20 years on, children to celebrate “Mama Toyin of Gbagi Market” legacy May 24 Two decades may have passed, but the memory of Mama Toyin of Gbagi Market still burns brightly in the hearts of her children and all who knew her. Come 24th May 2025, the family of the late Deaconess Florence Ayinke Olufemi…
ABU@62: Giant, Still Briskly Walking in the Right Direction On Friday, 4th October 2024, my Alma Mater, my means of livelihood, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, was 62. However, there is no better time to pay this tribute than this week of April 28th, 2025, as the university leadership is transitioning from the 13th Vice-Chancellor…
Neptune Prime, Yobe First Movement to train citizen reporters on information dissemination through social media in Yobe Renowned media company Neptune Network Nigeria Limited (NNNL), publishers of Neptune Prime English and Neptune Hausa, will be holding a Zonal Engagement and Training on Citizen Reporting and Dissemination of Information through Social Media in Potiskum, Yobe State,…
Mark Carney Wins New Term Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada, the Liberal Party candidate, won a new term on Monday night, a remarkable turnaround for his Liberal Party, which surged in popularity as President Trump took an increasingly aggressive stance toward the country. Prime Minister Mark Carney, who campaigned championing Canada in the face…
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…
