A proper leader delegates functions and expects specific tasks to be accomplished by his appointees. —Dr. I. D. Onwudiwe, COVID-19 is a disease caused by the coronavirus, which has metamorphosed into a global pandemic and claimed many lives worldwide. Nigeria, our beloved country, is not immune to the danger of this respiratory tract infection. We have lost many prominent citizens—from the former Chief of Staff to the President and to other politicians—university personnel, and, of...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday evening returned from Bamako, Mali, after many hours of consultations and closed-door meetings meant to mitigate the political crisis in that country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting was attended by the host President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita; Presidents Machy Sall of Senegal, Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana and Alassane Ouattara of Cote d’Ivoire. A resistance group, M5, is insisting that the Constitutional Court must be dissolved, and...
Yoruba Summit Group on Thursday, warned that any attempt to hold 2023 general elections without first addressing the issue of restructuring would end Nigeria in doom. The group also expressed displeasure that Nigeria is at the edge of political substance. This was made known in a communique issued at the end of the meeting of the Yoruba Summit Group on the state of Yoruba Nation in Nigeria. The communique was signed by Mogaji Gboyega Adejumo...
The occasion was to highlight matters of security in Anambra state, but politics was not far from the surface. And so it all played out on July 23, when oil mogul and philanthropist, Prince Arthur Eze, suggested that electing Nnewi person as next governor of Anambra state might just be the tonic to engineer massive industrial development and job creation in the state. Eze’s reasons for visiting the palace of Igwe Keneth Orizu III of...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said over 20,000 health workers have tested positive for coronavirus across Africa. The organisation revealed in a statement issued on Thursday by the organisation. WHO said the preliminary data shows that health workers “make up more than 5% of cases in 14 countries in sub-Saharan Africa alone, and in four of these, health workers make up more than 10% of all infections”. “The World Health Organization (WHO) today warned...
NCDC on Thursday announced that the total death toll recorded from the COVID-19 disease in Nigeria has reached 833 on Thursday after 20 more people died from the respiratory illness. The agency reported that 604 new cases of coronavirus were recorded on Thursday. The new figure shows a slight increase from the 595 infections reported on Wednesday. Nigeria recorded it first case of the virus in late February and has since witnessed a progressive rise...
You may ask…these two were martyrs? —Hector-Roosevelt Ukegbu Supreme Commander Major General J.T.U. Aguiyi-Ironsi, Nigeria’s first military ruler, knew well in time a coup was being plotted against him. The plot was revealed to him by at least two senior officers: Lt. Col. Philip Effiong, previously at the Ordnance Depot in Yaba before the January 1966 coup, then posted to Headquarters Staff, who had been alerted by a Yoruba officer based in Lokoja. The other...
For more than two years, northwestern Nigeria has faced devastating attacks from armed bandits, particularly in the states of Zamfara, Katsina, Kaduna, Niger, and Sokoto. Such attacks are driven by many overlapping factors, including cattle rustling, the proliferation of small arms and light weapons, illicit artisanal mining, youth unemployment, poverty, and inequality. This is further compounded by the weakened, stretched, and demoralized security services, who are deployed in thirty-five of Nigeria’s thirty-six states and will soon enter...
The body of first Nigerian Air-force (NAF) female Combatant Pilot , Tolulope Arotile was today laid to rest at the Military Cemetery Abuja. The event was attended by scores of mourners including family members, friends, and colleagues in the military. “It is a sad moment for everyone and I do not think any body here can conveniently grant a media interview. Just know that it is a sad day for the entire country” a guest...
The Federal Executive Council has approved the establishment of the Nigerian Youth Investment Fund (NYIF) to the tune of N75 billion. The NYIF, which will operate as a youth bank, will create a financial support base for innovative youths aged 18 to 26. Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare disclosed this to State House Correspondents on Wednesday after a Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, nothing that youths with ideas and innovation can...
