday Danjem, the Registrar of the university, unveiled this development in a statement on Friday in Jos. According to Danjem, the decision to suspend academic […]
No going back on privatisation of public enterprises in Benue – Ortom
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue says that his administration would not back down on the ongoing privatisation of some moribund government enterprises, in spite of criticisms in some quarters.
CDS meets retired senior military officers in North-Central zone, says Armed Forces remain in forefront of tackling insecurity
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor has said that the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN), remains at the forefront in tackling the myriad of security threats confronting the nation.
Plateau govt returns survivors of Jos attack to Ondo
The Plateau State government has returned an undisclosed number of the surviving victims of the Jos attack to Ondo State on Friday. About 28 people were reportedly killed in the attack. The Deputy Governor of Plateau State, Mr Sonni Tiyoden, disclosed this when he accompanied the survivors to the Ondo State government house in Akure. […]
LAG COUNCIL POLL: Youth Party heads for tribunal, seeks cancellation of exercise in Eti Osa
The Youth Party and its councillorship candidate Ward A, Eti Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State, Mrs. Tari Taylur, have filed an election petition at the Lagos State Local Government Election Tribunal to dispute the result declared in the election by Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission ,LASIEC.
