“Our ordeals in police custody”
AYOMIDE OWONIBI-ODEKANYIN and OLALEKAN OLABULO bring to the fore the alleged travails of suspects while in police cells awaiting trial.…
Stakeholders reiterate Nigeria’s role in ensuring food security
Stakeholders in the agricultural sector have reiterated their commitment to ensuring food security in Nigeria, and on a global scale,…
Female Genital Mutilation: Tears that won’t dry
Despite campaigns and enlightenment as well as legislations, the act of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a tradition that continues…
School kidnap: Will the students know respite?
There is growing concern over the rising incidence of kidnapping in schools across Nigeria. For example, in February 2016, three…
Kogi varsity strike: In whose interest?
Painfully, the students of the Kogi State University, Anyigba, were again sent home as academic activities were disrupted in the…
Abuja traditional rulers meet over herdsmen/farmers clashes
TRADITIONAL rulers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), under the auspices of Village Heads Forum in Bwari Area Council, have…
Security: Zuba DPO counsels residents on synergy with police
THE Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Zuba in Gwagwalada Area Council of Abuja, CSP Bashir Kontagora, has tasked…
Labour seeks quick passage of research bill
ACADEMIC Staff Union of Research Institutions (ASURI) has stormed the National Assembly (NASS) to agitate for quick passage of the…
NERC wants reflective tariff, subsidy for power firms
IN a bid to ensure adequate power supply for Nigerians, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission NERC has advocated reflective tariff…
Caught in the Crossfire: What future for women, children in Nigeria’s forgotten crisis
This is a guest post by Sherrie Russell-Brown. Sherrie is an international lawyer, who writes about issues of gender, security, international…
World of Calabar dog eaters •Where recession can’t stop love for the delicacy
Lovers of dog meat in Calabar continue to relish the delicacy which has now become part of their daily culinary…
Out of bounds •As FG shut door against specialised varsities on courses outside mandate
Recently the Federal Government stepped in to stop specialised universities from further admitting students for courses totally outside their original…
Ponzi Incorporated! How fraudsters dupe Nigerians of millions of naira via WhatsApp groups
As the embattled Ponzi scheme, MMM, continues to ail, holding up millions of Naira belonging to Nigerians who engaged in…
PDP’s dwindling fortunes in the South-East
IT was like a tale in the moonlight when it was reported that Senators Jim Nwobodo and Ken Nnamani will…
Crisis rocks Masaba domain shortly after cleric’s death
There appears to be crisis rocking the Halihumat Nabiya Islamic Organisation, in Bida Local Government of Niger State, founded by…
Now that the speed limiter has started reading…
More than 48 hours after the February 1 enforcement deadline mandated by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), for installation…
As Ondo fights unhygienic meat production
Across states in Nigeria, abattoirs are synonymous with dirt while meat processed under these unhygienic conditions, according to medical personnel,…
Ambode swears in new permanent secretary, charges them on professionalism
Lagos State governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Wednesday performed the swearing-in of three new permanent secretaries into the State Public…
Challenges to achieving equality for Nigeria’s LGBT community
“Being gay in Nigeria is like being on the most wanted list of a law enforcement agency; you are not…
Buhari will return home safely
PDP Chieftain urges Nigerians to stop ridiculing the nation's leaders before International community A Chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party,…
