OGUN: 2nd phase of retired police officers’ registration for NHIS holds March 22-25
General News
March 10, 2021
OGUN: 2nd phase of retired police officers’ registration for NHIS holds March 22-25
As the second phase of the registration of retired police officers for National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) begins, the Ogun…
Port Harcourt-Maiduguri railway will reactivate economic activities on Eastern corridor — President Buhari
Business
March 9, 2021
Port Harcourt-Maiduguri railway will reactivate economic activities on Eastern corridor — President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt–Maiduguri railway would reactivate economic activities along the Eastern corridor, which…
I’ll continue to empower Nigerian women, President Buhari promises
General News
March 9, 2021
I’ll continue to empower Nigerian women, President Buhari promises
Nigerian women will continue to have pride of place in the current administration, President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged, according to…
BANDITRY: Service Chiefs visit Zamfara State, to deploy 6,000 troops, as Gov Mutawalle bans vigilante groups
Defence
March 9, 2021
BANDITRY: Service Chiefs visit Zamfara State, to deploy 6,000 troops, as Gov Mutawalle bans vigilante groups
By IBRAHIM KANOMA, Gusau The service chiefs in Nigeria, in continuation of the implementation of presidential order on terrorism and…
RECAP: We can re-write Nigeria in Arabic, what matters is governance
Comments
March 9, 2021
RECAP: We can re-write Nigeria in Arabic, what matters is governance
By FREDRICK NWABUFO Bigotry. We are big on it. To inflame passions and to smoke out the most reticent of…
The media and framing: Wakili is Fulani warlord but Igboho an activist?
Comments
March 9, 2021
The media and framing: Wakili is Fulani warlord but Igboho an activist?
By FREDRICK NWABUFO “Some media reports have described Wakili as ‘’Fulani warlord’’. But on what is this framing grounded? Has…
HIJAB: Be assertive, possess your possession, MURIC advises Kwara Govt over CAN’s threats
Christianity
March 9, 2021
HIJAB: Be assertive, possess your possession, MURIC advises Kwara Govt over CAN’s threats
In its latest reaction to the hijab controversy in Kwara State, the Nigerian Islamic human rights organization, the Muslim Rights…
UK to return £4.2m Ibori loot to FG
Anti-Corruption War
March 9, 2021
UK to return £4.2m Ibori loot to FG
The United Kingdom has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to return the sum of £4.2 million assets stolen by…
Govt/Labour power panel okays subsidy removal Dec.
Business
March 9, 2021
Govt/Labour power panel okays subsidy removal Dec.
The removal of subsidy on electricity, stiff penalty on power theft and a reduction in tariffs are among the recommendations…
We cannot continue to raise daughters as inferior to sons and expect equality later in life – Lauretta Onochie
General News
March 9, 2021
We cannot continue to raise daughters as inferior to sons and expect equality later in life – Lauretta Onochie
By BASHIR ADEFAKA The Social and Digital Media Aide to Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, Lauretta Onochie, has given a big…