ALHAJI LATEEF JAKANDE, PASSAGE OF A TITAN
The Nigeria Union of Journalists announces with sadness, the painful death of a veteran Journalist and first civilian Governor of Lagos State from 1979 to 1983.His Excellency, Chief Lateef Jakande passed on at the age of 91 in Lagos.As a Nigerian journalist who became governor of Lagos State, and later Minister of Works under the […]
Herdsmen Invade Wole Soyinka’s Abeokuta Residence…Group Condemns Attack.
The Southern and Middle Belt Forum has condemned attack on the Abeokuta residence of the Nobel Laurette, Prof. Wole Soyinka, by Fulani herdsmen on Tuesday SaharaReporters learnt that Soyinka had moved to Lagos in the meantime, following the attack and one of the herders has been arrested. It was also learnt that the rest ran […]
APC MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION: Nasarawa State First Lady Enjoins Women To Register.
Nasarawa State First Lady, Hajiya Silifat Abdullahi Sule calls on women in the state to register and obtain their APC membership card. The First Lady made the call shortly after revalidating and obtaining her membership card of the All Progressive Congress, APC at the flag-off of the exercise by Governor Abdullahi A. Sule at the […]
Kidnapping, Banditry, the Fulani, and the Difficult Conversation
By Zwahu, Yanwaidi In a highly charged political environment, some conversations become rather difficult to have. The issue of the Fulani and kidnapping and banditry is one such conversation because of the obvious likelihood of being accused of ethnic profiling. The reality however is that this problem is threatening to consume all of us and […]
The Awakening.
By Bilal Adamu Halilu There is a sudden realization that most of our problems lie in the type of leadership we have. Yet little emphasis on the fact that our leaders are a reflection of us. The failure of government to invest appropriately on education over the years has directly and indirectly created negative vices […]
Challenges : Nigeria’s leadership, followership must come together to bring an end – Gbajabiamila
…..as Wamakko says APC ‘ ll emerge stronger after members registration, revalidation exercise By Ado Hassan, Sokoto HOUSE of Representatives Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila says Nigeria needs the commitment and sacrifices of the leadership and the followership to sail out of the woods of its growing challenges. ” We are in a very challenging times like […]
MY GAY FRIEND AND I
MARTINS TACHIO When I picked up my pen to write this article after some research on gay and bisexual individuals, what was ringing in my head was why medical sciences are not playing a significant role in disabusing our minds on the fact that gays and bisexuals suffer a psychiatric condition instead of allowing most […]
Female Genital Mutilation: Right Abuse, Inhuman, Gender-based Violence – CAMAC
…to launch Media Campaign on Zero Tolerance for FGM Center for Media Advocacy for Mother and Child (CAMAC) on Saturday described Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), as abuse on the right of women, inhuman and violence against women and girls. Executive Director of CAMAC, Alex Uangbaoje in a statement to commemorate the the International Day of […]
Governor Fintiri Condoles With NUJ Over The Death Of Abdulaziz
Adamawa State Governor, The Rt.Hon Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has sent his heartfelt condolences to the Nigeria Union of Joirnalists Adamawa State Council over the demise of Ibrahim Abdulaziz who died on Friday February 5th 2021 in a Car crash along Gombe Bauchi road. The late Abdulaziz a versatile journalist had worked variously with Voice of […]
Injustices Of Voting But Not Being Voted For: The Hausa Plaintive Cry On Recovering Their Lost Kingdom.
By Col. Dauda Gora (rtd). Hausa land, history and people yearning for freedom. Nigerians, 50 years old and above who attended Primary School in any part of what used to be Northern Nigeria, must have been taught during History lessons about the 7 Hausa States of Biram, Kano, Katsina, Daura, Gobir, Rano and Zaria as […]