Police corporal breaks stigma, bags PhD from Abia State University

Chibueze Nnaji, a corporal in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), has obtained a PhD from the Abia State University (ABU). He bagged the degree at the 27th and 28th combined convocation of the university. Speaking during the convocation ceremony in a video published by ABN TV, a news platform based in the South-east, the police […]

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From failure to resounding success: The story of Timilehin Abayomi

By Adegbenro Adebanjo His studentship was withdrawn by the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, OAU,  after he failed to meet up to the minimum standard . And so after five years sojourn all came to nothing in 2014. Six years after, he has graduated with a First Class from the Federal University of Technology Akure, […]

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Omoerijesu Temilade : Road accident, wheelchair couldn’t stop her

By Adegbenro Adebanjo In 2012 she was a final year student of Biology at the Federal University of Technology Akure FUTA. However in the same year she was involved in a debilitating road accident that changed the course of her life and made her wheelchair bound. In 2019, seven years after the accident, she applied […]

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Why Nigerians are losing billions to get-rich-quick investment scams

In this second report, Tessy Igomu took a detailed look at how greed among other factors, leave Nigerians at the mercy of fraudulent investment scammers and illegal fund managers. Driven by a desire to assist petty traders and market women to access soft loans to boost their businesses, Alex Onyia did not think twice before […]

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‘How bandits killed our husbands, made us widows’

Women at the IDP camp The bandit attacks in several communities across Niger State, especially Shiroro Local Government Area which seems to be the worst hit, has left a lot of people bereaved of their loved ones. Women have become widows, men have become widowers while children have ome orphans or left with a parent […]

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#COP26: Glasgow pact and Nigeria’s plans toward climate change

At the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP26, which held in Glasgow, the United Kingdom from October 31 to November 13, the Nigerian delegation led by President Muhammadu Buhari joined other policymakers, world leaders and delegates around the world, to re-emphasise commitment to reducing emissions, among others. Alao Abiodun chronicles Nigeria’s activities […]

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I married at 55 as a virgin – Newly-wed woman

A 55-year-old spinster, Esther Bamiloye, who recently got married to a 62-year-old bachelor, Isaac Bakare, in Osun State, tells Bola Bamigbola she’s grateful the Lord finally answered her prayer to get married What is your name and age? I am Lady Evangelist Esther Bamiloye, now Mrs Bakare. I am the 55-year-old woman that got married […]

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Buhari’s mid-term self-assessment

The recent mid-term ministerial performance retreat of the Muhammadu Buhari administration provided a rare opportunity for functionaries to tender their stewardship and stakeholders to re-evaluate their performance. It also afforded the government a chance to project into the future. Emmanuel Oladersu reports. Legitimacy is a quality every government should always strive to acquire and renew. […]

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South-East turns battlefield for separatists, security agents, 255 killed in nine months

Raphael Ede examines the killings in the South-East and the impact of the sit-at-home ordered by the Indigenous People of Biafra on the economy of the zone The orgy for destruction of lives and property following the violent crackdown on Biafra secessionist groups has continued to spread sorrows and anguish in families. Between February and […]

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I love unique work – one of the reasons I want to be a pilot -though Dad…

By Taiwo Obe I failed physics and mathematics in my West African School Certificate Examination (WASCE) because I only attended the classes to mark the register. Our teacher in the two subjects remains till date one of my most uninspiring teachers ever. Never mind that some of my classmates made good grades in the subjects […]

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