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Who will tell Peter the Son of Obi the Truth?

NewsDeskNgNov 25, 2022November 25, 20220

By Mbakwe I. Mbakwe The Biblical cock has scant crowed thrice and Peter has denied not just his masters but himself as well. Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi has now clearly lost out even before Nigerians file out to cast their ballot; this failure...

NYSC DG: Where The Buck Stops On PMB’s Table

NewsDeskNgNov 23, 2022November 23, 20220

By Rotimi Olawepo Harry S. Truman, the 33rd president of the United States, who served between 1945 to 1953, had a sign “The Buck Stop Here” on his desk at the White House. What this signified was that, a leader worth his salt does not shy away from taking stern...

Appointment of clerk to the National Assembly: A breach of the NASC act, 2014

NewsDeskNgNov 21, 2022November 21, 20220

By Haruna Abdulsalam Mohammed The Organogram of the National Assembly bureaucracy and line of duties as captured in sections 6(1), 7(2) and 12(1) of the National Assembly Service Act, 2014 shows that Mr. Sani Magaji Tambuwal is not qualified for appointment as Clerk to the National Assembly. The Organogram of...

NEDC’s Human Face And North East IDPs

NewsDeskNgNov 20, 2022November 20, 20220

By Moses Adamu Excellence can simply be defined as the quality of being outstanding or extremely good. It is not just about doing the right thing; it is about doing it exceptionally well. The truth is, the more people there are in any society who put uncommon efforts into the...

The rise and fall of MK Faddah

NewsDeskNgNov 20, 2022November 20, 20220

By Vincent Oche The fall from grace of Brig Gen MK Fadah could come in a movie. It was a script that was not meant to last long. The indices were visible from the first day he assumed office as the director general of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).Some...

Cancer Treatment: Access to radiotherapy, beyond common man

NewsDeskNgNov 18, 2022November 18, 20220

Radiotherapy (RT), also called Radiation Therapy, is a cancer treatment that uses high doses of radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumours. Cancer is a disease in which some of the body’s cells grow uncontrollably and spread to other parts of the body, destroying body tissue. Even though cancer...

Drug trafficking as national security threat

NewsDeskNgNov 18, 2022November 18, 20220

The menace of drug abuse and trafficking present a grave danger to the nation. There is a nexus between drug trafficking on one hand and organised crimes such as terrorism, kidnapping and money laundering. It has been a major dent on the nation’s image. Unfortunately, Nigeria is afflicted by all...

Mitigating Gender Based Violence in Edo

NewsDeskNgNov 18, 2022November 18, 20220

Mrs Lucy Peters (not real name) is a 23 year-old single mother who was abandoned by her boyfriend after impregnating her in 2020. Her predicament started after she gave birth to her child in 2021. Her boyfriend told her that he was not ready for fatherhood and subsequently abandoned her....

Evaluating NEDC’s efforts in flood response

NewsDeskNgNov 18, 2022November 18, 20220

By Nkechi Odoma The impact of flooding in communities in Yobe and Adamawa states in North East Nigeria cannot be over-emphasized. People were displaced, and farmland was submerged in what could be regarded as one of the worst floodings in North East Nigeria. This is a trying time for communities...

NYSC: May Nigeria never see another Brig Gen Fadah

NewsDeskNgNov 18, 2022November 18, 20220

By Kolawole Anthony On Thursday, November 17th, the reported dismissal of Brigadier-General Muhammad Kukah Fadah as the Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps floated the air. After six months of mediocrity, stagnancy, and incompetence, this could ultimately be the watershed moment for the Scheme. Established in 1973 by the...