By Ken Chiwendu The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has admitted that it is aware of the financial and operational issues faced by foreign missions abroad including payment of salaries,rent and allowance. In a statement on Monday, the Spokesperson of the Ministry,Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa said something is being done to clear […]
Month: September 2025
Suicide Behind One in Every 100 deaths, Says WHO
By Barth Ikiebe with Agency Reports The World Health Organization, WHO, says that more than one in every 100 deaths globally is due to suicide. WHO in a statement on Tuesday, called for urgent action to stem a mounting mental health crisis among young people, especially. The WHO said that, […]
In defense of INEC’s Professor Mahmud Yakubu.
Iliyasu GaduIlgad2009@gmail.com08035355706 (Texts only) Within the past one year we have had elections in this country and the familiar narratives of electoral malpractices featured prominently. Those who were declared winners waxed lyrical about the outcome praising the it as ‘’ the beauty of democracy’’. You can hear them praising the […]
Emergency Rule and Fubara’s Suspension: A Rape of the Soul of Rivers State
By Boma Nwuke The soul of Rivers State is under siege. With the imposition of emergency rule and the suspension of Governor Siminilayi Fubara,on March 18,2025,one of Nigeria’s most strategic states finds itself not just in political turmoil, but in a moral crisis. What is playing out is not simply […]
FG Commends Finland For Conviction of Simon Ekpa To Six Years in Jail
By Barth Ikiebe The Federal Government has commended Finland’s government for convicting self-styled pro Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, to six years imprisonment for terrorism-related offences. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, made this known in a statement he signed on Monday in Abuja. Idris said that […]