ASHENEWS reports that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLE) says it has seized a multi-million-naira mansion belonging to a convicted drug baron, Okenwa Chris Nzewi.
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The Nigerian Civil War had a profound impact on the country’s socio-economic landscape. One notable change was the transformation of the itinerant tailor profession, which shifted from being primarily located in Eastern Nigeria to predominantly Northern Nigeria. This shift serves as a metaphor for the divergent paths taken by these two regions in terms of social and economic development.
In the first part of this write-up, we saw how in 1983, the National Party of Nigeria (NPN), afraid of defeat, capitalised on Shehu Shagari’s perceived likeability and reversed the election timetable and started with a vote for the president.
The Doctors Without Borders, otherwise known as Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) on Friday, says they have partially withdrawn its medical intervention in Zurmi town of Zamfara state.
ASHENEWS reports that the federal government has inaugurated the Nutrition Core Working Committee (NCWC) to tackle severe scute malnutrition in the country.
ASHENEWS reports that the Jilin Province of the Republic of China has expressed interest in collaborating with the Niger State government in the areas of agriculture, health, and technology.
ASHENEWS reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says that the report of the resurgence of COVID-19 in Benue State is false.
The story of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) just like many other agencies of the Nigerian government, is that of a beautiful concept that was poorly implemented over time, resulting to loss of public confidence and damage to the economy.
Yesterday, the Rivers state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, signed the 2024 Appropriation Bill of N800 billion into law. It appeared to be a banal act as has been done by so many other governors. Rivers however is special drama. He had transmitted the Bill to the State Assembly only the previous day. Calling the 4 legislators he submitted the Bill to as the State Assembly is a bit of a stretch as the body is composed of 32 members. The court appointed speaker he works with had dismissed the 27 other members of the Assembly for carpet crossing the previous day. It would have been silly old type unrealistic comic Nollywood drama has the issue not been such a serious one.
My first encounter with a critique of charity was Chinua Achebe’s Anthills of the Savannah. I was maybe 15 or 16 then, but his take—speaking through his character—was indelibly etched in my mind. In the light of a fresh national development, I cannot but recall his denunciation of charity as the “opium…of the privileged.” Now, you must have read the horrifying report that Nigerian security forces “accidentally” bombed—again! — some civilians in Tudun Biri, Kaduna State. Following the airstrikes, about 120 people reportedly died, while another 60 sustained injuries. You must have also read that the senators, all 109 of them, are contributing N1m each from their respective December salaries for the victims.