Kebbi State Governor, Comrade Nasir Idris, last weekend donated the sum of ₦100 million to internally displaced persons (IDPs) affected by bandits’ attacks in Danko Wasagu Local Government Area of the state, as he pledged ₦10 million monthly to support community-based security efforts. The governor disclosed this when he paidContinue Reading

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Kano State for the 2027 general elections, Alhaji Muhammad Sani Abacha, has declared that the party is ready to reclaim power in the state following his final clearance by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Abacha, who expressed gratitude over the clearance,Continue Reading

The phenomenon of pupils wrecking equipment and setting fire to classrooms predates the current crisis. Is it rooted in poverty, social media peer pressure – or just plain boredom? Like most French primaries on Wednesdays, Marcel Pagnol school, in the eastern suburbs of Lyon, was shut on 19 June 2024. ButContinue Reading

When the actor confessed to ingesting a few flakes of her mother’s ashes on opening nights, reactions ranged from recognition to disgust. But, she says, grief makes animals of us all There have been headlines of late that make me out to be an ash-guzzling savage nightly devouring her mother’sContinue Reading

This is no scoffing matter. The accelerating proliferation of advanced nuclear weapons is bringing ‘end times’ closer by the day Humankind has fearfully and sometimes joyfully anticipated the end of the world ever since it began. The Bible’s Book of Revelation speaks of “end times”, a period of tribulation, war,Continue Reading

Russia’s latest weapons have left Ukraine’s civilian air defence teams frantically trying to adapt as winter approaches Several hours into Kyiv’s nightly curfew, much of the capital lay dark and quiet. High above, on the roof of a grey tower block on the city’s outskirts, a small group of menContinue Reading