Comrade Aluh Moses Odeh, a Benue youth activist, is the National Leader, All Middle Belt Youth Forum (AMBYF). Odeh, a candidate for the coming local government election in Benue State under Labour Party, spoke to EJIKEME OMENAZU on crucial issues concerning the state, especially the coming October 5 local government poll. Excerpt: Would you say […]
In a world where mother tongues are rapidly fading, UK-based Nigerian Modupe Olagunju has found it imperative to unveil Àselewà, a centre for Yoruba distance learning to bridge the gap. In this no-holds-barred interaction, she shares her thoughts with BIODUN BUSARI on the ideas, strategies, and challenges associated with providing Yoruba language lessons to students
Insurance company Nationwide announced the finalists for this year’s Hambone Award, which celebrates the most unusual pet insurance claims of the year. The Hambone Award, named in honor of a dog who ate an entire holiday ham while stuck in a refrigerator, aims “to shed light on the everyday and sometimes bizarre incidents that can […]
No fewer than 75 people were convicted within four days by a special court set up by the Kwara State Government to try those who flouted the state’s environmental laws. Arewa PUNCH reports that the offenders who were tried between Wednesday and Saturday last week and were found guilty of breaching the environmental laws were
Lagos – The Delta State Governor, Elder Sherriff Oborevwori has officially declared open the 18th edition of the Nigerian Red Cross Society’s International Youth Camp which is holding at the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Training School in Agbor, Delta State. Formally opening the gathering of young Red Crossers, the Governor who was ably represented […]
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate, has petitioned the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, and the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to rescue Kaduna-based Dr Ganiyat Popoola, who was kidnapped last December and has been in the abductors’ den for nearly eight months. Popoola, a registrar in the Department of
The Principal of the Federal College of Education Technical (FCET) Akoka Secondary School, Lagos, Mrs Khadijat Abdul-Salam has called on parents to renew their commitments to proper upbringing of children amidst the various societal, economic distractions and challenges. Mrs Abdul-Salam made the call on the sidelines of the 2023/2024 speech amd prize giving day activities […]
Officials of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria have refused to state their positions on sprinter Favour Ofili being labelled ‘uncontrollable’ by an unnamed official of the federation over her rumoured plan to switch allegiance, The PUNCH reports. Ofili has been at loggerheads with the AFN and the Nigeria Olympic Committee over its failure to register