Tai Olaniyi: A plea to world leader(s) as humanity’s foundation becomes shaky
By Tai OlaniyiRather than being confident and hopeful in the oneness of same Humanity, various bitter encounters daily reflect tons of discriminatory practices that now make the oneness of humankind…
Agric Minister of State mourns Niger fuel tanker explosion victims, calls for increased advocacy
The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Dr. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, has expressed his heart-felt condolences to the Niger State Government and families of the over 80…
Bene Madunagu was warm-hearted, generous, hearty and committed feminist – Ayesha Imam
*Imam (left) with Madunagu (right, in the feminist t-shirt) at the 2008 Nigerian Feminist Forum An event was held recently to commemorate the life of late feminist Professor Bene Madunagu…
IBB Specialist Hospital performs first brain surgery, total knee replacement procedure
By Ahmadu Saidu The Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) Specialist Hospital, Minna, recently recorded some major medical feats with its first brain surgery and total knee replacement surgery. On Friday 16th…
NDLEA arrests India-bound nursing student over attempt to ingest 76 wraps of cocaine
By Onuora Aninwobodo Attempt by 26-year-old Esther Onyinyechi Uzodinma, a 200-level student of nursing at the Noida International University, Uttar Pradesh, India, to swallow 76 wraps of cocaine hours before…
TikTok goes dark in the US after govt ban
Some 170 million US users of the viral social media app TikTok faced a blackout of the service on Saturday, days after the Supreme Court passed a decision that could…
PETROAN alerts Rivers Govt of potential fuel scarcity following activities of group called ADITOP
By Onuora Aninwobodo PETROAN, the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association, is urging the Rivers State government to declare a state of emergency on the activities of ADITOP, a new…
Nigeria officially joins BRICS as its ninth partner state
Nigeria, Africa’s fourth-largest economy and the world’s sixth-most populous nation with over 228 million people, has been formally welcomed into the broader group of BRICS partner states, according to Brazil,…
Ologotun, Chiefs mourn as former Chief Judge of old Ondo State, Edward Ojuolape dies at 98
The Ologotun of Ogotun Ekiti, Oba Adebayo Adesanmi Alademeso and the entire Ologotun-in-council today expressed deep shock and sadness on the passage into eternal glory of a great community leader,…
NNPC Ltd disclaims purported recruitment announcement for PHRC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has urged members of the public to discountenance purported recruitment announcement for the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC)) circulating in certain onlineplatforms.…
