Nigeria
Just In: DSS Arrests Three More Suspects Over Kidnap of Nasarawa Varsity Professor
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested three more suspects linked to the kidnapping of the Dean of Agriculture at Nasarawa State University, Professor Samuel Avengbe Okunsebor.
MTN, UN Women Sign MoU To Empower 200 in Kano, Cross River
The MTN Foundation, in partnership with UN Women, weekend, signed a Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU) to empower 200 women from Kano and Cross River states through capacity building,
Bianca, Great Asset To Humanity, Says Gov Otti
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has said that Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, is a huge asset not only to the Igbo nation but also to
Adeleke Commends Monarch Residents On Osun-Osogbo Festival
Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo The world-famous Osun-Osogbo Festival was held yesterday with more than 500,000 participants from all over the world. Osun-Osogbo Festival is celebrated in August every year at the Grove.
Opata Defends Tinubu’s ‘All Is Fair in Politics’ Remark
Linus Aleke in Abuja A Professor of African Literature at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Prof. Damian Opata, has defended President Bola Tinubu’s recent remark that “all is fair in
Women Groups Condemn Senate Over Confirmation of Prof. Fasina as Ambassador
Kuni Tyessi in Abuja Over 300 women’s rights organisations have rejected the Nigerian Senate’s confirmation of Prof. Abayomi Sunday Fasina as Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, citing alleged disregard
FG Tasks Diaspora Nigerians On Socio-economic Roadmap
Tony Icheku in Owerri Nigeria’s Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Dr. Bernard Doro, has invited Nigerians resident overseas to join the federal government in a strategic national partnership and play a central
EU, PLAC Charge Nigerian Youths to Demand Transparency, Accountability
Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja The European Union Delegation to Nigeria and the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC) have asked Nigerian youths to demand transparency and accountability from public institutions. Speaking
Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji and Nigeria’s Historical Amnesia
By Mobolaji Sanusi “We live in a society of imposed forgetfulness, a society that depends on public amnesia.”— Angela Yvonne Davis (1944 – present) Sometime last week, news filtered in
Budgets Without Results: Nigeria’s Implementation Crisis
By Ugo Inyama Nigeria knows how to budget. We know how to announce trillions, make grand speeches and celebrate appropriation figures as though development has already happened. Every year, the
