Brigadier Braimoh, other soldiers buried in Maiduguri
The remains of Brig. General Braimoh and other soldiers killed by terrorists in Borno state have been laid to rest at the Maimalari Cantonment Cemetery in Maiduguri. The even which was attended by the Executive Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, the Honourable Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (Rtd), the Chief of […]
DBI, ITU Train 31 Nigerians, Others on Fibre Optic Infrastructure to Boost Digital Jobs
The Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) in partnership with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), has launched a specialised training programme to equip 31 participants with fibre optic infrastructure skills critical to broadband expansion and digital employment. The participants, drawn from 10 countries across Africa and Europe, are undergoing the intensive capacity-building programme at DBI headquarters in […]
JOOP BERKHOUT: A Tribute To My First Publisher And Literary Guide
By Wale Okediran On one sunny day in July 1987 at the Enugu Trade Fair grounds in Enugu, Nigeria when the iconic African wordsmith and master storyteller, Cyprian Ekwensi held up my hand and publicly presented my first novel; RAINBOWS ARE FOR LOVERS (RAFL), I felt a glow of happiness and relief flow through me. […]
Before Revenue House Opens, Let the Law Enter First
By Stephanie Shaakaa On Tuesday, 14th April, 2026, the government commissioned a building of glass and steel in Abuja, yet before a single desk is occupied, it must now commission something far more important: the legitimacy of those empowered to govern it. In the heart of the Federal Capital now rises the new headquarters of […]
Trump, The Pope and The Strait
By Reuben Abati It is now 46 days since the war between US/Israel and Iran began in the Middle East on February 28, throwing the entire world into a fit, in what gradually matured into a war of civilizations, a gory theatre of bloodshed, death and destruction, a mesh of cultural difference, regional tension and […]
Trump’s rift with Pope is playing out in public – it’s costing him valuable support
It is not unusual for President Trump to face criticism from Catholic leaders. His hardline immigration policies, promised in his campaign and cheered on by supporters, have prompted condemnation from church leaders. For months it has put the hierarchy of the Catholic Church in the US at odds with more right-leaning rank-and-file Catholics. But the […]