Yilwatda backs Tinubu, defends fuel subsidy removal
By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed condolences to the government and people of Niger State over the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, conveyed the […]
Let basketball breathe again, by Patrick Omorodion
What goes around, they say, comes around. In 2017, the sports ministry, then headed by Solomon Dalung, brought out guidelines for elections into sports federations with an instruction that those which had their own constitutions should organise theirs. The Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF was one of those which had a constitution approved by the Nigeria […]
I was scared interviewing Obasanjo, Pete Edochie – Isbae U
By Ayo Onikoyi Content creator and actor, Isbae U, has revealed that he was scared of interviewing prominent personalities who were much older than him, including veteran actor Pete Edochie and former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Isbae U made this known as a guest on The Morayo Show, where he reflected on his journey into interviewing […]
Joseph Ojukwu at 100: The surgeon who made service his legacy
By Henry Ojelu There are lives measured not by the offices occupied or wealth accumulated, but by the number of people who can point to them and say: “He helped me.” Dr Joseph Okwuabudike Ojukwu belongs to that rare category. Born on September 26, 1926, at Akamili, Umudim, Nnewi, to renowned businessman Sir Louis Philip […]
UNGA: NGO urges African leaders to assert sovereignty
By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin A non-governmental organisation, Foundation for Peace Professionals (PeacePro), has urged African leaders attending the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to move beyond speeches and appeals by backing their positions with concrete diplomatic, economic, legal and security actions. The organisation said Africa had spent decades expressing concerns over international law, sovereignty, foreign […]
Accelerating the pace of Nigeria’s economic development
By Zubairu Usman Sadiq To the extent that an average Nigerian finds it difficult to meet the basic needs of food, shelter, clothing, health and protection, and the three core values of development; sustenance, self-esteem and freedom, development is still a mirage to us as a people and as a country, for how can one […]
