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Experts Call for Policies Rooted in African Local Skills
adminSep 01, 2026
By Stephen Adeleye Dr Zakariya Zakari, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MNI Analysis Partners, has urged African governments to embrace local skills and indigenous...
Turquoise House Stood – Ours Used Toothpick; What Nepal’s Floods Should Teach Nigeria’s Roadside Contractors
adminSep 01, 2026
When floodwaters tore through communities near the Nepal-Tibet border on August 26, buildings disappeared beneath torrents of mud, debris and water. Yet one turquoise...
Palace Commissioning: Onu Igala Kabba Thanks Kogi Govt, Obaro of Kabba, Others
adminSep 01, 2026
HRH Chief Onuche Zico Isaac Idoko, Onu Igala Kabba and Oga Ataa Edee, was formally commissioned into his official palace on Saturday, 29th August 2026, in a colourful...
Yahaya Bello: From ‘It Cannot be Done’ to CUSTECH Teaching Hospital
adminSep 01, 2026
By Danfulani Lukman Ohinoyi When former Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, conceived the Reference Hospital in Okene, many doubted that the ambitious project...
Who Speaks for Africa? The Problem of a Continent Negotiating With the World as 54 Separate Countries
adminSep 01, 2026
By Muhammed Sherifdeen Omeiza Africa has 54 countries, one continental organisation and a population of more than 1.4 billion people. It also has one of the world’s...
‘An Icon of Service’: Otunba Adeniyi Olayemi Celebrates Barr Alfred Bello on Birthday
adminSep 01, 2026
Philanthropist and community leader, Otunba Adeniyi Olayemi, popularly known as So’Mi Edumare, has described Barrister Alfred Bello, a former member of the Kogi...
A Mosque Built by a Christian, Life-Saving Mosque for Christians; Nigeria’s Test of Faith
adminSep 01, 2026
Peter Gyendyeng and the late Imam Abdullahi Abubakar have given us two powerful lessons: peace must be reciprocal, and humanity must never become the casualty of...
Commonwealth Debt Crisis Demands Urgent UK Action, Says AHF
adminSep 01, 2026
By Stephen Adeleye With the UK set to hold the G20 Presidency in 2027, and ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) meeting in Antigua and Barbuda this...
2027: Akure Pledges Salary to Education, Women Development, Care for Senior Citizens
adminAug 31, 2026
By Toba Ajayi Dr. Toyosi Akure-Bao, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate for Yagba West II State Constituency, has pledged to dedicate his emoluments and...
Parents Reject Govt Schools But Bribing to Get Govt Jobs: The Contradiction We Must Confront
adminAug 31, 2026
By Ahmed Dinar Abdulmumuni Most parents have stated their reasons for rejecting government schools for their children, saying that bad and incompetent governments have...