By Helen Clark Rape is being used in conflict as a deliberate military strategy, and is feared most by women and girls as soon as the shooting starts. They are right to be afraid. It is vital to highlight just how shockingly common rape and other forms of sexual and gender-based violence have become in […]Continue Reading
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By Daniel Adaji President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja welcomed the exploratory interactions, between Nigerian biomedical scientists, officials of the Federal Ministry of Health and BioNTech company, to support the production of messenger RNA vaccines in Nigeria. The President met wit Mr. Holm Kellerh , the Executive Chairman of KENUP Foundation and representative of Continue Reading
*World Bank, US EXIM Bank pledge $3b implementation support *VP says “it is time for decisive action, we cannot afford to delay” By Daniel Adaji Africa’s increasing energy gaps require collaboration to take ownership of the continent’s transition pathways and the action should be decisive and urgent, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. […]Continue Reading
Research reports, government officials, regional leaders, and stakeholders produce pathways on how to deal with existential challenges facing Nigeria. The solutions were unveiled at ‘Citizens Summit for National Integration, Peace and Security,’ hosted by the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) on Tuesday, August 23 and Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at International Continue Reading
By Daniel Adaji Media aides, alongside social media associates, on Thursday unveiled a compendium, the 3rd Verdict, to celebrate the 53rd birthday of Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum. The compendium’s Editor-in-Chief, who is also the Governor’s Adviser on Public Relations and Strategy, Malam Isa Gusau, announced the unveiling via a statement. Gusau Continue Reading
By Daniel Adaji Daily Trust Foundation on Monday, August 22, 2022, unveiled its latest project entitled Media Enterprise Lab (MEL), designed to equip media and journalism professionals with knowledge and skills for self-sustainability. The new project was inaugurated at the headquarters of Media Trust Group in Abuja by the Chairman of the Foundation, Alhaji Bilya […]Continue Reading
By Daniel Adaji “So, when you are offering your gift at the altar, if you remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother or sister, and then come and offer your gift” (Matt. 5:23-24). History was recently made […]Continue Reading
By Daniel Adaji The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data from January to June, 2022 indicate that inflation rate is higher in Kogi State than in relatively developed states like Kano, Lagos, Port Rivers and even the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. An agrarian state, with a lot of civil servants, it is surprising that […]Continue Reading
By Daniel Adaji President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja declared that football remains the number one sport in Nigeria and a national asset, therefore his administration will resist any attempt to undermine its development. The President made the pledge while receiving the 10-year Football Development Master plan submitted by the Minister of Youth and Sports […]Continue Reading
By Daniel Adaji Alhaji Bukar Gambo, popularly known as Mandama, was the Chairman of the Civilian Joint Task Force, (CJTF) who was killed alongside four other members by Boko Haram terrorists, suspected to be members of Islamic State in West African Province (ISWAP) on July 17, 2022. He was killed when a convoy of military […]Continue Reading
By Daniel Adaji Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba Alkali has commended Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State for his efforts in ensuring that security operatives are provided with materials needed for the security of lives and property of the citizenry. He spoke on Tuesday in Owerri while commissioning 10 Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC) and […]Continue Reading
By Daniel Adaji President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja inaugurated Nigeria End Malaria Council (NEMC), projecting that the successful implementation of the Council’s agenda and savings from the estimated economic burden of the disease would save Nigeria about N687 billion in 2022 and N2 trillion by 2030. The President told the 16-member Council headed by […]Continue Reading