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Using agency report, JOHN NWOKOCHA looks at the recent boat mishap in Borno state, and posits that besides loss of lives, economic implication, fatal boat accidents are becoming frequent development around the country that should be arrested Incessant boat accidents The boat mishap that occurred in Jere local government area of Borno state, has draw attention to incessant boat accidents Read More

In our series of letters from Africa, Nigerian writer and novelist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani considers why some earth tremors in Nigeria’s capital caused such a stir. Sometime in the early hours of 6 September, I was tucked in bed at home in Abuja when, suddenly, a slight trembling seemed to sway the building from side to side. My first thought Read More

Zimbabwe is struggling with its worst outbreak of cholera in a decade, which has killed at least 28 people. An emergency has been declared and public gatherings banned in the capital, Harare. Large plastic tents dot the clinic grounds. Health workers, some in yellow protective clothing and white plastic gloves, move between them. A child is crying inside one tent. Read More

Former Minister of Aviation, Kema Chikwe, was a popular figure in the political arena after the country’s return to democratic rule in 1999, so also was Senator Roland Owie who represented Edo South in the Senate between 1999 and 2003, as well as Anthony Manzo, who was chief of staff to former Senate President, David Mark. In this piece ELEOJO Read More

Senator Shehu Sani is a delight in many ways and one of the legislators who have made the 8th National Assembly vibrant and engaging, however, his political stand in recent times has kept everyone wondering where he really belongs. ELEOJO IDACHABA writes Human rights activist turned politician, Senator Shehu Sani, means different things to different people. To some, he is Read More

Peace has been elusive in Ogbosinne community, in Nkanu West local government area of Enugu state, since the assassination of its traditional ruler, Igwe Stephen Nwatu, and destruction of property in the community. CHUKS NWEZE in this report observes that there is twist in the crisis, making return to normalcy a forlorn hope Elusive peace Peace may remain elusive for Read More

Last week, three horrible incidents occurred in Imo state, raising fear over insecurity in and around the state, because it came on the heel of assurances by none other than the Commissioner of Police, Dasuki Galandanchi, that Imo state was crime-free. CHIDIEBERE IWUOHA reports A few weeks ago, Imo State Commissioner of Police, Dasuki D. Galadanchi, while celebrating his achievements Read More

In this piece, CHUKS NWEZE in Enugu reports how residents observed the Sit-at-Home declaration issued by the leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), last Friday, September 14 Compliance with order The question on the lips of everybody since Friday, September 14, 2018, is whether the sit at home as ordered by the pro-Biafra group, the Indigenous People of Read More

On a yearly basis, within the last five years, universities and other tertiary institutions in Nigeria are known for the conduct of in-house examinations otherwise known as Post-UTME tests for admission seekers, but University of Abuja has a peculiar way of carrying out its in own exercise TAIYE ODEWALE examines the unique method Unique processes While some Nigerian universities including Read More

Ordinarily, the 90th birthday celebration of Oyo monarch, Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji, recently held in Ibadan, Oyo state capital, was an opportunity to reconcile the monarch and aggrieved high chiefs, but the absence of chiefs at the occasion was an indication that not only will the face-off linger, also, all is not well with the traditional council. AGBOOLA Read More

By Babatunde Layiwola Isiaka The glorious exit of the retired Justice Mustapha Muhammed Adebayo Akanbi who peacefully left this sinful world to the world beyond on the 3rd of June 2018, is a clear attestation to the fact that the finality of death is never a mirage. The late Akanbi was born into the family of Alhaji Akanbi Oniyo on Read More

Lamentations, sporadic shootings Survivors of Saturday’s attack by Boko Haram in Gudumbali, Guzamala Local Government Area in Borno, have recounted their near death ordeal during the incident. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that scores of insurgents in gun trucks and various caliber of arms, stormed the town and attacked a military base, a battle that lasted for about Read More

This fierce all-female army was so ruthless that European colonists called them the Amazons after the merciless warriors of Greek mythology Actors Chadwick Boseman and Michael B Jordan earned high praise for their roles in the 2018 Marvel film Black Panther. But for me, the real stars were the Dora Milaje, the special forces unit of the fictional Kingdom of Read More

Aponmu Lona, a village under Idanre local government, in Ondo Central Senatorial District, cuts a picture of many neglected communities across Ondo State. The sorry picture begins at the entrance to the village through a detour off the Akure-Ondo expressway. The rocky road is impassable and difficult to drive through. The dearth of basic amenities is palpable as one approaches Read More