Author: Isa Isawade
Heatwave kills 400 children in Europe, Asia – UNICEF
2024 has seen record high temperatures with this June registering as Earth’s hottest on record. It was the thirteenth record-setting…
Tinubu Signs Development Commission Establishment Bills
"In addition, the South-East Development Commission is established to ensure the reconstruction and rehabilitation of roads, houses, and other infrastructural…
Morocco beat Argentina in chaotic opening game at Paris Olympics
“I told the team at half-time to improve ball circulation, which was what we were missing. We have to improve…
Shiloh Word Chapel Abuja celebrates 13th Anniversary with grand event
As the church reflects on its journey and looks forward to new beginnings, the anniversary celebration serves as a reminder…
Anyim meets President Tinubu after defection to APC
Anyim, who served as the 9th president of the Senate from 2000 to 2003, was Secretary to the Government of…
Health facility Police plan for Area C command – Oladunni
“I am urging the youths to desist from taking all these hard drugs as they are harmful and destructive to…
Residents in anguish as floods submerge parts of Sango Ota
“Both the state and federal governments are insensitive to the plight of the masses."
Suspended Abia Health Commissioner resigns
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Okoronkwo’s resignation brings to three the number of commissioners that have so…
BALHADER, CDHRDA, Over 5000 MWUN demand end of casualization in developing countries
"So many Dockworkers that are unlawfully sacked at the nation's seaport are going through untold hardship. The presidency must act…
How sales managers allegedly colluded to defraud employer of N10m
Haruna informed the court that the defendants betrayed the trust their employer reposed in them as sales Managers,sold his goods…
Tinubu condoles with Vietnam over passing of Nguyen Phu Trong
“As head of the Politburo and Central Military Commission, he was the leader of Vietnam. He also served as President…
Proposed Abuja mega rally postponed
Awa hinged the decision to postpone the much-expected rally on the need to "allow patriotic Nigerians to monitor plans and…
How inappropriate movies affect our relationships – couples
“In reality, the intimacy you tend to see in such movies is often no more than a performance, whereas perhaps…
Woman allegedly duped UK based businessman of N4.2m
Police prosecuting Counsel, ASP Francis Igbinosa told the Court in the charge marked M/21/2024 that the defendant committed the offence…
4 Suspects land in prison for allegedly demolishing N250m building
The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges and Magistrate, Mr B.A Sonuga granted them N3m bail each with…
Court orders INEC to hold governors, deputies to account over 2023 election violence
“SERAP trusts that you will see compliance with this judgment as a central aspect of electoral reform, and an important…
Nollywood guilds appeal against Oronsaye Report implementation
“Censors board is doing a lot to protect the country, to make sure that producers do not produce illicit movies…
Israeli jets strike Houthi military targets after Tel Aviv attack
Since then, nearly 39,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s assault on the Gaza Strip, according to health authorities in…
Innovative Approaches to Combat Cholera in Nigeria: Success stories and challenges
It may seem like the buzz surrounding curbing the spread of cholera in Nigeria is dying off, but have we…
Olanrewaju jailed 9 yrs for stealing Eko Disco’s N50m cables
Police further stated that luck, however, ran out against him when he was apprehended by Eko Disco's team led by…
We won’t politicise education in Rivers – Fubara
"I believe that at this point in time, we shouldn't play politics with everything. We should get some things right,…
Former UK borough Young Mayor Olamide Akinropo weds Vanessa in London
Olamide and Vanessa met when the damsel went to study at Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne where Olamide was living with his…
Biodun Jeyifo: A life of service to humanity
As a Marxist literary theorist, BJ has made very significant contributions to post-colonial studies with groundbreaking articles like “In the…
I didn’t promise to pay N80,000 as minimum wage – Fubara
"Therefore, it is important to state that the unverified claims being circulated by Newsweekng.com, titled: 'Breaking News: Governor Fubara Proposes…
Minimum Wage: Sen. Orji Kalu congratulates President Tinubu, Labour unions
"I specially congratulate the President for thinking right about the welfare of the Nigerian workers."
Soyinka at 90: Truth, Falsehood, Justice, Dystopia
On this note, I now move directly to the concluding section of this talk. Earlier in the talk, I promised…
Olatunji Dare at 80: The man of letters as a repairer
I got to know him personally in the post-Abacha era. By then, he had been forced into exile by a…
Fake Tai Solarin varsity consultant lands in prison for allegedly duping man of N.6m
Igbinosa told the Court that the defendant deceived the complainant that he was a consultant to Tai Solarin University of…
Henry Djaba’s Lakeland Exploration Company set to invest $1bn in Guyana
Ghanaian businessman, Henry Djaba Jr., has confirmed that his company, Lakeland Oil and Gas International Trading and Supply Company Limited,…
Tribute to WS at 90
For me, WS is not the unfathomable mystery that many perceive from a distance and he is not the mythological…