Prof. Kingsley Moghalu Dazzles Audience at the 10th Emeka Anyaoku Lecture Series in Awka

National DevelopmentNewsNigeriaProf. Kingsley Moghalu Dazzles Audience at the 10th Emeka Anyaoku Lecture Series in Awka

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)August 13, 2021

AWKA — The 10th Chief Emeka Anyaoku Lecture Series on Good Governance, which was held at the Prof. Dora Akuyili Women Development Centre was well attended. The event attracted some of the brightest Nigerians including Chief Emeka Anyaoku who served as Commonwealth’s Secretary-General for two decades, Donald Duke, a former governor of Cross River State who changed the face of governance in Cross River, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, a global leader and former Deputy Governor of...

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FG to Lift Twitter Suspension in Couple of Days

NigeriaFG to Lift Twitter Suspension in Couple of Days

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 11, 2021

ABUJA — The Federal Government has said it will be lifting its ban on Twitter suspension in Nigeria in a matter of days. This was announced by Lai Mohammed, who was the Minister of Culture and Information, on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council Meeting which was chaired by the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo. The Minister disclosed that the status of the discussion with the microblogging site has reached an amicable stage, with agreements...

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Kaduna, Plateau Lost Over 114 Persons in One Month – Amnesty International

Crime & SecurityNigeriaKaduna, Plateau Lost Over 114 Persons in One Month – Amnesty International

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 11, 2021

KADUNA — Not less than 112 persons lost their lives and about 160 kidnapped in the bloody attacks in Kaduna and Plateau states within the last one month, Amnesty International revealed. In a communiqué on Tuesday, the rights group associated the deaths to failure on the part of to Nigerian Government to live up to their obligation to protect the right to live. Amnesty International stated that the authorities’ failure enabled a month of bloody...

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PHOTOS: After 48 Days in Hospital, Boy Labelled Witch and Abandoned is Discharged

Human Rights & FreedomNewsNigeriaPHOTOS: After 48 Days in Hospital, Boy Labelled Witch and Abandoned is Discharged

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)August 8, 2021

BENIN — The boy labelled a witch and abandoned at a forest at Upper Siloko in Edo State is recovering and has been discharged from the hospital, Harrison Gwamnishu, founder of the Behind Bars Human Right Foundation has disclosed. The boy whose name is not known was found in June after he crawled out of the forest he had been abandoned for allegedly being a witch. He had sores on his body and could not...

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Next President Of Nigeria Should Be In His 60s- IBB

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNext President Of Nigeria Should Be In His 60s- IBB

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 8, 2021

ABUJA — Former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, has suggested that the next president of Nigeria come 2023 should be in his 60s because of the nature of the work of the country’s leader. Babangida, popularly known as IBB spoke during an exclusive interview with Arise Television on Friday morning said one of the reasons Nigeria has refused to progress and achieve the dreams of the founding fathers was because Nigerians no longer believed...

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Nigeria Will Not Disintegrate- Dr Neliaku

NewsNigeriaNigeria Will Not Disintegrate- Dr Neliaku

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 7, 2021

ABUJA — Dr. Ike Neliaku, Chairman, Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) Citizens Summit for National Integration, Peace and Security has described Nigeria as a strong entity that has become too strong to disintegrate, regardless of various developmental, social, and security challenges plaguing it. Neliaku, while speaking at a media briefing in Abuja, noted that there are several problems threatening the nation as an entity, and stressed the need for a joint collaborative effort to...

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Exploring gender diversity in male-dominated workforce

EssayLabourNigeriaExploring gender diversity in male-dominated workforce

Beloved John (Staff Writer)August 4, 2021

When gender diversity is incorporated at all levels of industry, profit, productivity, and quality of service will increase. Promoting gender diversity and inclusion has been on Nigeria’s agenda for decades yet the country is unable to earn a strong track record in this area. Despite having a significant population of women in the labour force, Nigeria cannot harness the potential human resource benefits that this opportunity presents. An advantage that can be geared toward enhancing...

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Some Seven PDP National Working Committee Resign, PDP chairman Governors Forum Reacts

NigeriaPoliticsSome Seven PDP National Working Committee Resign, PDP chairman Governors Forum Reacts

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 4, 2021

ABUJA — Seven National Working Committee, (NWC) members of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, including, the Deputy National Financial Secretary, Deputy Legal Adviser, Deputy National Auditor, Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Deputy Women Leader, and Deputy Organising Secretary have resigned from their various positions. The party’s National Organising Secretary, Colonel Austin Akobundu (retd), reportedly confirmed the resignation of NWC members, numbering about seven, however, promised to remain loyal to the main opposition political party. They, according...

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COVID-19: SGF Raises Alarm On Six States, FCT

CoronavirusNigeriaCOVID-19: SGF Raises Alarm On Six States, FCT

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 3, 2021

ABUJA — Mr. Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 say Lagos, Akwa Ibom, Oyo, Rivers, Kano, Plateau, and the FCT are causes for concern as the third wave of COVID-19 pandemic rages in Nigeria. Speaking at the PSC Briefing in Abuja said that all countries in the West African region were beginning to see the third wave of COVID-19. He said Nigeria...

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