US condemns killing of Plateau pastor’s family, demands justice
"The United States strongly condemns the horrific killing of members of Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo's family in Plateau State, Nigeria. The continued violence targeting Christian communities and other vulnerable populations in Nigeria's Middle Belt is deeply alarming," the bureau said.
Economic hardship: Nigerians revert to firewood as cooking gas, kerosene prices surge
A severe domestic energy crisis is forcing millions of households across Nigeria to abandon clean energy alternatives and revert to primitive cooking fuels.
Oyo school abduction: Terrorists want to talk to govt, not family — Alamu, principal’s husband
By Adeola Badru IBADAN — More than two weeks after the abduction of Mrs. Rachael Alamu, principal of Community High School, Ahoro-Esinle in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, her husband, Professor Wole Alamu, says the kidnappers are refusing to negotiate with the family and insist on dealing directly with the government. Professor Alamu, a […]
Why Nigerians are angry —Yerima Shettima
Yerima Shettima is the Convener of the Northern stakeholders consultative initiative, an influential socio-cultural and political organisation representing the interests of youths in Northern Nigeria.
Watching my father at 92 made me appreciate longevity is not purely biological – Menakaya
By Okhumeode Momodu Dr Chichi Menakaya is a London-based robotic trauma and orthopaedic surgeon. As she reflects on the 92nd birthday of her father, Dr Timothy Ndubisi Menakaya, she advises that Nigeria must rethink how it cares for its ageing population. In this interview, Dr Menakaya speaks on… ageing, caregiving, mobility, dementia, and the emotional […]
‘I killed to avenge my parents, brothers’, says suspected serial killer
Akaninyene Eretus has told detectives that he killed two men to avenge the deaths of his parents and two elder brothers during a communal crisis nearly 29 years ago.
