Bandits overpower cops, abduct scores in Kebbi federal school
• Gunmen kill policeman, carted away students, four others in two vans • Last week, 300 bandits with AK47 operated for eight hours in my area – Rep Bandits struck in Kebbi State again on Thursday when...
View ArticleA’Ibom General Overseer beats wife to death over alleged infidelity
Residents of Ikot Abia village in Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State have been thrown into a state of disbelief following the murder of one Patience Christopher, aged 40, by her husband,...
View ArticleMy favourite with…Terry Apala
What is your favourite relaxation spot? My favourite relaxation spot is any owambe spot What is your favourite song? All my songs are my favourite. What is your favourite dress style? I love any...
View ArticleCommunity blames Shell for oil spill devastation, company cites vandalism
The Obiakpu community in Imo has accused the Shell Petroleum Development Company of oil spill devastation, according to a statement made available to our correspondent on Friday by Spaces For Change....
View ArticleRainy season: Prepare for severe air turbulence, NiMet warns airlines
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency on Friday cautioned pilots to be ready to manage severe turbulence as the onset of the rainy season had commenced in many locations across the country. It said...
View ArticleFatherhood is every man’s responsibility
The role of fatherhood is becoming more appreciated within modern society as more men are taking responsibility and building positive relationships with their children even though many of them did not...
View ArticleSickle cell and implicit social cognition
I have always wondered about what role the above also known as ‘implicit bias or unconscious bias’ plays in the lives of anyone living with sickle cell disease? I have had it in various areas of my...
View ArticleWhy you should join a fertility support group
If you are struggling with infertility, should you join a fertility support group? As you ponder over this, it is necessary to be aware that regardless of where you are on your journey to becoming a...
View ArticleThe uncomfortable possibilities
The accident victim is her blood relative but the people who donated blood to him are outsiders. She explained that her refusal to donate blood to her “dying” brother is premised on her belief that...
View ArticleOur crisis moments distressing yet we stay strong, sustain advocacy on sickle...
Janet Ogundepo writes about the struggles and triumphs of sufferers as the World Sickle Cell Day holds today Mr Dotun Oladipupo is a sickle cell warrior. He is married and has a son. He was born and...
View ArticleUnemployment to push more Nigerians into poverty – NESG
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group said on Friday that many Nigerians are expected to fall into the poverty trap amid rising unemployment in the country. The NESG, a private sector-led think-tank,...
View ArticleIbadan mayhem: Restrain ‘Auxiliary’ now, NURTW tells Makinde
The National Union of Road Transport Workers in Oyo State has distanced the union from Alhaji Lamidi Mukaila, popularly known as Auxiliary. The Deputy General Secretary of NURTW, Alhaji Suleiman Musa,...
View ArticlePolice tighten security as fresh Ibadan gang war claims lives
The gang war which started in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Wednesday reportedly claimed more lives early Friday morning. Some youths from Inalende, together with their counterparts from Abebi, were said to...
View ArticleCourt clears Senator Nwaoboshi of N322m money laundering charges
The Lagos State Federal High Court, Ikoyi, on Friday, cleared Senator Peter Nwaoboshi of the N322m money laundering charges filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Nwaoboshi,...
View ArticleCivil servants more corrupt than politicians, Senate panel declares
The Senate Public Accounts Committee has declared that its investigations so far revealed that civil servants are more corrupt than the political class. The Chairman of SPAC, Senator Matthew...
View ArticleWe’ll pass electoral bill before July ending – Reps
The House of Representatives has said it will pass the Electoral Act 2010 (Amendment) Bill before the National Assembly goes on its two-month annual recess in July. The committee report on the bill has...
View ArticleFor fear of poverty, I didn’t want to marry a pastor – Dr Atang
Dr Dara Atang is the Co-lead Pastor of God’s House of Refuge International, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. In this interview with GODFREY GEORGE, she traces her journey from medical practice to teaching and...
View ArticleInsecurity shouldn’t stop 2023 elections – Kokori
Elder statesman and a former Secreatary General of the Nigeria Union of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, Chief Frank Kokori, has said despite the high rate of insecurity across the country, the...
View ArticleDon, others highlight importance of educational games to learning
A professor of Educational Technology at the University of Ibadan, Prof Ayotola Aremu, has said that students can acquire skills while playing educational games. Aremu, who described students in the...
View ArticleLawyers link poverty, unemployment to rising attacks on INEC offices
Legal experts and human rights activists have blamed poverty, youth unemployment and illiteracy for the rising attacks on the offices and facilities of the Independent National Electoral Commission...
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