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Members of the Nigerian American Public Affairs Committee USA (NAPAC USA), led by its President, Dr. Nelson Aluya, paid a courtesy call on the Consul General of Nigeria in New York, Ambassador Peter Lot Egopija at the Nigerian Consulate, New York recently. The NAPAC team led a delegation of top officials …

 The hallmark of productivity is improvement in quantity and quality. If one of these standards is sacrificed for the other, needed development is compromised. This argument is so valid in our tertiary education sector today . The demand for higher education in Nigeria, spurred by urgent national development needs, is …

By Shuaib Sadiq Gusau, July 19, 2021 Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara, on Sunday in Gusau, expressed shock at the killing of 13 police officers by suspected bandits. The police personnel were gunned down at a mobile camp in Kurar Mota community in the Bagudu Local Government Area of the …

He was noted as the village trouble maker even at a tender age. It gave his father so much worry. Sunny left for Aba one early morning. He did not inform any one. Story came one night that he was seen at Abayi. It was 1975. It was a big …

turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 According to reports I read on Cable News, an online publication superintended by seasoned journalist and influential columnist, Simon Kolawole, the governors of the South-West states of Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ekiti, and Ondo have made representations regarding on-going efforts by the National Assembly to review …

Abuja, July 19, 2021 The Nigerian national women basketball team on Sunday could not hold their own against their U.S. counterparts as they lost 62-93 in a friendly at Las Vegas. In the game arranged to prepare both sides for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, the Americans were totally dominant of …

By Igbaugba Ehigimetor Benin, July 18, 2021 Five suspected kidnappers were on Sunday set ablaze by angry youths along the Afuze-Uokha Road in Owan West Local Government of Edo, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The suspects were said to have attacked and abducted some travellers along the lonely …

By Jessica Dogo Abuja, July 18, 2021 The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), says it is yet to renew Airtel’s Mobile Operating License. Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, made this known in a statement on Sunday, in Abuja. According to him, the attention of the NCC was drawn …

Prince Ebeano supermarket on fire By Kelechi Ogunleye Abuja, July 18, 2021 The popular Prince Ebeano Supermarket at Lokogoma district in Abuja was on fire late on Saturday. Mr Ibrahim Muhammad, Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Federal Capital Territory Fire Service confirmed the development in an interview with a …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari urging him to use his leadership position “to urgently instruct Mr Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to withdraw the directive containing a sweeping gag order banning journalists …

The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2019 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has hailed the Archbishop of Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha and Metropolitan of Onitsha Ecclesiastical Province, Most Rev Valerian Okeke, on the occasion of the celebration of his 40th priestly anniversary, while commending his …

By Nicholas Obisike Enugu, July 17, 2021 Enugu State Government, has confirmed the outbreak of cholera at the new Artisan Market in Enugu metropolis. The Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr Emmanuel Obi, who confirmed this in a statement in Enugu on Saturday, said that the outbreak had so …

By Dennis Udoma, Uyo Five years after the Reigners Bible Church collapse in Akwa Ibom state, survivors of the tragic incident that reportedly claimed the lives of more than 100 people and and nearly claimed the life of the State Governor, Udom Emmanuel are up in arms. They are protesting …

A group, Alaigbo Development Foundation(ADF) has condemned in strong terms the alleged killing of Igbo traders at the popular Ladipo spare parts market in Lagos. The group, which described the  “cold-blooded killing in broad daylight” of the traders as “a continuation of the Igbo genocide,” called on the authorities to investigate …

Dr Eno Udensi, Head of Mission, Pan African Women Project, has advised South South women to be involved actively in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise to ensure they vote in subsequent elections. Udensi gave the advice in her address during the sensitisation of women from the South South geopolitical …

Some groups in the South East geo-political zone are mobilizing to begin recall proceedings against Senators from the zone who  absented themselves from the crucial vote on the Electoral Act Amendment bill which decided on electronic transmission of election results, as well as those who voted against the adoption of …

There he goes again. Troublemaker. He wants to abuse our prophets, the vessels of God Almighty. Not so. Let me state from the beginning that I believe in prophecies and prophets. Good, sincere, genuine ones. “Believe in the Lord your God, so shall you be established. Believe His prophets, so …

By Victor Nwachukwu Owerri, July 16, 2021 The Coalition of South-East Youth Leaders has expressed joy over the appointment of Mr Ikechi Emenike as Chairman, Governing Council of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN). This is contained in a statement issued on Friday by the group’s President-General, Goodluck Ibem, and …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, July 17, 2021 The US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday confirmed that a rare case of human monkeypox was detected in Texas, making it the first case of the virus seen in the state. The viral illness was found in a …

By Patience Aliyu Jos, July 17, 2021 The Nigerian High Commissioner to the UK, Amb. Sarafa Isola, met with eminent Yoruba leaders and Ohaneze Ndigbo in London on Friday to dialogue on current security issues in Nigeria. The minutes of the meetings, which took place at the Nigerian High Commission …

By Ikenna Osuoha Abuja, July 17, 2021 Southeast zone of the Peoples Democratic Party  (PDP) on Saturday in Abuja expressed optimism that its candidate would emerge victorious at the Nov. 6 governorship election in Anambra. This is in spite of the fact that Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) did not …

Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo’s disqualification as the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for the Anambra State governorship election will be easily overturned and he will not only be re-instated as the candidate but will win the November 6 election convincingly. This is the position of the Chukwuma …

The voting pattern in the Senate on the use of electronic transmission of election results, which is sine qua non in modern democracies, particularly, the presidential model of the USA which Nigeria copied, goes to accentuate the sad reality of a polarized country. It is a resounding testimony that we …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, July 16, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N6.25billion to set up ranches in Katsina State, Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, said in a statement on Friday. The statement said Gov. Aminu Masari confirmed this development at the inauguration of …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, July 16, 2021 UN Deputy Secretary-General, Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed, has warned of a “bloody surge” of humanitarian crises around the world, with civilians in conflict zones to pay the highest price. Speaking on behalf of the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, Mohammed told the Security …