NYSC Members Should Undergo Military Training – HURIWA
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly to enact laws allowing the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, to embark on military training. HURIWA, a frontline activist group, said Corps members should be trained to defend national assets across the country. The group made the call while condemning the attack on...
Natural Disasters Threatening Road Infrastructures, Stability, Others In Abia North – Sen Kalu
The lawmaker representing Abia North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has said that natural disasters have caused many problems for Abia North Senatorial District, Abia State and the country at large. Addressing ward Chairmen of OUK Movement at his Camp Neya home in Igbere, Bende Local Government Area on Tuesday, the former Abia State Governor...
Orji Uzor Kalu: Who Is This Man?
By Sunny Idika “The politics of revisionist history is not just about keeping us from understanding the past. It’s about ensuring we can not understand the present” – Dr Hajar Yazdiha For people who are not familiar with Abia North Senatorial Zone, the reelection of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu in the February, 2023 National Assembly election came as a huge surprise...
What My Father Told Me About The Biafran War – Osita Chidoka
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] If Ikpeazu Is Your Standard Then Break His Records, By Ikechukwu Iroha
Since you can’t do any other thing outside blaming Ikpeazu, try breaking the following records he set and we will join in clapping for you. 1. Ikpeazu kept Abia peaceful and safe at a time the rest of the region was in turmoil. No single successful bank robbery was recorded in Abia State under his watch; all elections held on...
#ENDSWAT: We’re Not Leaving The Streets Anytime Soon – Tacha
A former Big Brother Naija housemate, Anita Natacha Akide says the government must go beyond the rhetorics and take steps in tackling issues raised by #SARSMUSTEND protesters in the country. “At the moment, we have given the government time. We are all in Nigeria; we hear promises; we need to see actions being taken. Legit action being taken,” the ex-BBNaija...
2023: We Want Orji Kalu To Succeed Buhari – Northern Youths
Northern youths under the aegis of the Coalition Of Northern Nigerian Youth, CNNY, groups have urged the Senate Chief Whip, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu, to contest the 2023 presidential election. The youths said this in a statement. The statement was signed by the National Coordinator, CNNY, Amb. Zarewa Salisu Sageer, National Secretary, CNNY, Amb. Abu Bature Dandume, North Central...
MY JUNE 12 BIRTHDAY AND A DATE IN OUR HISTORY, By Ifeanyi Okali
June 12 has in the past 28 years become a very remarkable date in the annals of our history as Nigerians. This date prior to this moment has been more popular only within the confines of South Western Nigeria where the late Chief MKO Abiola, the winner of the annulled June 12, 1993, election hails from. The historical value...
Buhari Is Not Stingy, He Gave Me An Envelope Filled With Foreign Currency – Adesina
Femi Adesina, the presidential spokesman, says President Muhammadu Buhari gifted him an envelope filled with foreign currency when he was billed to attend a course in China. In a tribute to the president on his 78th birthday, Adesina said he would not get bored talking about the kind of person that Buhari is since many people have chosen to believe...
[OPINION] The Son-Husband: Stuck In-between? By Kingsley Ukpai Mecha
The Son-Husband: Stuck In-between? Son-husband, I know you feel like the unsung hero of our time. Since your father’s departure, you have assumed the roles of both son and husband for your mother. You are the one who provides for her, protects her, and loves her unconditionally. I picture you being torn between two roles: loyal SON and ardent HUSBAND. You are pressed to...
