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 […]

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 […]

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

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 […]

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 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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]