I was a girl sold for the price of a used motorcycle at 17
There is a particular kind of silence that settles over a village when the rains fail and the yams come up stunted and grey.
Airlines choking on high repair, fuel costs — REPORT
Failure to establish a Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul facility, MRO, that can carry out comprehensive maintenance and checks on aircraft operating in the country has been identified as a major factor stifling the growth of domestic airlines in the country.
2023: Will a technocrat succeed Lalong in Plateau?
Hordes of aspirants from the various political parties are on the prowl angling to succeed Governor Simon Lalong of the All progressives Congress, APC, whose two-term tenure will elapse in less than two years.
How PhD graduate mother nearly committed suicide after her baby was diagnosed with ‘excess water in the brain’
“I was dumbfounded and speechless when the lab technician said to me: “Madam, your daughter has excess water in the brain,” Modupe narrated.
(Special Report) Where were you? How disunity among Niger Delta lawmakers harmed PIB
PIB passage, 3% Host communities, 30% Frontier basins funds: •Niger Delta senators didn’t endorse 30% for frontier basins — Senator Ekpenyong •Frontier basins fund not only for the North — Senator Urhoghide •I boycotted debate in protest — Senator Tofowomo •Frontier basin fund, covert re-colonization, robbery of N’Delta host communities — HM Ayemi-Botu •How bill […]
Kayan Mata: Tales of mythical age-long sex enhancer
By Kayode Olaitan (Agency Reporter) Claimed to be potent as sex enhancer among users, Kayan Mata — some local herbal preparations (aphrodisiacs) — has generated electric mix of feelings among women and men when issues on love-making arise. Literally interpreted as “women things’’ from Hausa language, Kayan Mata is a generic name for a range […]
Nigeria’s aviation sector: Private airlines to the rescue
Since Nigeria Airways ceased operation in 2003, the country has not floated another national carrier. Nigeria’s international air transportation is therefore dominated by foreign airlines, while private airlines hold sway on the local routes. An attempt was made in 2018 to float a national carrier. The Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika unveiled Nigeria Air, at […]
FGM: Harmful cultural practices against women
With the secrecy, doubt and uncertainty of this practise, Female Genital Mutilation has been criticised as a fundamental violation of the human rights of girls and women. This week our Correspondent dives into this topic that has remained underreported
Nigeria since independence: Coups, Biafra war, Islamic law, other key events
Key events in Nigeria since independence six decades ago, on October 1, 1960: – First coup – The first in a series of military coups takes place in 1966 amid dissatisfaction with progress since independence and frustration that most people in top government roles are northern Hausa-speaking Muslims. The main figures behind the coup are […]
Post COVID-19: How Buhari, Osinbajo govt is empowering MSMEs
By Chijioke Okoronkwo One of the critical areas of global economy adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic is the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sub-sector. The Federal government was proactive and reactive in mitigating the impact of the pandemic on MSMEs. At the onset, President Muhammadu Buhari constituted the Economic Sustainability Committee (ESC), headed […]
Born to prevent war, United Nations at 75 faces deeply polarized world
Born out of World War II’s devastation to save succeeding generations from the scourge of conflict, the United Nations (UN) officially marks its 75th anniversary Monday at an inflection point in history, navigating a polarized world as it faces a pandemic, regional conflicts, a shrinking economy and growing inequality. Criticized for spewing out billions of […]
How land tussle tore apart Delta Kingdom
90 hectares duly approved for Ned Nwoko by Obi Nwoko III— Iyase, Odogwu, Eziashi It is a lie – Aligbe, Ifejoku Land not the issue — Prof Demas Nwoko By Emma Amaize EIGHTY-FIVE-year-old Nigerian artiste, mutable designer, architect and master builder, Professor Demas Nwoko, mused, penultimate Tuesday, in a conversation at his country home, Idumuje-Ugboko, […]
Some negative effects of COVID-19 pandemic on world population
By Ikenna Osuoha, News Agency of Nigeria There are clear evidences to prove that the global health emergency otherwise called COVID-19 has impacted negatively on world population. Typical of a pandemic, it has affected the population in all ramifications, especially with the increase in maternal mortality. Dr Eyitayo Oyetunji, the acting Chairman, National Population Commission […]
Burkina Faso’s volunteer fighters are no match for jihadists
Armed only with a knife, Issa Tamboure was no match for gun-wielding jihadists who attacked his village in northern Burkina Faso in March. So Tamboure, 63, rounded up his family — including his 13 children — and ran, eventually reaching a camp for people displaced by violence. But Tamboure was not a typical civilian fleeing […]
Open defecation encouraging rape in Plateau communities — Victims, Commissioner
By Marie-Therese Nanlong IT is no longer news that cases of rape are on the increase across various states in Nigeria and communities in Plateau State are not isolated from this menace. Reports abound of cases where grown adults rape very young children including a three-month-old baby who needed surgery to correct the harm done […]
The oil and gas sites hit by coronavirus in Russia, Kazakhstan
Coronavirus outbreaks have swept through several oil, gas and mining sites in Russia and Kazakhstan, where major international firms from Total to Chevron and local giants like Gazprom are operating. Thousands have been infected at several sites and at least two have died, as operators scramble to contain the disease’s deadly spread. Workers live in […]
