Lockdown: Mortuaries full in Anambra: Residents resort to “Underground Fridge”
The Anambra Government on March 23 suspended all public gatherings, including traditional marriage, ceremonies, community, festivals, masquerade festivals, baby christening, new yam festivals, title-taking ceremonies and funeral ceremonies. This pronouncement…
Like Nigeria, Like US: politicians play politics with Covid-19 palliatives
Besides currently being the global epicentre of the novel coronavirus disease, the United States is also full of drama surrounding the pandemic. In this piece, we serve you a rundown…
Eko Boys’ High School Plans Big For 107th Founder’s Day
Members of Eko Boys’ High School, Lagos, Old Boys Association (EKOBA) will roll out the drums on Monday, January 13, 2020 for the 107th Founder’s Day Anniversary of their Alma…
Anambra fire disasters trigger conspiracy theories: Enemies of Biafra at work?
Hoodlums gave the disasters recorded in Onitsha, Nnewi, Agulu and Nteje communities in Anambra, between Wednesday Oct.16 and Friday Oct.18, the colouration of sponsored attacks, because the incidences occurred in…
The Benefits and Takeaways from President Buhari’s Visit to Russia
By Garba Shehu President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Nigeria from his four-day visit to the Russian Republic extremely happy with the success of the visit, which outcome is the…
Messy details in Edo House of Assembly cycle of crisis
By Obike Ukoh, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The 2014 scenario in the Edo House of Assembly is replaying itself in 2019 with a “minor modification”. In 2014, the Edo…
Buhari and his uncommon generosity of spirit
By FEMI ADESINA Twice on Wednesday, President Muhammadu Buhari displayed an uncommon generosity of spirit. We had set forth at dawn, shortly before 5 a.m, to visit the presidential campaign…
IS SIMON LALONG, GOVERNOR OF PLATEAU STATE, A ONE-TERM GOVERNOR? PART ONE(1)
By Emmanuel Ado But for what most Plateau State indigenes perceived as David Jona Jang’s “Berom Supremacy Agenda”, Simon Bako Lalong, wouldn’t have been elected Governor of Plateau State in…
How Turkey fooled Buhari: Nigeria accepts building of schools, hospitals in the country by Turkish Govt.
The Federal Government may have accepted a Greek gift from the Turkish government when it acceded to the request by the Turkish authorities to set up new schools and hospitals…
Road Safety: UN, others rank FRSC high in safety measures
As the Federal Road Safety Corps held its 7th annual lectures series on Thursday, members of the international community have rated Nigeria among countries with robust road safety strategic agenda,…