Temporary normalcy appears to have returned to the Edo State House of Assembly following the last two weeks ruling by the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt. The court ruled that the National Assembly has no legal right to take over the business of the state legislature even asContinue Reading
BY JONATHAN IPAA The Northern Governors Forum has adopted the proposed Federal Government’s National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP) as a system that would engender modernisation of pastoral activities. But more to this, the region believes it is one sure way it could end the perennial clashes between herders and farmersContinue Reading
BY YAKUBU WUYEP, JOS Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) has said Nigerians are waiting to see whether the judiciary has been finally cajoled and intimidated by the executive to do its bidding forever. Ozekhome who spoke with journalists recently in Jos, said the judgement was capable of encouraging corruption and underminingContinue Reading
By Genevive Okafor with agency reports Participants at a workshop on the dangers of drug abuse and addiction to national development have decried the involvement of Nigerian youths in the deviant act. They blamed the prevalence of the act partly on poor parental upbringing and bad peer group influences, amongContinue Reading
By Dominic Akpensuen In the words of Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa: “Education is the most powerful weapon which can be used to change the world.” The appointment of Professor Suleiman Bala Muhammed as the Vice Chancellor of Nasarawa State University, Keffi, NSUK, is an indication of puttingContinue Reading
Remand and Borstal Homes are supposed to be correctional facilities for juveniles who have run fowl of the law, but in Nigeria, these facilities are child prisons, with situations comparable to Guantanamo Bay. In this report, CYRIL OGAR brings gory details of the conditions of Nigerian children Remand Homes. TheContinue Reading
By Genevive Okafor Accommodation is one of the basic needs of every man. Man has always struggled to put a roof over his head no matter how small. In the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, putting a roof over one’s head has become more difficult for the average and low incomeContinue Reading
By Loius Effiong Today peace faces a new danger: the climate emergency, which threatens our security, our livelihoods and our lives. That is why it is the focus of this year’s International Day of Peace. And it’s why I am convening a Climate Action Summit.” These words of the Secretary-GeneralContinue Reading
Following large scale armed banditry in parts of the country, particularly the North-west region, there have been various reactions bordering on the need to call the perpetrators to a round table. The governments of the states concerned are frantically seeking to get the attention of the criminal elements that haveContinue Reading