By William Ikhianosimhe Orbih What is wrong with Nigeria? There is a terrorist attack on a train. Many Nigerians die. And we are not even lamenting? A few tweets and life goes on as though nothing happened. Nigerians in Southern Kaduna continue to be murdered in cold blood, and […]
Month: March 2022
By Uzogara Tobechukwu. Once again, Kaduna State is in the news for all the bad reasons one could ever imagine. Were this to be President Obasanjo’s administration, the governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai would have been asked to step aside for a possible military solution to the […]
By Kennedy Eberechi. It is most unusual to see a large pool of entertainment heavyweights gather in a setting outside organized special entertainment events such as the AMAA, AMVCA, Hip-Hop Awards, etc. But this unusual gathering was exactly the scene witnessed on Wednesday in Lagos, Nigeria at what can […]
By Dan Ugwu. Today, March 21, 2022, is the 9th death anniversary of Chinualumogu Albert Achebe, a novelist, and essayist, a man of ideas who bowed to the invitation from the Elysian Fields at 82 on March 21, 2013, in Massachusetts, USA. Achebe died with the burden of a […]
By Igweshi Augustine. Indigenous women have always been part of their peoples’ struggles, whether nationally or at international fora. There has been a legacy of extraordinary women that have interfaced between indigenous women’s movements and the international women’s movement. Not always were they close, most of all due to […]
By: Kalada Elendu. For the vision is for an appointed time, wait, it shall speak and not lie. One of my favorite pieces of literature was “She stoops to conquer” by Oliver Goldsmith as a young scholar. That literature mounded a lot about great minds, and only the BRAVE stoops […]
HURIWA Asks Dave Umahi To Respect The Law And Step Aside: HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA has asked Mr. Dave Umahi to step down from the position of governor of Ebonyi State in compliance with the judgment of the federal high court made by honorable justice Inyang Ekwo. […]
By Ken Gbados. Celebrating International Women’s Day is to celebrate a Women’s Journey through her life, struggles, achievements, and contributions. It is to celebrate her joy, freedom, liberty, and rights. It is to celebrate Womanhood. Reacting to the above, a foremost rising Nollywood actress; Victoria Nwogu has called on stakeholders to […]
Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, on Sunday, lambasted the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, over the introduction of Islamic dress code for female police officers in the country. HURIWA similarly condemned the unconstitutional action of President Muhammadu Buhari to donate $1 million USD of […]
By Emmanuel Onwubiko. I must begin by admitting openly that I am a football enthusiast and a die- hard supporter of the best club in Europe- Chelsea F.C of England. I am not just an empty mouthed supporter but I am such a supporter that for the past 18 […]
