Democracy strong, alive in Nigeria By Bayo Onanuga We have read the alarming claims of disgruntled opposition figures, some partisan human rights crusaders and emergency defenders of democracy over recent defections of key members of opposition parties into the governing All Progressives Congress. The seismic shift caused by AkwaContinue Reading
By Mufutau Ojo The Nigerian Union South Africa (NUSA) has condemned another brutal attack on seven Nigerians and the kidnapping of one Ani Silas on Thursday in Springs, Gauteng Province. Akindele Olunloyo, the National Publicity Secretary of NUSA, said in a statement on Sunday that Silas was beaten unconsciousContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker Philip Shaibu, the former deputy governor of Edo, has stressed the need for political parties to be driven by ideology and effective leadership. Shaibu, who disclosed this on Sunday to newsmen in Abuja, said the dividends of democracy would be better felt by Nigerians through politicalContinue Reading
By Daniel Obaje Dr Jibrin Abubakar, a media and public relations expert, has urged the Federal Government to implement stronger measures to tackle the growing menace of school kidnappings across the country. Abubakar made the call after defending his 174-page PhD thesis on school kidnappings at the National OpenContinue Reading
By Nana Musa The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, says the Federal Government plans to reduce inflation rate to single digit and create more jobs. Edun stated this during a press conference addressed by the Nigerian economic team, as part of activitiesContinue Reading
By Aisha Gambo, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Across many schools in Kaduna state, a silent transformation is unfolding to tackle School-Related Gender-Based Violence (SRGBV) and create a safer environment for students, especially girls. For students like Hauwa’u Yusuf, a Senior Secondary 1 student at Government Secondary School,Continue Reading
By Hadiza Mohammed The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center’s (KSrelief) volunteer medical team has performed 28 cochlear implant surgeries for children in the Republic of Kenya. In a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday, KSrelief said the operations were successfully carriedContinue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Over time, trust deficit has been an issue bothering the intentions of the government in Nigeria and eroding public confidence. A government, private or corporate body needs public trust to get the buy-in for its various programmes and policies aimedContinue Reading
A U.S. citizen is scheduled to be executed in Alabama on Thursday evening after dropping his appeals, saying he was guilty of raping and murdering a woman in 2010. The convict said he did not want to keep “wasting everybody’s time” and money. James Osgood, 55, will be executed byContinue Reading
China on Thursday denied any suggestion on negotiations with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump over tariffs. China’s comments come after Trump had earlier on Tuesday said that things were going on fine with China and that the final tariff rate on Chinese exports would come down substantially from the currentContinue Reading
