Introducing Africa Conference on Development Journalism.
Press Statement: Introducing Africa Conference on Development Journalism (#ACDJ2019) Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF), a media development organisation based in Kaduna – Nigeria, wishes to introduce the Africa Conference on Development Journalism (ACDJ), an Annual Media Conference. The Conference is meant to serve as an avenue for exchange of ideas in addressing current and emerging […]
PROFILE : Engr Wada
…The man who beat his brother, brother in-law, Melaye, others to pick PDP guber ticket Musa Wada, the younger brother of rival Idris Wada, clinched the PDP governorship ticket in the primary election held in Lokoja on Wednesday, ahead of the 16th November election. Musa scored 748 votes, followed by Abubakar Idris with 710 votes, […]
P&ID $9b lawsuit …World’s Biggest Lawsuits Built on a Sham?
Is One of the World’s Biggest Lawsuits Built on a Sham? A dying Irishman went for one last big score in Nigeria. The project failed, but a London tribunal says his company’s owed $9 billion and counting. By Kit Chellel, Joe Light, and Ruth Olurounbi Gaslighting The oilfield fires of the Niger Delta burn day and night. Metal […]
WHY WE MUST STAGE A PROTEST AGAINST THE GRUESOME EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS OF FELLOW NIGERIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA
By M. S. DogaraWednesday 4th September, 2019. Good day my fellow brothers’ keepers and peace loving Nigerians, It’s very sad and unfortunate to draw our attention, and indeed that of the entire African continent and the world, on the unending extrajudicial and gruesome butchering of Nigerians living in South Africa. The gory pictures of some […]
Gunmen attack: Resort To Violence Cannot Save You- PDP Tells Yahaya Bello
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) issues a stern warning to Governor Yahaya Bello and the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the gun attack at its governorship primary election in Lokoja, Kogi state. The party says the resort to violence and bloodletting cannot save the failed governor and his party, the APC, as the PDP and […]
Global heating made Hurricane Dorian bigger, wetter – and more deadly
We know that warm waters fuel hurricanes, and Dorian was strengthened by waters well above average temperatures Michael Mann and Andrew E Dessler The Bahamas, for those who live there, is simply a place to call home. For many Americans, it’s a dream vacation spot. But Hurricane Dorian turned that dream into a nightmare. And the worst part is […]
Hothouse Earth: here’s what the science actually does – and doesn’t – say
Richard Betts, University of Exeter A new scientific paper proposing a scenario of unstoppable climate change has gone viral, thanks to its evocative description of a “Hothouse Earth”. Much of the media coverage suggests that we face an imminent and unavoidable extreme climate catastrophe. But as a climate scientist who has carried out similar research myself, I am aware that […]
Why Youths Should Drive Actions To Mitigate Climate Change
Experts have continued to harp on the importance of engaging all strata of the society and enhancing cooperation needed to tackle the looming threat of climate change. The impact of climate change is life-threatening and is being felt on health, through air pollution, heat waves and risks to food security. Climate change is real and […]
SECURITY UPDATE : Kaduna State Govt Bans Check Point
No Authorized Checkpoints Along Kaduna-Abuja, Kaduna-Zaria and Kaduna-BirninGwari Highways The Kaduna State Security Council has issued an advisory, notifying citizens that there are no authorised checkpoints along the Kaduna-Abuja, Kaduna-Zaria and Kaduna-Birnin Gwari highways. Citizens are to note that effective immediately, there is no authorized checkpoint on these routes (to and fro) until further notice. […]