When Globacom, the Nigerian telecommunications giant, unveiled Anthony Joshua as its brand ambassador a couple of weeks ago, something delighted me. Even though I know that the world heavyweight boxing champion is originally from Nigeria, I always see him as…
The Centre for Citizens with Disability (CCD) has appealed to the Federal Government to gazette the Discrimination Against Persons with Disability Prohibition Act for effective compliance in the 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The…
Statement by OrderPaper Advocacy Initiative Come February 16 and March 2, 2019, Nigerians will file out to vote for leaders that will pilot the affairs of the country at the federal and state levels respectively for the next four years.…
By Dele Momodu – Fellow Nigerians, please, permit me to make some quick clarifications in this season of general bickering and mutual distrust and spiteful hatred. One. I do not work for any campaign organisation. I’m supporting the PDP candidate, Alhaji…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested six men for inserting fresh pepper in a lady’s private parts. In a video that went viral on Wednesday, the men forcefully dragged an unnamed naked woman to the ground. One of them…
...Fashola replies SERAP, says: ‘I can’t find names of alleged corrupt contractors from our record’
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the Digital Rights and Freedom Bill into Law, saying it will be a major legacy of his Presidency which will benefit millions of Nigerians for years to come.…
To encourage mass voting in the forthcoming election, a nongovernmental organization, Tap Initiative, has concluded plans to organize a novelty football match between the Super Eagles’ 1994 AFCON winners and 2013 ACFON winners. According to the convener, Mr. Mbasekei Martin…
By Ijeoma Ukazu – The Executive Secretary, Oyo State Health Insurance Agency (OYSHIA), Dr Olusola Akande has called for increased awareness among Oyo citizens on social health insurance programme to enable them embrace the scheme. Akande who spoke to journalists…
By Ijeoma Ukazu – The United Nations Children’s Fund, (UNICEF) said over 309 communities in Nigeria have publicly declared their abandonment of Femala Gennital mutilation in 2018. In a statement made available to our correspondent, the UNICEF Country representative in…
