Biafra and Bad Samaritans
By George Adimike Write it in capital letters, if you will, but the fact remains that words may not exhaust the imports of Biafra. As an idea, an identity, a…
In Bauchi, IMN caucus protest Iran, Palestine wars
Thousands of members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) have staged protests against the wars in Iran and Palestine, seeking justice for the victims. Speaking yesterday in Bauchi, wife…
Ondo State: Darts of Conspirators around Aiyedatiwa
By Olu Ayela From the meagre beginning of Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa’s administration barely a year ago, residents of Ondo State have heaved a sigh of relief as they are…
Court affirms Delta monarch’s status, dismisses removal claims
The High Court sitting in Oghara, Delta State, has ruled in favour of His Majesty, King Obukohwo Monday Arthur Whiskey, Udurhie I, Ovie of the Great Idjerhe Kingdom, in an…
Enugu Communities protest alleged plan to convert school land to housing estate
An alleged move to convert unoccupied portions of the Girls Special Science School, Agbani, into a commercial housing estate has prompted protests by host communities, who say the land was…
“Show us our brother — dead or alive” Family demands answers over bricklayer’s alleged detention, disappearance in Anambra
The family of 26-year-old bricklayer, Ndudi Valentine Mmadudilim, from Ozubulu in Ekwusigo Local Council of Anambra State, has raised concerns over his alleged unlawful arrest, prolonged detention and disappearance, two…
Woman, 45, accused of scalding 13-year-old niece with hot water remanded
Police in Ogun State have arrested a 45-year-old woman, Adeoye Taiwo, for allegedly pouring hot water on her twin sister’s daughter in Ijebu-Imusin, leaving the 13-year-old with severe burns. The…
Adult arrested over alleged sexual assault of eight-year-old
Police in Ogun State have arrested a cleric, Alfa Funmilayo Fatai, over the alleged assault of an eight-year-old girl in the Kara area of Ibafo. The Guardian learnt that the…
Experts decries infrastructure decay
President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Ali Rabiu, has bemoaned the alarming decay of infrastructure nationwide and the rising poverty among Nigerians. He charged engineers in the country…
Theatres of War, world economic order: Wither Nigeria?
By Ige Asemudara Writing On War, Prussian military theorist and General, Carl Von Clausewitz posited that war is a continuation of politics by other means. Events of history have since…