Nigeria, Codeine ban and the Table-shaking aftermath
Opinion June 14, 2018
It was a bright morning during my university post graduate days. A morning in 2013 when a classmate returned after recess with a plastic bottle of a popular soft drink, and the bottle was being passed round the class while lecture was ongoing. In my usual curiosity I asked... Read more
Benue, a North-Central Nigerian State becomes more prominent in recent times for so many wrong reasons. It is a state with a population of 4,253,641 as of 2006 census. With farming as the main occupation, the state can be credited for cash crops such as potatoes, cassava, soya bean,... Read more
Child Bride: Issue facing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) attainment in Africa
Opinion June 14, 2018
By Ekene Odigwe Noura Hussein Hammad was forced to experience the misery of child marriage at the age of fifteen. Despite her refusal, she got married on paper to one of her relatives at 15 years old, and three years later the husband – along with her family insisted... Read more
Bayelsa State Governor, Honourable Seriake Dickson has described the 13% derivation principle as a mockery of the yearnings and aspirations of the people of the Niger Delta. He said the 13 percent derivation is not enough to develop the Niger Delta Region. A statement issued by his spokesman, Mr... Read more
It was an electrifying atmosphere on the 29th of May 2018 at the 5th edition of Discovery for Youths (D4Y) annual Conference which held at Excellence Hotel, Ogba Lagos.The theme was ‘Raising Champions III’ and was hosted by sensational OAP Onome Igugu and rising comedian MC Mario. The Conference... Read more
By Wanjira Kamwere Despite increased economic and social volatility people can breathe a sigh of relief thanks to advances in technology. Wanjira Kamwere, Business Development Manager and Program Lead, Myskills4Afrika – Microsoft. explains how through the Microsoft MySkills4Afrika programme, the organisation which was recently awarded a Halo Award: North America’s highest... Read more
The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari not to stop at throwing a jibe at former President Olusegun Obasanjo for spending $16bn on power projects as he held sway as the President but must go a step further by instituting a public probe of... Read more
After spending several weeks poring over more than 1000 stories submitted for the Dusty Manuscript Contest, the judges of the competition have selected their top 20 entries. The selected entries are: Devil‘s Pawn by Kukogho Iruesiri Samson Home to the hill by Eunice Ekelaka Sambisa by Mohammed, Fatima Aliko... Read more
Chairman of Aquilla Group, Chief Shina Peller has officially declared his intentions of contesting in the 2019 general election under the flagship of the All Progressive Congress (APC). In a statement released by the serial Entrepreneur and Philanthropist, he disclosed that after reflection and extensive consultations he has come... Read more
.Raises alarm on syndicate swindling residents over scam loan schemes A civil society organization, Save Lagos Group (SLG) has threatened to drag the Akinwunmi Ambode led Lagos State Government before the Economic, Financial and other Crimes Commission (EFCC) alleging that contract awards by the state government has been... Read more
