MAN NABBED FOR SMUGGLING DRUGS INTO KUJE PRISON
The eagle eyed officers of Kuje medium Security Prison, have apprehended one Mr Clement Jacob of Deidei village in Abuja for attempting to smuggle substances suspected to be Indian hemp into the prison facility. The substance which was hidden in a sandal, was expected to be delivered to one Emeka Onyejikacki, an inmate of Kuje […]
Nigerian Guild of Editors Rejects NASS Guidelines for Journalists
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has rejected the new guidelines for the accreditation of media organisations, journalists/ correspondents covering the National Assembly, describing it as primitive, undemocratic and blatantly anti-press and anti-people. The guidelines issued by authorities of the National Assembly (NASS) is due to become effective from June 11 2019. It demands among […]
Maccido Vs Wamakko : Tribunal fixes Thurs for commemcement of main trial
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto The 2019 National and State Assemblies Elections Petitions Tribunal sitting in Sokoto will on Thursday, May 23 , 2019, commence main trial in the Petition filed before it by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP ), Senator Ahmed Mohammed Maccido, who is challenging the declaration of Senator Aliyu […]
LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT
By Segun Showunmi Dear President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, Ramadan Kareem. May Almighty Allah guide and be with you, especially at this time with the affairs of our nation Nigeria. Democracy thrives on a vibrant and viral opposition. I have wondered if the word opposition is an appropriate word to use given that I really do […]
Our lives depend on our Environment – Dr. Emeghara
By Bala Shekari Dr. Emeghara Ursula Ukamaka is the Deputy Provost Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, Kaduna State. She represented the College at a recent round table engagement involving non state actors for Climate Action and Sustainable Development Goals in Kaduna State. She spoke to Bala Shekari Q: As a participant how has the program […]
J.T. ROGERS CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY AT ORPHANAGE
Halima Abubakar, Amb Cornell Udofia, King Wadada storms Jane Thomas Rogers’ birthday at Heritage Orphanage Homes Anthony. The event initially planned to be low key turned out to be a beehive of celebrities. Stars such as the legendary Reggae Icon King Wadada, Nollywood sexy diva Amb. Halima Abubakar, Amb Cornell Udofia,top movie director and producers […]
Should Indian Hemp Be Legalised In Nigeria?
By Natasha Akpoti Do you think we are being hypocritical in the management of hemp in Nigeria? It suddenly turned cold in Boston and I wasn’t properly dressed for the weather. My hotel was far away and my only option was to dash into a store for some jeans or leggings to wear under my […]
Buhari planning to jail me in phantom coup plot -Atiku
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 23 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has alleged plan by President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to replay the phantom coup plot of late General Sani Abacha where he falsely accused and jailed former President Olusegun Obasanjo for treason. Atiku spoke […]
What Women Should Know
…Men Have Pains Too…. A woman said to me, ‘It took me years to really know that men cry too. I took my husband for a super human. I see him leave the house everyday and come back providing for us. One day as I have left the house and he was at home, I […]
PDP Slams Fayemi, Says Ekiti Workers’ Sack Is Wickedness
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has described the sack of ‘over 2,000 workers’ by the Kayode Fayemi led administration as an “act of wickedness against humanity”. In a statement on Thursday by its Publicity Secretary, Mr Jackson Adebayo, the party said the All Progressives Congress (APC) government has proven to be an […]