21 Years After, Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria to Host Regional Congress March 24-27 –Official

ASABA — Nigeria is to host the ninth Near East and Africa Regional (NEAR) Congress of the Medical Women’s International Association (MWIA) from March 24 to March 27, 2021, in Abuja, after 21 years. Dr. Minimim Oseji, the National President of, Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria (MWAN), disclosed this in a statement issued, on Sunday, in Asaba, and made it available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Oseji, who noted that the last time...

Nigerian Labour Organizations Must Grow Beyond Strike Actions

“Right now, the biggest question labour leaders should be asking is how they can maintain the relevance of their organization in the coming years,” ―Ebuka Onyekwelu Labour unions in Nigeria have attained a near-seamless integration with strike action, such that the only thing they are known for is industrial action. Aside from their frequent fights with the government over price regulation, salary increment, payments of benefits, as well as other demands for better working conditions,...

19 States Participating As 38th Edition of Ramat Cup International Kicks Off in Kano

KANO —  Teams from 19 states are participating in the 38th edition of the Ramat Cup International Under-16 Football Tournament which begins on Sunday in Kano, an official has said. Aliyu Kasim, the Kano State Chapter Secretary of Youth Sports Federation of Nigeria (YSFON), who is the tournament’s organisers, disclosed this on Sunday in Kano. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that players of teams from 17 of the states at the tournament...

Northern Governors Forum Condemns Attack on Gov. Ortom

JOS — The Northern Governors Forum on Sunday condemned Saturday’s attack on Benue’s Gov. Samuel Ortom’ motorcade by bandits as disturbing. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that bandits attacked Gov. Ortom’s motorcade on Saturday at Tyo-Mu community near Makurdi. Chairman of the forum and governor of Plateau, Simon Lalong, said the incident must be investigated thoroughly. Lalong said in a statement issued by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Dr. Makut Macham...

OPINION: Niger’s Mahamadou Issoufou Awarded Mo Ibrahim Prize for Excellence in African Leadership

By John Campbell Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou, set to step down after two terms in office, was last week awarded the Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership. The chair of the Mo Ibrahim Prize Committee, Festus Mogae, a former president of Botswana and himself a recipient of the prize, said that Issoufou had “led his people on a path of progress.” The committee noted that Issoufou had faced “severe political and economic issues.” Niger in the best of times...

Aspire FC Win Okigwe Centre of NLO Division One Competition

ENUGU — Aspire FC from Anambra has emerged the overall winners of the Okigwe Centre with 10 points after four matches at the 2020/2021 Nationwide League One (NLO) Division One Competition. The West African Pilot News gathered that Ingas FC of Enugu emerged runners-up with nine points after four matches, while Right-2-Win was third with seven points from four matches. The Centre’s Coordinator, Ebere Amaraizu, told NAN in Enugu on Thursday that activities at the...

Power Supply: CHRSJ to Lead Community Campaign Against IKEDC

A human rights organization, the Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ) has concluded arrangement to lead the Lagos and Ogun State Communities on the campaign against the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) over non-restore of electricity back to some communities in the two States for a period of time now. They have also reiterated in the campaign that some offices of the IKEDC would be picketed after the expiration of 21- day ultimatum...

OPINION: The Nigerian Military’s Missing Link: A Joint Special Operations Command

By Fola Aina Nigeria’s northern regions continue to struggle with insecurity, claiming the lives of tens of thousands and displacing millions due to armed banditry and Boko Haram. Significant battlefield defeats led the military to resort to a strategy of establishing super camps to prevent terrorists and armed bandits from overrunning areas of relative peace. However, as that approach has largely failed, President Muhammadu Buhari decided to heed months of repeated calls for change among the military’s top brass when he appointed new service chiefs in late...

OPINION: John Magufuli, Tanzania’s COVID-Denying President, Dies

By Nolan Quinn ____ President John Magufuli’s death at sixty-one years of age followed a familiar pattern among Africa’s putative strongmen: denials that he was sick followed by secrecy as to the circumstances of his dying and where it happened. Magufuli, like other African heads of state, apparently sought treatment outside his own country, rumor had it either in Kenya or India—perhaps both. Vice President Samia Suluhu, announcing the president’s death yesterday, said the president died from a heart...

Plumber, 48, Bags 2 Months’ Community Service For Stealing Generator Set

GWAGWALADA (FCT), —  A Gwagwalada Magistrates’ Court, FCT, on Wednesday sentenced a 48-year-old plumber, Isiaka Garuba, to two months’ community service for stealing a generator set. Garuba of Sabo Iddo village, Abuja, pleaded guilty to theft of a generator set and begged the court for leniency. Delivering his judgment, the Magistrate, Yusuf Ibrahim, however, sentenced Garuba to two months’ community service. Ibrahim ordered that the community service should be for three hours daily. The magistrate...

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