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By Lillian Okenwa The kidnapping of 25 female students from Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi State, on Sunday night has, like previous abductions of schoolgirls, sparked widespread outrage — but for how long will this continue? The armed men

Venue: International Conference Center, Enugu. THEME: SECURING THE FUTURE OF ENUGU STATE – A STATE-LED ECONOMIC MODEL FOR UNLOCKING NIGERIA’S ECONOMIC FUTURE Sub-Theme: “The Hilltop Spirit – From Legacy to Enterprise” By Mr. George Agu, Group President, ActivEdge Technologies 15th November, 2025

By Chief Goddy Uwazurike Being killed for your religious beliefs is consistently with us for decades. But before 2015, such actions were not hailed as acts of heroics. Remember that Boko Haram became active under President Umaru Yar Ardua but was used

Francis CARDINAL Arinze. 93 years of age. 67 years as a priest. 60 years as a bishop. 40 years as a Cardinal. To God be the glory. Happy birthday, Your Eminence, Francis Cardinal ARINZE.

By Citizen Bolaji O. Akinyemi There is a generation of public voices in Nigeria who talk for bread, not for truth. They are the talk merchants of our tragedy, loud when the powerful need justification, mute when the powerless need justice.

As Nigeria marks its 65th Independence anniversary, political observers and civil society leaders have raised concerns over what they describe as the shrinking democratic space, warning that the country’s democracy is “gasping for breath.” Analysts argue that the systematic silencing of opposition

By Prof Mark Nwagwu we were there in the beginning 1960 our baby we worked we built we nurtured the baby grew ran and fell we pick her up the race continues we give her our best Happy Independence Anniversary May the

‏ The 30th bienial meeting of the International Alliance of Catholic Knights (IACK) Worldwide, which commenced on Thursday 11th September, 2025 with an opening ceremony in a concelebrated Holy mass led by the Emeritus Archbishop of Cape Town,South Africa at the Sacred

You know Burkina Faso. The country of Mamadou “Bebeto” Zongo. The country now led by Ibrahim Traore But there is another son who has carried its name to the world stage-Hugues Fabrice Zango. The first African ever to win a gold

By  Sonnie Ekwowusi Most of us grew up, or were raised, under the illusion that the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) (originally named the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund) promotes the well-being of children in line with its stated objectives. However,