Ndi Ori Na Crisis: Abia State A Case Study By Ifeanyi Okali
Conflicts sometimes could be positive. It could be the magic wand that businesses, jobs, or romantic relationships require for a total turnaround. When a family welcomes a newborn baby, that momentary cry is what gives such family assurance that their baby is normal. Where this does not happen, it creates room for fear, apprehension, and panic. In democratic governance for...
Like OUK Like MUK
By Onyendi Victor Kelechi They golden descendants of Uzor Kalu dynasty. Gold they always say is very precious. So they great descendants of Uzor Kalu dynasty are gold and they are precious. The history of Abia politics can never be complete without making reference to the great exploits of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu the Senate Chief Whip (Miri yiri Enyi ala...
“We Will Kill Your Husbands, Sons And Put You In Poverty” – Sokoto Bandits
Every morning, a group of women files out of an abandoned, uncompleted housing estate in Goronyo Local Government of Sokoto State. What they have in common is that they are all widows living in a makeshift camp for displaced persons. Originally conceived as resettlement estate for persons displaced by the 2010 floods in Goronyo, the abandoned, uncompleted estate now houses...
Jail Me Instead Of 13-Year-Old Boy Sentenced For 10 Years, Foreign Activist Writes Buhari
Piotr Cywinski, director of Auschwitz Memorial in Poland, says he is ready to be imprisoned in Nigeria so that Umar Farouq, a 13-year-old boy sentenced for blasphemy, can regain freedom. A Sharia court in Kano had sentenced Farouq for “using disparaging language on Allah” during a disagreement with his friend. In a letter dated September 25 and addressed to President Muhammadu...
Population Of Extremely Poor People In Nigeria Exceeds 102 Million – NBS
There are indications that Nigeria’s poverty level may have further deteriorated as the latest reports of the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association, NECA, shows a 10 percentage point rise in the number of the extremely poor in the country against the 2019 report of the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS. NECA’s report says that the number of citizens in extreme poverty...
[Opinion] How Legal Is The Removal And Banishment Of Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II Of Kano? By Monday Ubani
The sudden removal and banishment of Emir of Kano Mallam Muhammadu Sanusi a few days ago shocked not only Nigerians but the entire world. The reason for the worldwide shock is because of the personality of the victim, a former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria and one of the leading intellectual lights in Nigeria and beyond. He is...
A’Ibom Works Commissioner, Ephraim Inyang and his failed roads
Abasifreke Effiong If you drive slowly from Ikot Akpaden, Mkpat Enin to Uyo through the 12.742 kilometres Mkpat Enin-ONNA road, from Comprehensive High School Ikot Ayan to the Y junction which leads to Awa, you will count about 50 potholes and multitude distresses of different geometric patterns. The road has moderate volume traffic with limited heavy vehicles, yet it...
Over 100,000 Sign Petition For Prosecution Of IGP, Adamu By Int’l Criminal Court
More than 100,000 people have signed a petition asking the International Criminal Court (ICC) to arrest and prosecute Mohammed Adamu, inspector-general of police (IGP), for alleged crimes against humanity. As of Monday night, at least 105,000 signed the petition which accused the police IG of “unleashing war” against Nigerians protesting abuse of human rights by the police. Fresh cases of police brutality triggered...
4 In 10 Nigerians Lost Their Jobs In April – NBS
Not less than four in every ten Nigerians (42 per cent) who were working before the outbreak of coronavirus in the country lost their jobs due to the impact of COVID-19, in April, an NBS survey found. This estimate includes respondents in the poorest households, where about 5 in 10 (45 per cent) stopped working due to COVID-19, and the...
No Matter How Strong A Woman Is Or How Much She Earns, She Can Never Be Head Of The Home – Reno Omokri
Popular Social Commentator and ex-presidential aide, Reno Omokri, recently took to his social media page to share his opinion on a very controversial topic. In a post which seemed to be aimed at strong and independent women, Reno Omokri wrote that a woman can never be the head of a home, no matter how strong she may be or how...
