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Lagos Govt Orders Additional 100 Trucks from Dangote’s Trucks Assembly Plant as Akpabio Commissions new CKD Plant

By Editor June 13, 2024 61 0

…Gov, Senators hail Dangote on impactful facility By Emmanuel Kwada Leadership of the Senate at the weekend unveiled the multi-million dollar world-class Dangote Sinotruk West Africa Ltd CKD Plant established by the business mogul, Aliko Dangote with a call on other eminent Nigerians to emulate him in using their wealth to benefit the nation. This […]Continue Reading

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Governor Alia’s ‘brothers in the bush’ unleash terror on Benue

By Editor April 10, 2024 108 0

Key points About 250 killed between February and early April, 2024 12 Local Government Areas under siege Ultimatum to foreign herders to leave fall on deaf ears ‘Governor does not visit victims’ ‘Crisis can’t end until government comes up with a data-based economic policy’ He is doing his best – spokesman By Charity Roberts On […]Continue Reading

Education News

President Tinubu signs student loan Act

By Editor April 5, 2024 85 Post a comment

By Emmanuel Kwada President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, signed into law the Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2024. The Act is of historic proportions as it seeks to guarantee sustainable higher education and functional skill development for all Nigerian students and youths. The presidency disclosed this in […]Continue Reading

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Chief (Architect) Gabriel Yakubu Aduku (1944-2024): An icon departs with passion for humanity

By Editor March 29, 2024 90 0

By Theophilus Abbah Not desperate, never agitated, not rebellious, not a mischief-maker, Chief (Architect) Gabriel Aduku exited this world of desperation, agitations, rebellion, and mischief on March 10, 2024, few weeks after his 80th birthday. He was an unexplored treasure to humanity, a rare human resource and a man with a candle that shone in […]Continue Reading

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I stepped into the shoes of my father, Oba Laoye, to promote African, Yoruba culture and tradition – Prince Adewale, founder of Aafin Ilu, The Drummer of Peace

By Editor March 19, 2024 87 0

Clement Adeyi Prince Adewale Laoye is the founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Aafin Ilu. His stage name is Drummer of Peace. He is a drummer of Yoruba descent preoccupied with promotion of African and Yoruba cultural and and traditional values and heritage. In this interview, he spoke glowingly on the virtues of his […]Continue Reading

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OBJ, Please remain OBJ

By Editor March 12, 2024 92 0

BY Mike Ozekhome, SAN, CON, OFR, Ph.D, LL.D, D.Litt, D.Sc. I celebrate you, a living legend and uncommon African icon, Chief (Dr) Olusegun Mathew Okikiola Obasanjo ( OBJ), on your 87th birthday, which took place on March 5,2024. On paper, you are 87, having been born on March 5, 1937. But, you have maintained to […]Continue Reading

Terrorism Monitor

Save Kogi East from herders attack now, Uk’omu Igala tells Tinubu

By Editor February 23, 2024 96 0

By Emmanuel Kwada The Uk’Omu Igala Organization (UIO) has sent a Save Our Soul (SOS) message to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the murderous and destructive activities of strange Fulani herders in Omala and Dekina Local Government Areas of Kogi State. In a statement signed by its National Leader, Elder David Abutu, and National Director […]Continue Reading

Opinions

Olukoyede and the Renewed EFCC Agenda for Corruption Prevention

By Editor February 12, 2024 104 0

By Godwin Onyeacholem Since Nuhu Ribadu, now National Security Adviser, it seems no executive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has demonstrated a greater zeal to fight corruption in Nigeria than Ola Olukoyede, a lawyer and an insider who spent considerable time at the management level of the renowned anti-graft institution before […]Continue Reading

News

Redouble efforts to end threats to life, ensure security, Catholic Bishops urge Govts

By Editor February 12, 2024 85 0

…enjoin citizens not to relent in holding leaders accountable for their actions By Emmanuel Kwada Governments at all levels have been urged to redouble their efforts to provide adequate security and stop the incessant threats to life of the citizens across Nigeria. On the other hand, the citizens were enjoined never to give up on […]Continue Reading

Opinions Travel Talks

Kim Jong Il, the Sun of Humankind

By Editor February 10, 2024 114 0

The Koreans and other progressive people the world over revered Chairman Kim Jong Il (1942-2011) of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea as the sun of humankind. The Sun Has Come In August 2002, as part of his trip around the Far East of Russia, Kim Jong Il visited the St Bishop Innokenty of Irkutsk […]Continue Reading

Investigations

2024: A call to action from the Network of African Investigative Reporters and Editors

By Editor February 2, 2024 115 0

In 2023, Africa proved to be an increasingly dangerous place, both for journalists and for journalism itself. Not only were at least eight of us murdered and 67 imprisoned in this one year, with scores more threatened and harassed, but even the practice of reporting the truth around us is being made increasingly difficult by […]Continue Reading