If you are a migrant, stay alive, by Owei Lakemfa
A frightening total of 9,757 migrants died in 2024 while trying to reach Spain by sea. The Spanish migration group, Camindo Fronteras –Walking Borders, reported that 1,538 of the victims were children and 421 women. These were migrants heading for Spain alone. There are the larger numbers trying to reach other European countries. There are the […]
Unions, CSOs demand suspension of water, power, waste services privatisation
By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA – ON the heels of deepening poverty and inequality, trade unions and civil society organisations from Nigeria, Kenya, and Uganda, Thursday, called on their governments to immediately suspend ongoing and planned privatisation of water, electricity, and waste services. This demand was part of a communique issued at the end of a […]
FCT Council Poll: Ezenwaka picks Gwarinpa councillorship form
By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA – AHEAD of the forthcoming Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Area Council elections, A prominent Igbo community leader and Chairman of the Non-Indigene Forum in Jahi District of Abuja, Hon. Johnbosco Ezenwaka, under the platform of the Labour Party, LP, has officially joined the race for the Gwarinpa Ward councillorship seat in […]
Maleek Salami speaks on musical journey
For Nigerian artist Maleek Adekunle Salami, music was never just a hobby — it was a lifeline, a sacred space of emotional release long before he ever stepped into a studio. His journey into music wasn’t sparked by fame or fortune but by something far more personal and profound. “My passion for making music was […]
SPIN project targets 500,000 hectares for irrigation, hydropower generation – Minister
…as 23 States key into project By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA – THE Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Engr Joseph Utsev, Friday disclosed that the Sustainable Power and Irrigation for Nigeria, SPIN, Project sets to irrigate 500,000 hectares of land for food production and generate hydropower. Utsev made this known in a keynote address at […]
Froshdada to release new single ‘Get Inside’
Rising Nigerian music sensation, Yusuf Adeyi Ogunlade, popularly known by his stage name Froshdada, is set to turn up the heat this summer with the release of his much-anticipated single titled “Get Inside”. Scheduled to drop on June 6th, the track promises to be a genre-blending hit that captures the heartbeat of Lagos city and […]
