By Lubem Gena Benue State is one of the states in the north-central geo-political zone of Nigeria, whose developmental efforts have appeared to yield just but marginal results. This has...
By Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard The people of Nigeria demonstrated their dedication to democracy on February 25, but there are many angry and frustrated Nigerians, as well as many others...
By Dr. Godwin Atser On 1st November 2011, history was made. A little-known son of Africa would take over perhaps the largest agricultural research institute on the African Continent. That...
By Ola Awoniyi You may not realise how difficult it can be to write a tribute about a departed colleague, until you sadly have to do it. Emotions do choke...
By YANGE IKYAA A video on the website of Smile Train shows little kids, most of them less than 10 years old and numbering about 22, singing one of the...
"Witchcraft, a perceived facility to summon evil spirits and demons to do harm to others, was linked to religion to the extent that the medieval Church had...
By YANGE IKYAA A video on the website of Smile Train shows little kids, most of them less than 10 years old and numbering about 22, singing one of the...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says that only 36 per cent of Nigerian children attend Early Childhood Education (ECE). The fund said the percentage accounts for one in every...
By Prof. Terhemba Shija It is curious why the late Chinua Achebe missed the Nobel prize for Literature in his life time. Not only was he the most widely read...
By Prof. Terhemba Shija The robust young man who had only two hours to live, had emerged at the stadium in Katsina-Ala to receive his last tumultuous applause for a...