The Minister of Communications, Innovations and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has shed light on the reasons behind the poor communication network in Nigeria. In an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme, Tijani revealed that a staggering $2 billion would be required to lay fibre optics cables across the country. During the show, Tijani also…
More than 80 lives were lost in Kaduna State due to a misdirected drone strike by the Nigerian Army, devastating the community of Tudun Biri within Igabi Local Government Area. Initially shrouded in silence and denials from the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), the Kaduna State government finally confirmed yesterday that a Nigerian Army drone mistakenly…
Siavash Sobhani, a revered medical practitioner and long-standing resident of North Virginia, has been shaken by a shocking revelation his US citizenship has been revoked at the age of 61. Born in the US and an esteemed figure in the medical community, Sobhani was startled to receive a letter from the US State Department following…
SPEECH PRESENTED BY HON. EMMANUEL A. IBESHI AT THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR PEACE BUILDING AND SOCIAL JUSTICE HELD IN JOS PLATEAU STATE ON NOVEMBER 30-DECEMBER 2ND 2023 It is widely believed that expanding youth political engagement is an essential national priority to confront the complexity of societal concerns. In order to…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Bauchi Zone, has firmly declined the student loan initiative proposed by the federal government. ASUU emphasized that non-refundable grants should be extended to Nigerian students as opposed to the suggested loan system. During the ‘Scholarship for Indigent Students’ program hosted at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi,…
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) by the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO), the World Bank has been accused of negligence in preventing child abuse within a school chain it financially supported in Kenya. The CAO’s findings revealed that the IFC had overlooked its own environmental and social criteria before initiating funding for Bridge International Academies in…
In the ongoing battle against corruption in Nigeria, Khadijah Abdullahi Iya, the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate for the March 18 governorship election in Niger State, is urging a groundbreaking approach to scrutinize the mental health of aspiring leaders. Addressing the National Conference on Social Justice in Jos, Plateau state, Khadijah emphasized the critical…
A Nigerian nurse, whose identity remains undisclosed, has reportedly faced dismissal from a United Kingdom hospital after being discovered praying for an elderly patient. The revelation came to light through Harvey Olufunmilayo, a self-proclaimed online doctor, who shared the incident via his Twitter handle, @drolufunmilayo, earlier today. While these claims have not been independently verified…
