Cross River: Ritual killings resurface ahead of 2027 elections
Observations over the last 11 years have shown that in Cross River State, cases of alleged ritual killings tend to increase as general elections draw near, with women accounting for more than 90 per cent of the reported victims. Our Correspondent, Emma Una, highlights the ugly trend in the last decade.
My brother struggled with serious marital issues and his wife didn’t help matters – Sibling of Kogi Director who committed suicide
Mr. Edward Kehinde Soje may not have come from a rich family but he was not a stranger to comfort. His father was said to have retired from the police as Deputy Commissioner.
Nigeria’s unity is desirable, but don’t tell me it is non-negotiable –Gov. Dickson
Governor Henry Seriake Dickson made history when he drove to Aleibiri in Ekeremor local government area of Bayelsa State, the first time a vehicle would reach the community, thanks to the construction of Sagbama, Ekeremor, Agge Road.
We are worried that another massacre looms – Ujege
Elder statesman, Chief Edward Ujege, is President General of Mdzough U Tiv. He led the leadership of the umbrella bodies of the three major tribes in Benue State to raise the alarm over alleged impending invasion of the state by herdsmen ahead of the November 1 commencement of the implementation of the Open Grazing Prohibition Law in the state. In this interview, Ujege laments what he describes as the Federal Government’s indifference to the herdsmen menace in the country and its implication for national unity, the open grazing prohibition law, among other issues. Excerpts:
Our search for detribalised race with Father Kukah, Fashola, Yadudu, Obi, others has just begun — Prof Azinge
Prof Epiphany Azinge, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and the 5th Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies and member of the Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal, is one of Nigeria’s most celebrated legal luminaries and scholars.
My father mocked me for being a Ph.D holder, not a medical doctor — Akinwunmi Adesina
When he was ushered into the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines, Iowa, last When he was ushered into the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines, Iowa, last week, for the conferment of the 2017 World Food Prize, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina received a standing ovation. The award was an endorsement of his activities over the past two decades with the Rockefeller Foundation, the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and as Minister of Agriculture in Nigeria.
