Secrets of Happy Home Life

Secrets of a happy home

by J. R. Miller, 1894 Home is among the holiest of words. A true home is one of the most sacred of places. It is a sanctuary into which men flee from the world’s perils and alarms. It is a resting-place to which at close of day the weary retire to gather new strength for […]

CBN’s Aisha Ahmad and Religious Hypocrisy in Northern Nigeria

Aisha Ahmad

By Farooq Kperogi Religion in the Muslim north revolves around (1.) a sick, prurient obsession with the female body under the cover of religious morality, (2.) exhibitionist displays of the rituals of religiosity, and (3.) identity politics without a care for ethical virtues, truth, honesty, and kindness. You can lie, cheat, murder, rape, steal and […]

Victor Malu Passes On

Late Gen. Victor Malu

Former Chief of Army Staff,  Lt Gen. Victor Malu, who served under former president Olusegun Obasanjo, is dead. Family sources in Makurdi disclosed that Malu died early Monday morning at a Cairo hospital. He was said to have travelled to Cairo, the capital of Egypt two weeks ago for medical check-up. He was born on […]

ILO: Global Unemployment Rises to More than 200 Million

Ivanka Trump, right, speaks during a session on action to end forced labor, modern slavery and human trafficking as Guy Ryder, left, director general of the International Labor Organization listens, during the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 19, 2017, at U.N. headquarters.

GENEVA —  Global unemployment this year stands at more than 201 million, an increase of 3.4 million compared to 2016, says the International Labor Organization. The ILO says the private sector, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, plays a crucial role in creating decent jobs around the world. The ILO study (World Employment and Social Outlook […]