By Nkem Ekeopara Last year, some statements were attributed to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie the author of the critically acclaimed novel on Biafra, Half of a Yellow Sun, and winner of the prestigious Orange Prize for Literature. She was quoted to have said or written that “I’m Nigerian because a... Read more
*Petitions governor for action on schools rehabilitation, not propaganda A civil rights organisation, the Save Lagos Group has lamented the state of schools’ infrastructure in Lagos State, saying the Akinwunmi Ambode led government has perpetuated gross underfunding of education sector. The Convener of the group, Comrade Adeniyi A. Sulaiman... Read more
By: Celine Bremaud It will take another 217 years to close the economic gender gap. This is according to the latest Global Gender Gap Report released by the World Economic Forum which found that globally, gender parity is shifting into reverse for the first time since it was first... Read more
By Rudo Kwaramba-Kayombo I remember being swept up in the crowds in Trafalgar Square in July 2005. Nelson Mandela assumed the podium to roaring applause to deliver his powerful Make Poverty History speech. The atmosphere was surreal and around 22,000 people came together to march as a collective... Read more
A Community advocacy group, in Bayelsa Ondewari Health, Education and Environmental Project (OHEEP) on Tuesday condemned continued detention of Publisher of a community newspaper. OHEEP has sent a petition to the Committee for the Protection of Journalists (CPJ) over the alleged arrest and continued detention of Chief. Jones... Read more
The Federal Government has been restrained from further mention of Prince Uche Secondus, National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the looters’ list recently published by Government. Justice Adama Iyayi-Lamikanra, the Chief Judge of Rivers, who gave the directives on Monday in Port Harcourt, also ordered that... Read more
Elder Tunde Adedeji on Thursday indicated that he would be the All Progressives Congress (APC) nominee for governor in Osun State. “My chances of becoming the party’s candidate and winning the next governorship election in Osun State are bright” he said. In an interview in Lagos, Adedeji said he... Read more
Pro-democracy advocacy group, the Centre for Good Governance and Accountable Leadership Initiative (CEGGAL Initiative) has reacted to the ongoing rumour in the social media that former vice President Atiku Abubakar got married in Dubai last Saturday to a new wife and paid $1, 000, 000 as dowry. The Centre, in... Read more
COMMUNIQUE OF THE MEETING OF NFF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HELD AT THE TRANSCORP HILTON HOTEL, MAITAMA, ABUJA ON TUESDAY, 17TH APRIL 2018 The Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation held a meeting at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Maitama, Abuja on Tuesday, 17th April 2018 to deliberate on important issues in... Read more
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the APC Federal Government of Nigeria deliberately plans to eliminate a greater percentage of the state’s population by her failure to act on the soot and its primary causes. The governor announced that the Honourable Attorney General of Rivers State... Read more
