Bishop Kukah to Buhari: Economy, politics, children’s lives broken, only corruption is alive

Says Nigerians no longer recognise their country Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Hassan Matthew Kukah has told President Muhammadu Buhari that Nigerians no longer recognise their country which has been battered and buffeted by men and women from the dark womb of time. In his Easter message on Sunday, Kukah explained that ‘it is no […]

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Getting pregnant immediately after miscarriage unsafe –Reproductive experts

Fertility and reproductive health experts said it is unsafe for a woman to get pregnant immediately after having a miscarriage. They explained that after a pregnancy loss, there is a raw wound in the uterus that takes about three months to heal properly. According to them, medically, a woman is expected to wait for at […]

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APC’s crowded presidential race

APC President aspirants The growing number of presidential aspirants in the All Progressives Congress has become a point of debate among politicians, political observers and other stakeholders, Chukwudi Akasike writes. There is no doubting the fact that the 2023 presidential race is gathering momentum and Nigerians are getting set to elect another leader. Before the […]

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Osinachi: Stronger measures needed against domestic violence

AN outpouring of anger, shock and grief has accompanied the death of a popular gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu. She is believed to have been a victim of domestic violence, allegedly in the hands of her husband, Peter Nwachukwu. Though the suspect denies it and he remains innocent unless a competent court decides otherwise, Osinachi’s demise […]

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National Assembly’s lamentation over insecurity mere 2023 campaign – PANDEF

Senate president, Ahmad Lawan The Pan Niger Delta Forum has stated that the lamentation of the National Assembly over the spate of killings and insecurity in the country is a mere campaign strategy to endear Nigerians to them towards the 2023 elections. Speaking with our correspondent in a phone interview, the National Publicity Secretary of […]

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I’m the honest president Nigeria needs, says Wike

Rivers State governor, Mr Nyesom Wike, has again urged the Peoples Democratic Party to put him forward as its presidential candidate in 2023, saying he is the only one capable of dislodging the ruling All Progressives Congress from power. According to him, what Nigeria needs now is an honest president and that person is none […]

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How herders nearly killed me with machete, sticks – Ekiti farmer

A 75-year-old farmer in Ekiti State, Pa Adesoye Oguntayo, who was attacked and injured on his farm by herdsmen, narrates his near-death experience to Abiodun Nejo. Please introduce yourself. I am Adesoye Oguntayo. I am a farmer in Oke Ako Ekiti in the Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State. But I am from Kogi […]

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Kukah: The man who should succeed Buhari as Nigeria’s President

Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Sokoto, Rt Revd Matthew Kukah, has listed the qualities to be possessed by anyone who would become Nigeria’s next president. He listed the qualities in his Easter Message on Sunday titled, ‘To mend a broken nation: The Easter metaphor’. Mentioning the qualities, the cleric said Nigeria needs a person […]

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‘Miyetti Allah members now fleeing Nigeria to escape bandits’ attacks, cattle rustling’

The Secretary-General of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria, Ngelzeerma Usman, speaks with Solomon Odeniyi about the recent killing of the association’s chairman and members in Abuja by Fulani bandits. Members of your association were killed and others kidnapped in Abuja. How is your association taking this? Our Chairman in the Gwagwalada area […]

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