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Our Reporter, Abuja Renowned Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has been hailed as a “true literary giant” and a source of inspiration to millions as she marks her 48th birthday today. In a heartfelt tribute, Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, described Adichie not only as his sister but also as a beacon whose writings have enriched global literature while uplifting humanity. “Her life and work remind us that when nurtured with discipline and vision, talent becomes a light for the individual and all of society,” Obi said. Adichie, acclaimed for award-winning novels such as Half of a Yellow…
By Mukaila Kareem Diabetes may have been defined by water’s chemistry, but it will only be defeated by the fire of metabolic fat burning. Until then, we will keep treating the visible tip while ignoring the mass below.” Anyone who is familiar with my writing knows that I am a proud physiotherapist. And, as a typical Nigerian, I will invoke a sense of divine intervention here: I stumbled into the profession by accident just a few hours before I submitted my university admission form. Of all the healthcare professions, physiotherapists, along with occupational therapists, are uniquely trained to apply physical…
Our Reporter, Abuja The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) will on Thursday, September 18, convene Nigeria’s first-ever National Interactive Forum for Judges on Whistleblowing and Whistleblower Protection in Abuja. Organised in partnership with Tap iNitiative, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Centre for Fiscal Transparency and Public Integrity (CeFTPI), and Progressive Impact Organisation for Community Development (PRIMORG), the forum is themed: “The Judiciary and Whistleblower Protection in Nigeria: Challenges and Responsibilities.” The initiative is described as a landmark effort to strengthen judicial understanding of the courts’ role in safeguarding whistleblowers and interpreting emerging legal frameworks around whistleblowing.…
Our Reporter, Abuja Former Governor of Anambra State and Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has joined millions of Catholics and people of goodwill across the globe in celebrating Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of his 70th birthday. In a goodwill message titled “Seventy Years of Grace,” Obi described the pontiff’s life as a testament to faith, humility, and courage, noting that his journey has been a living witness to God’s grace. “On this blessed day of your 70th birthday, our beloved Pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, I join the Universal Church and all people…
Our Reporter, Abuja The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has dismissed as fake a widely circulated report claiming that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed a list of the party’s state chairmen across the country. In a statement on Sunday, the party’s national leadership described the report, titled “Coalition Update: INEC Confirms ADC State Chairmen Nationwide,” as false and the handiwork of individuals bent on causing confusion within the ADC. “This report is fake news, obviously engineered by individuals who have shown relentless determination to sow confusion within our party and mislead the public,” the statement read. The party…
Lawrence Ndubeze, Awka Stakeholders in Anambra State have taken a strategic step toward improving maternal and child healthcare delivery in primary healthcare centers (PHCs). A one-day Maternal Health Champions Engagement Meeting was held over the weekend to strengthen maternal and child health services across PHCs in the state. The meeting featured training for Ward Development Committees (WDCs), widows, and single mothers, empowering them to serve as Maternal Health Champions. The initiative, spearheaded by Justice Development and Peace Caritas (JDPC) Nnewi, Community Empowerment Network (COMEN), and Civil Rights Concern (CRC), under the Strengthening Public Accountability for Results and Knowledge (SPARK 2)…
By Crispin Oduobuk The digital wake for Charlie Kirk has been a global affair. Excluding his homeland, perhaps nowhere has it been more fervently debated than on Nigerian Twitter (Nigerian X doesn’t quite sound right). On 11 September 2025, news broke that the 31-year-old American conservative pundit was shot in the neck during a Utah Valley University Q&A, a suspected politically motivated killing that sparked global outrage. Yet, in Nigeria, timelines usually ablaze with fury over our dire economic conditions, callous leaders, or yet another grid failure became consumed by this foreign tragedy. To the discerning, the discourse wasn’t really…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu In other words, before judges are appointed, the NJC requires proof from the head of the court system concerned that there are sufficient funds to take care of such things as both cars and housing for them. If politicians thereafter ply the judges with cars and other blandishments while the NJC looks away, it is not difficult to figure out what is happening. In January 1993, Ibrahim Babangida was Nigeria’s military ruler. He was supposedly in the last year of an interminable transition at the end of which he promised to hand over power to an…
Uche Onyema, Owerri Angry women from Umuiche, Elelem, in Ngor-Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State, have threatened to stage a nude protest if their lands, allegedly grabbed by top politicians, are not returned. The women, who staged a peaceful protest, said the land is their primary source of livelihood and its loss has left many of them facing hunger. Led by Mrs. Elizabeth Okere, the women lamented that farmlands at Ndichie Uzo Ubi, Agaranwa, Ngara, and Ahaba communities have been encroached upon, depriving them of their means of survival. Okere declared: “We prefer to go naked on the street…
Our Reporter, Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that 14 political associations have successfully scaled the first stage in the ongoing process of registering new political parties in Nigeria. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday, September 11, 2025, by the Commission’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information & Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, following its regular meeting in Abuja. According to the Commission, a total of 171 applications were submitted by associations seeking registration. Each request was assessed based on compliance with Section 222 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), Section 79 (1, 2, and…