Kaduna State: Plight Of Persons With Disabilities, Beyond Charity To Human Rights
By Yusuf Ishaku Goje Just reflect for a minute. Assuming out of the 8.04 million multidimensionally poor (MPI survey, 2022) in Kaduna State, a sizable number, conservatively lets say 15%, are vulnerable Persons with Disabilities (PwDs). This means about 1.2 million PWDs suffer multiple times as much from multidimensional poverty compared to those considered abled […]
“I’ll Restore the Lost Glory of Ambrose Alli University,” Says Edo APC Guber Candidate
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the September 21st election, Distinguished Senator Monday Okpebholo, has assured the people of Esan West local government area that, when elected as governor, he will restore the lost glory of the state-owned Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma. During a strategic meeting earlier today, Senator Okpebholo assured […]
Religious Harmony: Faith leaders converge on Kaduna for Interfaith Dialogue
Media networks have rallied round all faith leaders to join in the inaugural Kaduna Interfaith Dialogue (KID), Ahead of the upcoming event May 2, 2024, organized by Search for Common Ground Nigeria (SFCGN), in collaboration with other stakeholders dedicated to peace-building in the state. In view of above, the Kaduna Network of Peace Journalists (NPJ), […]
Group Sensitises Stakeholders On Farmers Herders Crisis In Kaduna
By Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna In an efforts to mitigate conflicts arising from farmers herders clashes leading to loss of lives and properties worth million of Naira in Kaduna state, a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) under the auspices of NEEM foundation has sensitized stakeholders in the state on the danger of farmers herders crisis. The sensitization […]
One in six children set to go hungry as kidnappings, conflict and rising prices push food out of reach in Nigeria – Save The Children Report
Around 15.6 million children in Nigeria are facing hunger in the lead up to the lean season starting in June, according to a new analysis by Save the Children. The number of hungry children is 25% higher than the same period in 2023, and is likely the result of increasing insecurity, protracted conflict, banditry and […]
Workers Trapped As Building In Kano Collapses
An unknown number of workers have been reportedly trapped at a collapsed building in Kano State. ALSO READ: American School Contacts EFCC, Set To Return $760k The building is located in the Kuntau area of Gwale Local Government Area of the state. At least, 11 persons are trapped under the rubble, sources disclosed. Rescue operations […]
Yahaya Bello Sage: American School Contacts EFCC, Set To Return $760k
The American International School of Abuja (AISA) has reached out to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), asking the agency to provide “authentic banking details” for the refund of fees paid for the children of the immediate-past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. ALSO READ: Universities Promote Ethnic, Religious Bias – Bishop Kukah Bello […]
Universities Promote Ethnic, Religious Bias – Bishop Kukah
The Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, has emphasis on the worrying trend of declining diversity and meritocracy in Nigerian universities, which were increasingly influenced by ethnic and religious affiliations. ALSO READ: 119 Inmates Escape From Suleja Correctional Centre Kukah made this known on The Morning Show on Arise TV on […]
119 Inmates Escape From Suleja Correctional Centre
No fewer than one hundred and nineteen inmates have escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Suleja, in Niger State after a rainstorm wreaked havoc on a part of the facility late Wednesday. ALSO READ: The General Strike of 1945 and the Tudor-Davies Commission “A heavy downpour that lasted for several hours on the night […]
The General Strike of 1945 and the Tudor-Davies Commission
“If we are going to get equality, if we are going to get adequate wages, we are going to have to struggle for them.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. One of the great tragedies of Nigeria’a political history is that, when they become the nation’s President, former military dictators pretend to be born again democrats […]