Ethnic tension in Kaduna over conversion of chiefdoms into emirates
THE recent upgrading of four ruling houses, Lere, Kagarko, Kauru and Kajuru, from chiefdoms to emirate status in Kaduna…
Cameroon’s civil war: ‘We spent one week on water before reaching Nigeria’
Emmanuel Freudenthal of IRIN recently became the first journalist to spend time with an anglophone armed group, trekking for a…
No nation can be great without science and technology —Onu
Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, the Minister of Science and Technology is a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers and…
CFWRI: A passion for widows and orphans
THAT widows and orphans go through a lot in our society is simply saying the fact. Upon the loss of…
Year- year-old baby needs N4m to mend hole in the heart
THE double bundles of joy were supposed to bring boundless happiness to the couple when they arrived in July last…
Halt this slide to anarchy now!
(Being text of a press conference by Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum on June 10, 2018 in Abuja) Gentlemen…
Epetedo: Where Abiola became president-elect
Exactly 24 years ago, Epetedo, a once sleepy community in Lagos, was roused to prominence when it played host to…
Cheers on June 12: Honour Justice Akanbi and institute true federation
When I read the cheering news that President Buhari had revisited the June 12, 1993 election, declared Chief Moshood Kashimawo…
For Abiola’s children, it’s June 12 with a difference…
Following President Muhammadu Buhari’s formal recognition of June 12 as the nation’s Democracy Day, public reactions have been overwhelming. Some…
Cholera in the college: Students blame govt for refusing to repair faulty borehole
MUHAMMAD SABIU reports on the cholera outbreak at a government school, which claimed one life with several others hospitalised, tracing…
We are disappointed •Family of slain prisons official berate minister, others over condolence visit
ADELOWO OLADIPO reports that the family of the prison official killed during last weekend’s attack on Minna prison is sad…
How gang got arms from Zamfara to rob, kidnap in Ibadan
Daniel Duru, a 31-year-old man from Imo State was born and brought in the north. Because of this, he is…
Herdsmen crisis underscores Nigeria’s complex security threats
In April, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari announced that he would run for a second term in the 2019 presidential election.…
June 12, Afenifere and the battles of NADECO
President Muhammadu Buhari stirred the ever active political waters on Wednesday when he announced the conferment of Nigeria’s highest national…
Kashamu’s extradition: What lawyers say
Over time, it has been established that one of the challenges facing the rule of law and administration of justice…
Organisations partner to improve public speaking
Understanding the impact of public speaking on the youths, especially in the age of when youths are coming out to…
Oyo govt, stakeholders launch ‘Educate a Woman Initiative’ to develop communities
Eniosa and Aba-Idiogun communities under the Akinyele and Lagelu Local government area of Oyo State, will no doubt, become the…
Prostate cancer breakthrough:
Men with previously “untreatable” prostate cancer are being kept alive by a new drug in what experts believe may be…
School feeding programme: Where is the promised free food?
With much hype, the Federal Government announced its plan to embark on providing free meals for primary school pupils nationwide.…
Divergent views trail new Oshodi bus terminals
Lagosians are having divergent views on the new Oshodi bus terminals, one of the infrastructural facility the Lagos State governor,…
