The discriminatory practice of the Osu caste system in Igboland has thrived against copious attempts to abolish this inhumane, sadistic, heartless and degrading treatment. Many statutes, laws, edicts and proclamations...
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka in this encounter takes a swipe at the regime of President Yar’Adua and dismisses it as a government on sabbatical. He describes OBJ/Atiku reconciliation as a marriage made...
A BROKEN GOVERNMENT: The Threshold of Constitutional Crisis and Abuse of the Impeachment Process in Nigeria - By Roy ChikwemSince the introduction of democracy in Nigeria, five governors have been impeached in a...
Police authorities in Nigeria have rescued 17 suspected victims of human trafficking, including a nine year old, from a bus which crossed the Nigerian border from Benin. Two suspects arrested by the police say the boys...
The latest deadline set by the Nigerian government to stop flaring natural gas from oil wells in the Niger Delta has passed without stopping the flames, which campaigners say are poisoning local people. "Sometimes...
Nigeria's main opposition party has lavished praise on the peaceful conduct of elections in Ghana and the orderly transition of power. Flawed elections since the return to civil democracy in 1999 have seriously...
Most primary schools in the northern Nigerian state of Kano have seen a significant increase in girls' enrollment in recent years thanks to a community-based initiative that is helping to correct long-time gender...
The National Association of Seadogs (NAS) condemns the dismissal of the former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr. Nuhu Ribadu from the Police force as unconstitutional and a flagrant...
IntroductionThe recent crisis that engulfed Jos, the Plateau State capital is another sad reminder of the fact that our dear country still has a long way to go in its quest for a peaceful, idea-centric, egalitarian and...
WHAT sort of book is Epidemics, Academics and Politics by Prof. Idris Mohammed? The author provides answer in his introduction emphasising that this is not an autobiography. Indeed, though it contains some historical...
Introduction The Nigerian higher educational sector is perhaps the largest in Sub-Sahara Africa both in the number of educational institutions and the population of students. Only 57 per cent of adult Nigerians are...
Former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has been dismissed from the police force. A statement signed by police spokesman, Akpoebi Agberebi, confirmed Ribadu’s...