US Could Hit Nigeria Again if Violence Against Christians Continues, Trump Says After Christmas Day Strike
In a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times published on Thursday, United States President Donald Trump signalled that the US could undertake multiple military strikes in Nigeria if violence against Christians persists. Trump, asked whether the December 25 military…
“Stop Printing Children” – Ebonyi Youth Launches Grassroots Campaign to Curtail Early Marriage and Rapid Childbearing
A young man from Ebonyi State who refers to himself on social media as “Nose of the Gods” has stirred public conversation with a grassroots campaign urging young people in the state to rethink early marriage and having many children….
BREAKING!!! Jersey To Return $9.5Million Abacha Loot To Tinubu’s Govt For Infrastructure Project
The authorities in Jersey have agreed to repatriate more than $9.5 million (£7 million) linked to so-called “tainted property” to the Nigerian government, according to the BBC. The Channel Island of Jersey is a self-governing dependency of the British Crown…
Tension As Lawyers Move To Recall 26 Rivers State Lawmakers, Write INEC
Legislative lawyers under the aegis of Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners, ALDRAP, have commenced moves to recall 26 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, including the Speaker Martin Amaewhule, over the impeachment proceedings initiated by the…
Understanding Orji Uzor Kalu’s Panic Attacks On Governor Otti
I had initially chosen to stay silent on the salvos fired by former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu against Governor Otti. In my years of practical experience in managing government media, I have learnt that in some…
Trump to Meet Venezuelan Opposition Leader Maria Corina Machado in Washington Next Week
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado will be in Washington next week, indicating he planned to meet with the Nobel Peace Prize winner. “I understand she’s coming in next week sometime, and…
Yansh, Nigeria’s Most Famous Linguistic Export, Now in the Dictionary By Farooq Kperogi
By Farooq Kperogi I started writing a short, casual article on yansh (the Nigerian Pidgin English word for a woman’s posterior, which probably first emerged as a humorous mimicry of the crude English word ass or arse) a few weeks…
Wike And The River : The Impeachment Gambit By Prof. Chike Onwe
The recent impeachment move against Governor Siminalayi Fubara by lawmakers widely regarded as loyal to Nyesom Wike marks a decisive escalation in Rivers State’s ongoing power struggle. What had previously appeared as a contest of influence has now entered the…
Chimamanda Adichie’s Son Is Dead
Award-winning Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and her husband, Dr. Ivara Esege, are grieving the sudden passing of one of their twin sons, Nkanu Nnamdi, who died at the age of 21 months. In a statement released on Thursday by…
Okon-Aku Ohafia Crisis: Why Governor Alex Otti’s Immediate Intervention Is Critical to Restoring Peace
Peace may remain elusive in Okon-Aku community of Ohafia Local Government Area unless the Executive Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, urgently intervenes and orders an independent review of the crisis rocking the community. As journalists, our constitutional role…