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Benue State capital city, Makurdi can be observed to have become a dirty, smelly city since Governor Hyacinth Alia assumed office on May 29th, 2023. Major streets and roads in the city have been taken over by refuse as pavements and dividers are littered with garbage which is left to...

The entire family of Dokpesi, staff and management of Daar Communications PlcLadi Lawal CloseAsokoroAbuja Sir ” To live in the heart you leave behind is to live forever’ – Carl Sagan It was with a heavy heart that we received the unfortunate demise of your founder, partner and father, son,...

By Dr. Peter Afunanya Recently, about five major newspapers called out the DSS for bashing of sorts. The papers, which used their platforms to express varied views about the modus operandi of the Service include Vanguard, Daily Trust, The Sun, Tribune and Punch. While Vanguard’s piece on 2nd June 2023...

As guys, sometimes we overstep our boundaries in our relationships with female colleagues. A typical example is addressing a married female teammate as ‘Baby’ or ‘Babe’ at the workplace. I have witnessed situations where a male colleague would address a married female co-worker as ‘MY WIFE’. Another person’s wife oo....

By Ali Abare The matter is now before the law courts. But what is the root cause of the leadership crisis at the Nasarawa State House of Assembly? There are different and conflicting reasons for the impasse. However, it all started when 24 honourable members of the 7th Assembly were...

The Nigerian economy is not creating jobs and other opportunities for the young citizens mainly due to human factors that can be surmounted through the right approaches. This is contained in a report ‘Employment creation potential of industries without smokestacks (IWOSS): A Nigeria case study’, released Thursday in Abuja by...

Ughelli oral tradition has it that their great ancestor and founding father of Ughelli (Ughene) is the second son of Oghwoghwa, a Prince from Benin Kingdom. As history has gone, Oghwoghwa in search of his own kingdom first settlement was at Tarakiri and later left for Ogoviri now the current...

By Princewill Uchegbu Can someone break Hilda Bacci’s 100-hour ‘Cook-A-Thon’ Guinness World Record within months, weeks, days, or even in less than one hour after she broke the record? What will happen if Chef Damilo achieves the ongoing 120-hour ‘Cook-A-Thon’ to break Hilda Bacci’s 100 hours? First, when someone attempts...

Hhhmmnn, IWA EDA NILE AIYE !!! By Bayo Onanuga I never wanted to write this story but I was inspired to do so today, following Buba Galadima’s interview with the Punch on Monday. Buba struck a chord when he spoke about the issue of trust in the relationship between Bola...

Senator Bulkachuwa’s confession is an eye-opener for all Nigerians and also speaks deep into the rot in the Nigerian judiciary. Only in a docile society with unfocused youths would a heinous crime such as this be left unquestioned. Many will not know or understand what this confession means to the...