Over 250 women organisations in Nigeria under the aegis of ‘Feminist Womanifesto’ have described as “unacceptable in a civilian regime”, the arrest, assault and continued detention of two citizens who were said to have criticised the First Lady, Aisha Buhari. The two victims currently being held by government agencies were a 23-year-old final-year student of […]
Continue Reading
The Office of the First Lady in Nigeria is yet again in public glare for ill, following reports of alleged abuse of power currently peddled against Mrs. Aisha Buhari. The scandalous nature of the action appears to have been underscored by the official silence that reigned for several days on the allegation. Although the silence […]
Continue Reading
as Sylva, Nabena lament the backwardness of Bayelsa state The Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva insist that the presidential candidate of the ruling All progressive congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu remains the best among the array of those angling for the exalted seat of the presidency in the 2023 poll. Speaking […]
Continue Reading
Oyo State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman, Dayo Ogungbenro (left); Deputy Governor of the state, Bayo Lawal; Governor Seyi Makinde; PDP National Deputy Chairman (South), Taofeek Arapaja and former Speaker of Oyo State, Monsurat Sunmonu, during a town-hall meeting with party’s stakeholders in Ogbomoso geo-political zone, held at Soun Ogunlola Hall, Ogbomoso… yesterday Restates Soun’s […]
Continue Reading
Pledges to act on NIPSS report Wike berates Agba over comments on governors fueling poverty We’re coming after your thugs, NSA warns governors obstructing opposition campaign President Muhammadu Buhari again came down hard on governors over what he said was their unbridled ill-treatment of the administration of resources at the local government levels, causing what […]
Continue Reading
Osun State Government, yesterday, said that two-thirds of appointed officials in the immediate past administration of Governor Gboyega Oyetola carted away vehicles attached to their offices. This was contained in a statement signed by the spokesperson to the governor, Olawale Rasheed. According to Rasheed, Governor Ademola Adeleke has directed the officials to return the property […]
Continue Reading
Director-General, Lagos All Progressives Congress (APC) Gubernatorial Campaign Council, Ganiyu Solomon (right); Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso; his counterpart for Housing, Moruf Adinderu Fatai; Lagos APC Publicity Secretary, Seye Oladejo and Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Sam Egube, during the state’s APC gubernatorial campaign flag-off in Lagos… yesterday. Credit: Femi Adebesin-Kuti Lagos […]
Continue Reading
WHO: 650,000 people died from HIV-related causes, 1.5m acquired HIV worldwide in 2021 38.4m persons living with HIV at end of 2021, 25.6m in Africa 41% of HIV new cases in Nigeria occur among youths Ensure zero new infections, zero stigmas, and discrimination, especially in young girls, says AHF UNICEF, WHO, and UNAIDS say progress […]
Continue Reading
Agba: They rather build flyovers, skyscrapers but abandon fight against hunger Sokoto has the highest number of poor people, followed by Bayelsa Yahaya: Governors committed to improving the livelihood of rural dwellers Rising inflation, falling wages increase poverty, social unrest, says ILO In its first official response since the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) disclosed […]
Continue Reading
By Abdu Rafiu Christmas season is here. There is a certain feeling of lightness that cascades through bodies of millions of us human beings in several parts of the world, Christendom in particular. There is a certain inexplicable joy looking forward to the stupendous Event that is Christmas. Companies, factories begin to shut down from […]
Continue Reading
