Written by •Hunger pushes non-victims into IDP camps for food palliatives•Civilian JTF rape women, take our food—Victim•River overflow cause of flooding—–FG By Ndahi Marama & Gabriel Ewepu In their moments of distress and agony, displaced victims of the flood that caused devastation in Maiduguri, Borno state capital, who were being sheltered in Bakkasi Internally Displaced Persons, IDP, … Continue reading “Maiduguri flood disaster: 2 die in stampede for food”
By: Kingsley Omonobi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted consignments of cocaine and pharmaceutical opioids concealed in ladies’ sanitary pads and hair treatment cream containers by three courier firms in Lagos, heading to the United Kingdom, Ireland and Cyprus. NDLEA in a statement, yesterday, said: “In one of the logistics … Continue reading “NDLEA intercepts consignments of cocaine, opioids in sanitary pads, hair creams”
By Garba Shehu As he marks his 81st birthday today, Sunday, December 17th, roughly six months after the completion of his two terms as President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari’s story continues to resonate with a nation that values honesty, accountability and compassion. It is an occasion to reflect on 13 top facts in the life of the former … Continue reading “Top 13 Facts about Buhari at 81 “
By Charles Kumolu, Deputy Editor When the author of Usefulness of Useless Knowledge, Donald Jordan, said “history is an aggregate of half-truths, semi-truths, fables, myths, rumours, prejudices, personal narratives, gossip and official prevarications,” he may have been frustrated by the historical contradictions of his time. And such inconsistencies have been the fate of history from … Continue reading “Eko ROW!: Benin people ‘owned’ Lagos, Awori paid royalties to them—Erelu Abiola Dosunmu”
Written by By Fortune Eromosele Deputy Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese, has knocked the Member representing Gwaram Federal Constituency of Jigawa State, Rep. Yusuf Galambi, for making a “careless” and “unpatriotic” comment about the 2024 budget proposal presented by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. President Tinubu had on Wednesday, presented the 2024 Appropriation Bill of … Continue reading “2024 Budget: Rep Agbese knocks colleague over statement on Tinubu”
By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo, Femi Bolaji & Olayinka Ajayi Terrorists led by one of their kingpins, Damina, have attacked some villages in Zamfara State, kidnapping over 100 villagers just as 11 persons were killed in Taraba State by suspected bandits. The terrorists stormed Mutunji community, Friday, killing a local and abducting their victims including women and … Continue reading “Bandits on the rampage, kill 11 in Taraba, abduct over 100 in Zamfara”
The man fondly called Zik of Africa deserves his day. Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, Nigeria’s foremost nationalist and first president, deserves his birthday, November 16, to be slated as a national holiday. It is a deserving honour for the pivotal leader who led the charge for Nigeria’s independence on October 1, 1960. As a result of his … Continue reading “THRILLS: Zik’s Day Beckons, By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu “
By Vincent Ujumadu SPEAKERS at the 12th Annual Zik Lecture Series have suggested ways that could move the continent of Africa forward and be in a position to compete with Western countries.The speakers were the former Prime Minister of Malawi, Joyce Banda, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra and the … Continue reading “Zik Lecture Series: Banda, Makinde, Obi speak on way forward for Africa”
THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday made good its threat to hold a two day warning strike from Tuesday, recording mixed compliance across the country. While the strike grounded government’s activities in states such as Rivers, Edo, Cross River, Benue, Kaduna and Kano, among others. It recorded partial compliance in Lagos, Abuja, Ogun, Ekiti, Kwara … Continue reading “Strike halts activities in Rivers, Osun, Edo, Kano, Kaduna, C-River”
•Will going to war be in the country’s national interest? •Lawyers, activists, others speak By Luminous Jannamike, Abuja In the face of political turmoil in neighbouring Niger, Nigeria finds itself at a crossroads, contemplating its national interest and the potential consequences of military intervention. While the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has ordered … Continue reading “Nigeria’s dilemma in Niger”