Odimegwu Onwumere writes that the inability of the government to refurbish medical centres with modern radiotherapy machines has led to many cancer patients squirm their teeth in anguish while others have died Derisory attendance of government in the equipment of laboratories in the country has been fingered as part of the major causes of the … Read more
This is a letter from a heartbroken mother who lost her daughter in service of motherland. The Nigerian corps member Ifedolapo Oladepo died in NYSC camp due to negligence. She was not given proper medical attention while in camp because soldiers thought she was faking the ailment to avoid morning parade. Unfortunately, Ifedolapo suffered a … Read more
ABUJA — The Nigerian police have confirmed nine deaths were recorded following a clash between policemen and the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, also known as Shi’ites sect, in the northwestern state of Kano on Monday. Kano State police commissioner Rabiu Yusuf told Xinhua on Tuesday that eight members of the Shi’ites sect and a policeman … Read more
At least eight Nigerian Shia Muslims and one police officer have been killed in clashes with police at a religious procession in Kano city, police say. Many marchers and five police officers were also injured, Police Commissioner Rabiu Yusuf said. The group behind the procession, the Iran-backed Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), has a history … Read more
A number of Nigerian Shia Muslims on a religious procession have been shot during clashes with police in the northern city of Kano, reports say. At least 10 pilgrims were killed, the AFP reported. Police said one officer had died, Reuters reported. The group behind the procession, the Iran-backed Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), has … Read more
For the past one week, the Borno-born civil servant has been running from pillar to pole, in a bid to save whatever is left of his battered image amid revelations that he is allegedly behind the tractors and fertilizers fraudulently sent to his farms in Yobe and Borno states. A cat with nine lives, in … Read more
The Jigawa state government has just announced a major state development project: the construction of ninety mosques; three in each of the constituencies. One assumes that this project is a way that the government wants to use to show the people of Nigeria and the world how it is developing the state and using its … Read more
It is evidently unfortunate that certain sections of the media – print, social, broadcast – have been collaborative in fostering media trials of those accused of corruption rather than following through to ensure trials and conviction of those who looted our commonwealth. It is like some of them are on the payroll of Buhari Administration … Read more
Excellence is the virtue of an intelligent man, an intelligent man is not necessarily the one with a university degree but the one who is able to challenge the mind to do exploits. I have seen an academically intelligent man with Phd who acts like a device backed by a remote control. Excellence shows a … Read more
No more employment into public service – Nigeria’s Finance Minister – The current federal government may have reneged on its promise to ensure employment of Nigerians in the face of a grim economic reality – The government, according to minister Kemi Adeosun, is adopting a new strategy to ensure that the citizens get alternative employment … Read more
Most Nigerians were either bemused or celebrated with the people of Benin on the coronation of their most recent Oba of Benin. Benin was one of Nigeria’s most iconic and prestigious empires especially from the 1400 AD. It is fitting that the new Oba chose Ewuare as his royal name as Ewuare the first was … Read more
Boko Haram seized 276 pupils from the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok on April 14, 2014. Fifty-seven managed to escape in the immediate aftermath of the abduction, but nearly 200 other girls are still missing. Habiba Balogun, a Bring Back Our Girls campaigner, said she was relieved to hear about Thursday’s release, but added … Read more
At least 11 people have died in clashes in northern Nigeria as Shia Muslims mark an important religious event. Ashura day gatherings, which commemorate the killing of the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, were banned in some places, including Katsina state. Witnesses told the BBC that nine people died in the state’s Funtua town when … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari called on Nigerians to give thanks to God and pray for the founding fathers as Nigeria celebrated her 56th Independence day anniversary. In his address to the nation in the morning, Buhari said today is a day of celebration for Nigeria as she achieved the most important of all human desires, freedom … Read more
Mahatma Gandhi (b. 1869) was shot dead in India on 30 January 1948. “We too mourned his death”, wrote Kwame Nkrumah, “for he had inspired us deeply with his political thought, notably with his adherence to non-violent resistance.” [1] As one writer would put it : “The message cabled by the National Council of Nigeria … Read more
Mahatma Gandhi (b. 1869) was shot dead in India on 30 January 1948. “We too mourned his death”, wrote Kwame Nkrumah, “for he had inspired us deeply with his political thought, notably with his adherence to non-violent resistance.” [1] As one writer would put it : “The message cabled by the National Council of Nigeria … Read more
The National Judicial Council (NJC) of Nigeria yesterday, sacked three judges found to have abused their office by accepting gratifications from litigants before their courts. The Justices, the legal body under the Chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, suspended from office with immediate effect includes the Presiding Justice of the Court … Read more
Operatives of the Lagos state police command have apprehended a Ghanaian identified as Enyolam Believe, for allegedly conniving with her friend, Agatha Aigbomiam to kidnap her sister’s daughter in Lagos. According to the Punch, the 43-year old woman was said to have connived with one of Aigbomiam to kidnap their 8-year old victim on her … Read more
Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) – The embattled leader of jihadist group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, resurfaced in a video posted online Sunday, rejecting assertions by the Nigerian army that he had been seriously wounded. “You have been spreading in the social media that you injured or killed me,” Shekau said in the 40-minute video released on … Read more
David Bowie is the clear frontrunner to win this year’s Mercury Prize, with one bookmaker making him 4/7 favourite. Bowie, who died in January, will become the first person to receive the £25,000 prize posthumously if his Blackstar album is crowned the winner later. Other nominees include Laura Mvula, The 1975, Kano and Bat For … Read more