From Femi Oyelola, Kaduna The Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU) has demanded unconditional realease of the detained fifteen Atyap leaders by the operatives of Operation Safe Haven. The Spokesperson of SOKAPU Luka Binniyat stated this in a statement made…
FG to support anti- cancer innovation
The Minister of State, for Science and Technology, Barrister Mohammed Abdullahi, said that the Federal Government is fully ready to support any innovative technology that will proffer lingering solutions to health challenges. Barr. Abdullahi made this known when he received…
Sti is Panacea to national security challenges – Onu
The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu said that the deployment of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI), will help the nation overcome many challenges bedevilling her, especially security. Dr. Onu said this during a working visit by the…
Idriss Deby was a gallant leader, says Buhari
By Egena Sunday Ode President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over “the sudden and tragic death of President Idriss Deby of Chad on the front line, fighting against rebel soldiers.” Reacting to the incident on Tuesday, President Buhari said: “I’m…
Buhari joins worshippers for annual Tafsir
President Muhammadu Buhari, who returned from a two-week trip to the United Kingdom a few days back, Tuesday, joined Muslim faithful in the State House mosque for the Ramadan Tafsir (explanation of the Qur’an). This was disclosed in a statement…
Autonomy: JUSUN, PASAN, NBA vow to sustain protests in Delta
By Nosa Akenzua, Asaba The Delta Chapters of Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) and the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) have vowed to sustain protests until the state the government meet their…
Still on return of university visitation panels
Prof. Attahiru Jega has promised to work with other chairmen of newly inaugurated visitation panels for public universities to produce “excellent reports” to reposition the country’s tertiary institutions. Jega, a former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was…
Islamophobia: Pantami and the hypocrisy of his detractors
By Fredrick Nwabufo Profiling. Targeting. Scapegoating. In Nigeria, you are more likely to effectuate wry remarks and suspicious stares if you are the prototypical Muslim with full-bred beard, a ‘’decimal point’’ on your forehead – a sign of your…
Again, Deby’s death deepens transition from father to son leadership in Africa
By Isaac Asabor There is no denying the fact that since the idea of democracy was sold to Africans by the colonial powers that ran the continent until the period of decolonization began in the 1960’s that Africa has by…
Japan shows no conscience as regards decision to dump nuclear wastewater into sea
By Zhong Sheng The Japanese government has abandoned the basic principles of international morality and justice with its extremely irresponsible decision to dump nuclear wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean. The unilateral decision of…