Xenophobic attacks: NANS Southwest to picket South African businesses in Nigeria
By Adesina Wahab The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Southwest Zone D, has strongly condemned the xenophobic attacks on foreigners, including Nigerians in South Africa and said it will mobilise to picket South African businesses in Nigeria.In a statement by the Zonal Coordinator, Adeyemo Josiah Kayode, the association expressed deep outrage over the renewed […]
Lagos Assembly seat: Why I want to replace Desmond Elliot — Odunuga-Bakare
By Juliet Umeh, LAGOS A former Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Housing, Mrs Barakat Odunuga-Bakare, has declared her intention to represent Surulere Constituency 1 in the Lagos State House of Assembly. Odunuga-Bakare is seeking the ticket of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to challenge the incumbent lawmaker, Desmond Elliot, who is currently representing […]
Alhaji Waziri Ibrahim’s “Politics Without Bitterness” and the Remaking of the Nigerian Elite (2), by Usman Sarki
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others”, Mahatma Gandhi If the first task of Nigeria’s post-colonial elite was to secure independence, the unfinished task of our time is to complete nation-building. That task has remained elusive largely because the ruling class has failed to evolve into a […]
Zik’s Mausoleum, Onitsha: unkept, abandoned, overgrown by weeds
A cursory look at the edifice known as Zik’s Mausoleum, the final resting place of the first President of Nigeria and the Owelle of Onitsha, late Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, one would not need to be told that it is not given the deserved attention, going by its present state of bushy and unkept nature.
Aji-Ereke, Ebonyi cultural festival that unites Christians and traditional worshippers
AMAGU community in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State has kicked off the 2026 farming season with the celebration of Aji-Ereke Cultural Festival. It is a traditional ceremony that ushers in a new farming season, revives cultural heritage, and fosters unity among the people.
Nigeria confronts maternal mortality crisis with bold midwifery overhaul, targets nationwide workforce expansion
By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has unveiled a series of deliberate and strategic interventions aimed at strengthening midwifery and improving maternal and child health outcomes across Nigeria. Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja during the 2026 International Day […]
