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How Senator Kalu Secured The Freedom of 29 Inmates From Kuje Prison

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While the return of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu continues to trend in the media, little is known about some of the benevolent activities of the Senator during the time he was in prison. But ask any inmate or staff of the Kuje correctional custodial centre and you will receive the same mixed feelings of sadness and satisfaction. They are sad...

Nigeria Needs To Scale Up COVID-19 Testing – ActionAid

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ActionAid Nigeria, a non-governmental organisation, says the country needs to scale up its testing capacity for COVID-19. In a statement issued after its virtual meeting on Saturday, the organisation said Nigeria needs to intensify actions on clinical and preventive measures. Nigeria has so far tested a little above 60,000 people for the coronavirus, but this is still low when compared to...

What My Father Told Me About The Biafran War – Osita Chidoka

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As the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB celebrates and honours its fallen heroes and heroines, many Nigerians of Igbo extraction, Saturday took to the micro-blogging sites, (twitter and Facebook) to pen down stories that touch the heart. The 48-year-old, former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, was not left out, as he enlightened Nigerians with his father’s words of wisdom. Read...

What My Father Told Me About The Biafran War – Osita Chidoka

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As the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB celebrates and honours its fallen heroes and heroines, many Nigerians of Igbo extraction, Saturday took to the micro-blogging sites, (twitter and Facebook) to pen down stories that touch the heart. The 48-year-old, former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, was not left out, as he enlightened Nigerians with his father’s words of wisdom. Read...

[OPINION] Leah Sharibu: Tears Of A Broken Mother, By Alex Enemanna

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The prolonged incarceration of Leah Sharibu in the den of Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP), a faction of Boko Haram since February 19, 2018 no doubt casts aspersions and raises questions of responsibility on the government whose duty starts and ends with the security and welfare of the people. Of the 110 abductees, Leah Sharibu is the only...

Nothing Like Niger-Delta Or South-South – Nnamdi Kanu

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The Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has faulted the establishment of Niger-Delta and South-South in Nigeria. In a statement Nnamdi Kanu sent to Vanguard, through Emma Powerful, the group’s publicity secretary, Kanu argued that Abia, Cross River, Akwa Ibom are the same people. Nnamdi Kanu said there is nothing like Niger-Delta or South-South,...

No Matter How Strong A Woman Is Or How Much She Earns, She Can Never Be Head Of The Home – Reno Omokri

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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...

“COVID-19 In Nigeria Is A Scam” – Discharged Delta Patient Alleges

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One of the recently discharged patients of the COVID-19 in Delta State, Monday in what appears to be a renewed campaign against claims that she tested positive for the virus, alleged that the ailment is a scam in the country. The patient, a female aged 36, was reported positive of the virus on April 17 despite her assertions that she...

Money Doesn’t Make A Suitor Suitable – Reno Omokri Advise Ladies

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Social media commentator, Reno Omokri has come out to advise ladies that money doesn’t make a suitor suitable. According to the popular commentator, Reno Omokri, material gifts should never blind ladies to the warning signs about the suitor’s attitude. Speaking via his official Twitter handle, he concluded by saying no amount of gifts can compensate for domestic abuse when they finally...

Using Ogogoro As Hand Sanitiser, Ineffective Against COVID-19 — Experts

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Healthcare experts have warned Nigerians using local gin, popularly called ogogoro, like hand sanitiser to desist from it, saying it is ineffective to protect against the infection. The experts said ogogoro has less than 60 per cent alcohol content that is required to kill viruses, unlike alcohol-based hand sanitisers that have such high-level alcoholic content. They warned that using ogogoro as hand sanitiser only...

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