Professor Sotunsa Mobolanle: Breaking down the walls of patriarchy in African scholarship
By Toyin Falola From the 21st to the 23rd of June 2021, Professor Mobolanle Sotunsa will be co-convening the 6th J. A. Atanda Lectures and Conference, which will bring 400 speakers to Babcock University, Nigeria. Her talent and managerial capability are the driving force behind this success. Prof. Sotunsa does not find this new, […]
Bandits Abduct Muslim Worshippers In Katsina
An unconfirmed number of persons have been abducted by bandits in Jibiya, Katsina state. The worshippers were said to have gathered at a mosque to observe Tahajjud , a midnight prayer carried out majorly in the last 10 day of Ramadan when the bandits struck. According to sources the worshippers were kidnapped around 2am on […]
Coalition of CSOs Tell Buhari To Stop The Bleeding, Insecurity In The Country
Coalition of Civil Society Organizations have petitioned President Muhammed Buhari to stop the insecurity and end the carnage in the country . They said the country in the first quarter of the year recorded an all-time quarterly high of almost 2000 fatalities from mass atrocities incidents across the country. The statement released by the coalition […]
SERAP Ask Buhari To Probe 316 Duplicate Project In 2021 Budget
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project(SERAP) has asked President Muhammed Buhari to probe what is described as a duplication of projects in the 2021 budget. SERAP stated this on Sunday in a statement signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, adding that President Buhari should direct Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami to […]
Abducted Abia University Student Regains Freedom
A female student of the Abia State University who was kidnapped on Wednesday has regained her freedom. Last week, gunmen kidnapped an unspecified number of students from the university, however, some of the students were able to escape leaving one in captivity. The students were abducted along Okigwe-Uturu road around 8pm on Wednesday. Confirming the […]
Liverpool Beat Southampton To Keep Top-Four Hopes Alive
Liverpool kept alive their hopes of a top-four finish in the Premier League as Sadio Mane and Thiago Alcantara sealed a 2-0 win against Southampton on Saturday. Jurgen Klopp’s side moved above Tottenham into sixth place thanks to Mane’s first-half header and Thiago’s first goal for the club in the final moments at Anfield. Liverpool’s […]
Ex-Minister Aisha Al-Hassan ‘Mama Taraba’ Dies at 61
Former Minister of Women Affairs of Nigeria, Aisha Jummai Al-Hassan, popularly knowns as Mama Taraba, is dead. According to her media aide, Bala Maina, she passed away on Friday at an undisclosed hospital in Cairo, Egypt. She was aged 61 Detail, later
Digital Economy: NCC, NigComSat Sign MoU on 5G Spectrum for Nigeria
As part of measures to facilitate the release of contiguous bandwidth in one of the most suitable frequency spectrum bands for early deployment of fifth-generation (5G) Network services in Nigeria, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Nigerian Communications Satellite (NigComSat) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The development came on the heels of the […]
Plant Variety Protection Shouldn’t Be Signed Into Law- Nnimmo Bassey
Research has shown that although there are many policies around aspects of agriculture in Nigeria, there is no organizing policy that ties everything together. Officials work on silos and sometimes actively protect their turfs and appear not to care about the systemic implications of their stance. The link between seeds and plant varieties is downplayed […]
President suspends NPA chief executive
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the suspension of Hadiza Bala Usman as the managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). In a statement, presidential spokesman Garba Shehu, said the suspension followed a recommendation by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi. An administrative panel of inquiry has been raised to investigate the management of the […]
