1. 5 Million Forgotten Benue IDPs
By Emmanuel Onwubiko Governor of Benue State Samuel Ioraer Ortom seems to share a similarity of a distinctive likeness for the internally displaced persons with the Supreme Pontiff, the Holy father Pope Francis. Both usually show genuine facial expressions of…
Humanitarian Minister Pledges Support To POWA In School Feeding, GEEP, Others
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq has pledged to support the Police Officers’ Wives Association of Nigeria (POWA) in the empowerment of its members through the Social Safety Nets. The Minister made the…
University of Delta gets medical school
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State on Thursday announced that a contract for the construction of facilities for the College of Medicine and Health Sciences at the University of Delta, Agbor, Ika South Local Government Area of the state would…
Why I’ll Continue to Call FUTO a Fraudsters’ University
By Farooq Kperogi A couple of well-meaning alumni of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, reached out to me and requested that I spare them the embarrassment of calling their alma mater the Fraudsters’ University of Technology, Owerri. They have…
Reclaim Your Destiny Now, Northern Versity Dons Tell Students in Kano
Northern Nigerian youth and students have been mobilized to prepare for future leadership responsibility by working to reclaim their destiny from what was referred to as exploitative condescending class that has manipulated the democratic process and governance system. The charge…
NCAC Boss, Runsewe, Hails NDLEA’s Move To Institutionalise Drug Test In Universities
The Director General, National Council for Arts and Culture, Otunba Segun Runsewe has thrown his weight behind the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) on the later’s idea in urging…
(Poem) The Sob of The Masses
By Yusuf Salisu Muhammad In day and NightEven ifIt rains Cats and Dogs Even ifThe weather has ChangedThe Masses weep thoughwars and starvationsbedeviling the townlets Oh ! Oh ! Oh! Oh!This is a dime a dozenOh ! Oh ! Oh…
(Poem) The Threatenable Nation
By Yusuf Salisu Muhammad Though Poem is not EasyBut I Should not be a lazyOh ! My Country my Country !Insecurity threatens Our Unity ! Places have been vandalizedAnd We have been massacredWhy Threatenable Nation?It’s a Nation Without Motion… Why…
Death Of Teen Student, Keren: HURIWA Urges Reps To Begin Probe Of Alleged Rape
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has decried the delay in commencement of the investigative public hearing in the House of Representatives to unravel the circumstances which led to the alleged rape and eventual death of 14 year…
Another ASUU Strike?
By Farooq Kperogi So, ASUU is going on another strike that will maim the dreams, hopes, and aspirations of our young people, and Education Minister Adamu Adamu is sitting pretty in his easy chair as if nothing is going badly…
Covid-19: Oyo Govt. Distributes First Aid Kits to 250 BESDA Learning Centers
The Oyo State government has distributed COVID-19 first aid kits to some Non-Formal Learning Centers, under the Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) programme, saying this is part of its efforts at ensuring rapid response to emergency situations at…
