By Chioma Obinna The Federal Government, in partnership with the European Union, EU, and the World Health Organisation, WHO, on Monday launched a €4.2 million intervention programme aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s capacity to detect and respond swiftly to disease outbreaks amid rising cases of infectious and non-communicable diseases nationwide. The four-year initiative, known as the […]

By Echefuna’ ONYEBEADI The issue of zoning/rotation of political offices between North and South of Nigeria has become a recurrent decimal, particularly, in this political dispensation since 1999. First, let’s be clear that Nigeria did not gain independence from colonial rule in 1999, when the current political dispensation commenced under a very strange military contraption of an […]

In my second year at the University of Ife in 1979, two students from the Federal Government College, Kano joined the Faculty of Arts. Awam Ampah and Funso Alabi  fitted in perfectly. I was so impressed that when I went for youth service in Kano, one of the first places I familiarized myself with was the school, […]

Youths from across the 15 local government areas of Kano Central Senatorial District have expressed strong support for Abdulsalam Abdulkarim Zaura, popularly known as AA Zaura, as their preferred candidate for the All Progressives Congress senatorial ticket ahead of the 2027 general elections. The position was made known during a gathering attended by youths from […]

He said the former governor had consistently promoted inclusive governance, peace and political stability within and beyond Bayelsa