Nigeria loses $35.81bn from apparel sector annually, says AAMAN President
Folake Oyemade is the President of Apparels and Accessories Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, AAMAN. In this interview with Moses Nosike, she lamented that the state of Apparel sector in Nigeria calls for a great concern; as a result of total neglect by government, thereby creating huge market for China and others, forcing Nigerians to import all […]
How I risked my life to end banditry – Katsina SGS
By Ogalah Ibrahim The Secretary to Katsina Government SGS, Dr Mustapha Muhammad Inuwa has narrated his ordeal when he took the risk to go to the forest alone to meet with bandits in his bid to bring an end to their onslaught in the state, debunking the allegation in some quarters that he has a […]
Yiaga Africa’s Itodo joins Kofi Annan Foundation’s board
The Executive Director, Yiaga Africa, Samson Itodo, has joined the prestigious Kofi Anan Foundation’s Board to promote and sustain the organisation’s activities
APC: Will world’s 4th largest party hold a successful convention today?
APC: Will world’s fourth largest party hold a successful convention today?
Lagos FUMAN Chairman pledges to reposition Fuji music
The newly elected Chairman , Lagos State Chapter of the Fuji Musicians Association of Nigeria (FUMAN), Mr Omotunde Adeshina, popularly known as ‘Dharmendra’, has pledged to reposition Fuji music in the state. Adeshina made the promise in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. He said his objective was […]
DELTA 2023: Mistake Okowa must not make
•How Ibori, Uduaghan managed similar situation in 2006, 2014 By Emma Amaize, South-South Misdirected permutations of analystsThe calculations of some political analysts and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, leaders in Delta State, in the last quarter of 2021, was that latest February, this year, Leader of the party, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa would reveal his preferred candidate […]
Pandemic Putin’s Power Play – 3: What to expect
SPECIAL REPORT BY DR. DELE SOBOWALE ”History does not repeat itself; man does.” Barbara Tuchmann, Harvard University History Professor. Tuchmann is the world leading historian on 13th and 14th century Europe. I read one of her books years ago; packed full with the bloodshed brought about by ambitious men (and some women) over 200 hundred years. It is difficult to […]
To avoid use of nuclear weapon, Ukraine suffers what it must
By Aare Afe Babalola FOLLOWING several threats and warnings which the world generally took with a pinch of salt, Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Though the Russian President had announced that he was conducting a ‘a special military operation’ for the purpose of ‘demilitarisation’ and ‘denazification’ of Ukraine, this broadcast was immediately followed […]
Grace Alele-Williams dies at 89
By Jimitota Onoyume & Alemma Aliu The First female Vice Chancellor of a Nigerian University, Professor Grace Alele-Williams who was a former Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin died yesterday in Lagos, aged 89. The University of Benin Public Relations Officer, Dr (Mrs) Benedicta Ehanire who confirmed her death said, “It is true, the […]
Call for sack of CDS, CDI sponsored by enemies of Nigeria — Northern coalition
A coalition of Northern Youths, Nigeria Movement Forum (NMF) has distanced itself from the call for the sack of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. LEO Irabor and Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI) Maj. Gen. Samuel Adebayo, saying the call “is not in the best interest of the ongoing counter-insurgency operations and fight against […]
APC: The dangerous coronation of Abdullahi Adamu
By Emmanuel Aziken Today’s expected coronation of Senator Abdullahi Adamu as the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC smacks of the kind of arrogance that can only come from a ruling party. Indeed, what came in as a rumour quickly turned into a project as President Muhammadu Buhari’s famous body language translated into […]
