Of Nigeria elections and the perks of voting climate-conscious candidates
Jan. 21, 2023 It’s election campaign season in Nigeria and we’ve witnessed candidates churn out their campaign promises. From security to the economy to healthcare, they highlight the aspects that…
SEGUN AYOBOLU: GRIT, QUALITY AND VERSATILITY ON DIAMOND EVE
By Tunde Olusunle For all his staggering attributes as a very formidable scholar, a distinctly rigorous inquisitor, a sound and profound political scientist, an inimitable reporter, an engaging writer,…
86 journalists killed in 2022 as killings increased by 50% – UN
Jan. 18, 2023 The United Nations (UN) said on Tuesday that the killing of journalists worldwide significantly increased by 50 per cent in 2022 following a decline over the previous…
AYO OLUKOTUN: A REQUIEM TOO EARLY THIS DAWN
By Tunde Olusunle My brother, namesake and senior colleague, Tunde Ipinmisho it was who called me to convey the distressing information about Ayo Olukotun’s medical situation in the last week…
Nigeria’s bouncers show their strength in fighting stereotypes
January 12, 2023 For years, Emem Thomas’ body drew sneers from slimmer classmates in southern Nigeria that shook her confidence and natural friendliness. As teasing and taunts marred her teenage…
BARRY NDIOMU: A NEW PAGE AT THE AMNESTY PROGRAMME
By Tunde Olusunle As though following a notoriously familiar trajectory, it would seem like every intervention agency emplaced by the federal government to impact on Nigeria’s Niger Delta region, intrinsically…
2023 global growth to slow to 1.7% from 3% expected six months ago – World Bank
Jan. 11, 2023 …Says Sharp, Long-lasting Slowdown to Hit Developing Countries Hard The World bank says Global growth is slowing sharply in the face of elevated inflation, higher interest rates,…
20 Years After, Alumni, Community Rally Support for AUN Schools’ Improvement Project
By Dan Okereke An adage says the only reward for success is a hunger for more success. Twenty years after their establishment and currently rated among the five best colleges…
The Buni Yadi Tragedy: When The Boys Came
Jan. 3, 2023 The Buni Yadi massacre of 2014 was done methodically by the Boko Haram terror group. As teenage boys slept in their school hostel, the insurgents threw balls…
ORTOM DIGITISES LAND ADMINISTRATION IN BENUE AS LEGACY PROJECT
By Tunde Olusunle Samuel Ioraer Ortom’s name without doubt, is one of the most well-known in Nigeria’s subsisting democratic dispensation. The Benue State helmsman is something of a “comrade governor,”…