The famous Aminu Kano Centre for Democratic Studies, Bayero University Kano, BUK, popularly known as Mambayya House has engaged the services of religious leaders as influencers who command large respect and followers to propagate or preach anti-corruption messages to eradicate the cankerworm called corruption.

By Chinonso Alozie The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has described as an evil act the last Saturday attack by unknown gunmen on the house of the President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Professor George Obiozor, at Awo-Omamma in Oru East Local Government Area of Imo state. Kanu said this […]

Founder of Regi RTW and Regi fashion school, Olufisayo Dayo-Oyelakin in this interview speaks on her journey into Nigeria’s fashion industry, the challenges, and prospects.The journey? At first, starting up a career as a fashion designer was never part of the plan, at the time when I started training in fashion school, I was in […]

…as report debunks myth of Africa’s running out of water By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA-AS Nigeria joins rest of the world to commemorate 2022 World Water Day, WaterAid and the British Geological Survey, BGS, Tuesday, revealed in a survey that most African countries have enough groundwater to tackle drought in five and 50 years to come. […]

As institution graduates 25 inmates, 22, 250 others Saturday By Joseph Erunke ABUJA–THE Vice Chancellor of National Open University of Nigeria,NOUN,Prof. Olufemi Peters,has explained that academic staff of the university were not part of the ongoing strike by Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU because of the university’s structure. Prof. Peters also said students of […]

The Itsekiri National Youth Council, INYC has said that since the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has failed to honour the court judgment delivered in Benin, Edo State, they will disrupt the 2023 election in Warri South Local Government Area of the State. INYC, President Mr. Weyinmi Agbateyiniro yesterday during a protest in Abuja at […]

. Fresh hopes emerged at the weekend of an agreement between the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and authorities in Mali on the duration of the country’s transition programme. This followed a two-day consultation in Bamako between the sub-regional mediation team and leaders of the military junta in Mali. A member of the […]

Dr Mrs Nkechinyere Iwe, the wife of the Vice-Chancellor, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, MOUAU, Professor Maduebibisi Ofo Iwe, who stated this Tuesday, at the university’s International Women’s Day celebration, bemoaned the fate of women in their bid to fend for their families.

By Joseph Erunke ABUJA–THE federal government, Tuesday, said it has begun clampdown on illegal colleges of education across the country. The Executive Secretary of National Commission for Colleges of Education, Prof. Paulinus Okwelle, who said this at a pre-press conference on a two-day national summit on the future of NCE programme in Nigeria,reiterated government’s commitment […]

By David Odama A group  under fthe aegies  of  Itsekiri National Youth Council, INYC, Tuesday   threatened to disrupt 2023 election in Warri if  the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, failed  to honour court judgment delivered in Benin, Edo State. They also claimed that the  agreement  entered into in 2019 to implement and recognize  10 electoral […]

With effect from April 1st, MultiChoice Nigeria has released new adjusted prices for both Dstv and Gotv packages, with concessions to cushion the price adjustments.

…say President must hear it  By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja House of Representatives Committee on Power, yesterday, chided the Minister of Power, Abubarkar Aliyu for coming to read speeches to them whereas they needed answers and solutions to the current blackout in Nigeria. The lawmakers had invited the Minister to explain the current situation to them. Chairman […]

As more condemnations trail the verdict of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on the sack of Governor David Umahi and his Deputy, Dr Kelechi Igwe of Ebonyi State, the Forum of State All Progressives Congress, APC, Chairmen, including Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Monday added their voice to the development.

The Senate has urged the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, to investigate the maltreatment and torture of Nigerians by foreign nationals living in Nigeria. The call was made amid its resolutions on a motion entitled, “urgent need to check the alarming trend of inhuman treatment and torture of Nigerian citizens by foreign nationals […]

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Otunba Segun Adewale has urged the national body of the party to fix a new date to conduct elections for the party in Lagos alleging that the congress held on February 27 was marred with many irregularities.