By John Campbell, Guest Columnist and Blogger The Western media is focused on the struggle between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, with searing images of the humanitarian disaster that is unfolding. Yet the magnitude is tiny compared to the humanitarian crisis in northern Nigeria. Total confirmed deaths number 239 in the current round of fighting between Hamas and the Israelis. In comparison, there have been at least 755 deaths since January 1, 2021 in northeastern Borno State, the...
The newly commissioned Anambra International Cargo and Passenger Airport in Umueri community is now bringing many international business opportunities for the people of Anambra state, and one of those opportunities lies in real estate as properties close to the airport are currently booming. According to Jaqueline Obiechina-Okafor, a land and estate-development expert with Pwan Max property and Business Solutions, “we have been dealing with a high demand of pre-built homes and apartments in the past...
“They hate my religion as much as I despise theirs.” ―Don Okolo If you are expecting me to pull any punches with this piece, you’d be disappointed. This is not the time for measured speech. Definitely, not the time for smoke-up-a bunghole-platitudes designed to massage any inflated egos. Swords are drawn. Rifles are out of niches, dusted, locked, and loaded, and aimed at marks. The dust and fog of war are thicker, rolling faster than...
“It is common for an office-seeker to become a lamb just before an election and then transform into a wolf after his victory. ” ―Ebuka Onyekwelu Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo is a brand name. No matter what reservations anyone may have, the reality is that Soludo is a big name and a brand that has endured for decades. A true example of how the pursuit of knowledge can transform the fortunes of an individual for...
The Acting Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Usman Alkali Baba, on Tuesday, launched Operation Restore Peace, a special security operation for the South East geo-political zone, Nigeria. The Operation RP launched at the Michael Okpara Square, Enugu as disclosed by Usman Baba is in compliance to the President of Nigeria’s directive to the Nigeria Police Operation RP is designed to restore peace and security in the zone by stemming the tide of violence and criminal activities....
The five-day warning statewide strike embarked by Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Kaduna state has taken a new dimension as thugs have attacked the striking workers, while the state Governor Malam Nasir El-Rufai announced the dismissal of all nurses below level 14. The governor’s action is linked to a tweet he made earlier when he stated that Barau Dikko Teaching hospital had reported that nurses disconnected oxygen from a two-day-old baby in an incubator on...
By Ahmed Ubandoma, Feature Writer Evidently, the First Lady, Aisha Muhammadu Buhari`s strive and passion to support the less privileged, especially women and children was the brain behind the formation of her non-governmental organisation — Future Assured which is a component of Aisha Buhari Foundation (ABF). Future Assured, an initiative of the Aisha Buhari Foundation (ABF), is a non-governmental organisation set up with the vision of securing the future for women and children, especially in...
ABUJA — The Director of Production, Defence Headquarters, Air Vice Marshall M. A. Yakubu says on Monday that the Defence Headquarters required $2bn (N825bn) annually to fight insecurity in the country. Yakubu revealed this in Abuja at the public hearing on the Armed Forces Support Trust Fund Bill, declared that the sources of funding which the bill recommended were inadequate to address the insecurity in the land. “Every year, how do we get our budget, capital...
“If the federal government is interested in fairness and unity, it must do the needful or this would set the ball rolling for an eventual breakup. ” ―Ebuka Onyekwelu Arising from its meeting in Asaba the capital of Delta state, the seventeen governors of southern Nigeria present, except the Imo State governor (represented as deputy) made bold statements that the unity of Nigeria is conditional. “Southern Nigeria remains committed to the unity of Nigeria based...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a stern warning on Friday that the second year of the Coronavirus pandemic would be “far more deadly”, as Japan extended a state of emergency amid growing calls for the country to scrap the Olympic. “We’re on track for the second year of this pandemic to be far more deadly than the first,” said WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The mood also darkened in Japan where the coronavirus...
