By Adeyinka Akintunde President of Journalists for Christ, Lekan Otufodunrin has advised journalists against working hard alone. For him, a journalist should not just work hard, but also work smart. Speaking on the topic “Purpose-Driven Journalism” at the January Fellowship…
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has issued a special press statement on the state of the Nigerian nation. While reiterating his desire not to return to partisan politics, the former military head of state who later became a civilian president…
Former Nigerian Secretary to the Federal Government, Babachir Lawal has been arrested and detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over fraud allegations relating to grass cutting contracts. Mr. Lawal is detained in the Abuja headquarters of the EFCC…
Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye has accused the Nigeria National Petroleum Commission, NNPC, of operating a dubious account in the name of the federal government. The senator accused the commission of owning major shares in a company which has…
Bridges currently been built by the Imo state government are executed without plan and input from professional engineers, President of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, COREN, Kashim Ali has said. Mr. Ali, while addressing some senators…
An outbreak of a cattle disease identified as Contagious Bovine Pleuro Pneumonia, CBPP has struck Katsina State killing thirteen cows. The outbreak was said to have been recorded over the weekend in Hayin Sheka, Sabuwar Kasa in Kafur Local Government…
A few kilometers away lies Tommy Private School, Ikeja; housed in a tidy, white, two-storied building with a red roof that gleams in tandem with its swanky surroundings. Air-conditioned classrooms are adorned with flowers in vases along spacious corridors, which…
Attackers have detonated explosives before storming the offices of the Save the Children charity in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad. At least two people have been killed and 12 injured, officials say. It is believed about 50 staff were…
The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has asserted that enforcing tobacco control laws in Nigeria is everyone’s duty; hence all hands must be on deck to ensure that the laws are implemented to the letter. Akinbode Oluwafemi,…
UNITED NATIONS — Pneumonia is the biggest killer of children worldwide, but when it comes to fighting the deadly disease, the problem is not a lack of tools or knowledge, but access, experts say. A combination of factors — including…
