Over five million Nigerian students are to benefit from a nationwide life skills education programme designed to combat drug abuse, improve academic performance, and promote healthy lifestyles. Jude Ikenye, a trainer with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and staff of the federal ministry of education, disclosed this in an interview with…
The ward head of Shuwaka, Kyaram District of Kanam Local Government Area, Plateau state Mallam Hudu Barau, has been killed by bandits. His lifeless body was said to have been found in the bush, six days after he was abducted. The Kanam Development Association disclosed this in a statement in Jos, the Plateau state capital….
Permit me to first of all profusely thank the organizers of this event, House of Representatives’ Press Corps for deciding that we will not be addressing some abstract subject matter but that we talk about the lifeblood of our national aspirations—the fuel for our infrastructure, our education, our healthcare, and our security. That we should…
Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji and Matthew Hassan Kukah, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, have warned that the growing erosion of family values and weak parenting structures pose a threat to Nigeria’s national security and social cohesion. The two religious leaders stated this on Monday at the opening ceremony of “Exercise…
The MTN Foundation is to train 86,400 students and 1,440 secondary school teachers across 12 states as part of its 2025 Anti-Substance Abuse Programme (ASAP), aimed at curbing drug abuse among young people. Abubakar Zubairu, a representative of MTN Foundation, disclosed this at a workshop with stakeholders on Monday in Kaduna. He described the rise…
In this explosive edition of The Other Side with Rimamnde Shawulu, we examine one of the most controversial decisions in Nigeria’s recent political history — the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from the National Assembly for six months, allegedly for refusing to sit on the seat assigned to her by the Senate President. The Senate’s…
