On the occasion of the Carol of Nine Lessons organized by NTA and Radio Nigeria on December 10th last year, I was invited to deliver the message. I chose to speak on the theme, Do Not Be Afraid as a means of encouraging our people against the backdrop ...
A long established legal ethic well respected across the world emphasises that “he who alleges-as a prosecutor, must prove”. In the like-manner as “the onus of proof lies on he who asserts”. But, the trial of Major Al-Mustapha r...
Hon. Ahmed Aliyu Wadada (Baraden Keffi), Senior Special Assistant on Budget, Project, Monitoring & Evaluation and National Assembly Matters to the Hon. Minister of the FCT, Senator Bala Mohammed embodies a man ready to offer service that will trans...
In this interview with Abdullahi Mohammed Sheka, a frontline member of the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Mustapha Bala Dawaki extensively lends his voice to the current debate about fuel subsidy, the withdrawal of which has led to all so...
Chief Athan Achonu is the Founder of Project Nigeria, a civil society organisation that promotes good governance. In this interview, he says as an alternative to fuel subsidy removal; the federal government can explore government to government import o...
The recent Madalla bombing in Niger state has made the Christian community the center of discussion on the current insecurity crises in the country . Arch Bishop John Onaiyekan , the Archbishop of Abuja D...
Indonesia and Nigeria share many things as they are both heavily populated and have multi religious and ethnic backgrounds. In this interview with EZRA IJIOMA, the Indonesian Ambassador to Nigeria, Sudirman Haseng, talks about areas of cooperation betw...
Many people in Nigeria, especially those living in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory and environs, and perhaps beyond, are familiar with a minority tribe popularly referred to as Gwari. But is this tribe, which accommodates the nation’s seat o...
Controversy has continued to trail the death of Muideen Folorunsho Mustapha who was allegedly gunned down by a policeman during the fuel subsidy removal protest in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital last Tuesday. Mustapha was said to have been killed at t...
Commercial banks in three towns in Edo State have come under serious attacks by armed robbers in recent times, leaving the customers with tales of woes. PATRICK OCHOGA, who has been following the spate of attacks, reports on the deadly raids. Sporadic ...
Less than twenty hours to the end of the year 2011, gunmen suspected to be Ezza militants, invaded Ezillo in Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi state, killing over 66 people; wounding several others, and sending a chilling signal of war without en...
YAU WIZIRI writes on the threat being posed to the people of Kaltungo community of Gombe State by poisonous snakes. If there is one thing that constitutes a snare to the people of Kaltungo community in Gombe State, it is the venom of snake bites. While...
After extending the state’s hand of fellowship to the physically challenged in its domain for over five years, Governor Sule Lamido, can now look back smiling at the level of transformation that singular action has brought to the lives of t...
His weird appearance at any socio-political or cultural gathering could make people scamper for safety. He could decide to ride in a car with a convoy of his followers chanting and parading all over Dekina town or on horseback, gallivanting-a piece of ...
Breast is an organ associated with women and other mammals. However, men sometimes develop breasts as a result of enlarged breast tissues. The condition, which is known as gynecomastia, can be quite embarrassing. RALIAT AHMED writes In hum...