Between Danjuma, Namadi and the Gospel of Self-Defence, by Hassan Gimba In a tête-à -tête with journalists last week, the Governor of Jigawa State, Umar Namadi, openly disagreed with retired General Theophilus Danjuma, former Chief of Army Staff and former Minister of Defence, over his advice to us Nigerians, to defend ourselves against those who have been killing…
FG encourages local production of oil pipelines The Federal Government has vowed to continue to encourage the development and sustainability of oil and gas local content production. The Minister of Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, stated this on Thursday during the launch of Monarch Alloys 33LPE and concrete weight coating facility in the Ikorodu area…
YOU WILL NEVER BE THEIR ONLY ‘PARENT’ ‘Femi Adekunle on Parenting Growing up in those days, we were weaned to respect, value, and appreciate the extended family system, which is one of the strengths of our African cultural setting. We grew up being close to our cousins, aunties, uncles, and grandparents. I recollect that many…
Tinubu Spares No Effort to Ensure Peace, Security – Idris By Shalom Oludele Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said that President Ahmed Bola Tinubu is sparing no effort in ensuring peace and security as essential catalysts for national development. He stated this during his inaugural address as Chairman of the…
NAPTIP, FIDA call for synergy to fight human trafficking The Ikeja Branch of International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), , and the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), have called for synergy with various government agencies to fight human trafficking in Nigeria. They said this at the one-day training organised by…
Meet The Dangerous Tribes That Eat The Dead Instead Of Burying Them By Shalom Oludele There are a lot of strange, hard-to-understand cultures in the world, but they are all intriguing enough to draw others into their debate. The Yanomami tribe, also referred to as Yanam or Senema in South America, can be found in…
Catholic church: Appoints (Camerlengo)Interim leader The Vatican has announced that Cardinal Kevin Farrell stepped in as the interim head of the Catholic Church, following the death of Pope Francis on Monday. His appointment marks the beginning of the interregnum—the period between the death of a pope and the election of his successor. As Camerlengo of…
Big C Real Estate, PWD stakeholders partner Reps committee to organise National Inclusive Sports Festival Big C Real Estate & Properties, some stakeholders in collaboration with the House of Representatives Committee on Persons With Disabilities (PWD) has resolved to organised a National Inclusive Sports Festival for PWDs. The stakeholders which include Afestac media, Advocates for…
Re: Dan Bello – leaving the message, mutilating the messenger? Dan Bello, Dan Bello, Dan Bello- this name I called three times has become very frightening to those with skeletons in their cupboards. Very soon, Dan Bello will be an invisible, powerful force lurking in government houses and the offices of political office holders, with…
Gov. Bago imposes curfew on Minna The Governor of Niger State, Umaru Bago, has imposed a 6pm to 6am curfew on Minna, the state capital, in view of the recent wave of attacks and killings across the city. The governor in a statement said movement of commercial motorcycle and tricycle operators is now restricted between…
