…Increasing Threats on Free Speech as Political Terrorism “Everybody likes to get as much power as circumstances allow, and nobody will vote for a self-denying ordinance.” Lord Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, English Catholic historian, politician, and writer. One would have thought that…
By – Faith Iguodala Okoro – The Edo State governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has ordered investigation into discovered padding of the Edo State budget for the conduct of first school leaving certificate exam, also known as Primary Six exam. According to…
By- Franka Osakwe The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari has promised to champion advocacy on prevention of obstetric fistula, as well as other maternal birth complications in Kwara State. Alhaji Sulu-Gambari made the promise recently in his palace when…
Nigeria has moved closer to ending the chronic issues of malnutrition especially in children as the Minister of Trade and Investment, Okechukwu Enelamah launched the Strengthening African Processors of Fortified Foods project in Lagos. The $10m four-year project is sponsored…
Despite the national body of the All Progressives Congress quashing the suspension of the party’s legal adviser, Muiz Banire, the party’s state chapter has remained undaunted in its move to unseat the lawyer. In its latest move, party executives in…
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has said he feels prepared to return home from therapeutic leave in Britain, and is anticipating his doctor’s authorization, an administration proclamation said on Saturday. Buhari’s broadened nonattendance for an undisclosed sickness, his second this year,…
Diamond Bank Plc, has made extra 13 millionaires in its every day unprecedented draws over the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria’s economy. With these recently made tycoons, the Bank has satisfied the guarantee made by the administration to make one…
The World’s leading consumer health and hygiene company, Reckitt Benckiser (RB) makers of Dettol has urged nursing mothers to embrace good hygiene practice during breast-feeding. This was reiterated upon at a Breast-feeding workshop, titled ‘Sustaining Development Together’ which was carried out in…
Pendulum By Dele Momodu; dele.momodu@thisdaylive.com Fellow Nigerians, unbeknown to many of our people, the battle for who becomes our next President has already started in earnest. Never mind the fact that the incumbent President is still firmly in power even if…
Nigerian forces conducted an unauthorised dawn raid on the UN’s main base in the country’s conflict-torn northeast on Friday, the UN said, further inflaming tensions between the government and aid groups. A UN source told AFP that the search of…
