Objective Nigerian Stories…
Chimamanda Adichie – The ‘Winner of Winners’ award is a special category of this year’s Women’s Prize to celebrate its 25th anniversary. Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has clinched the ‘Winner of Winners’ award of the UK-based Women’s Prize in a public vote. Adichie, who first won the Women’s Prize, formerly Orange Prize for her novel, […]
Diabetes – Novo Nordisk, a multinational pharmaceutical company, on Saturday announced the introduction of a programme to supply free insulin to children living with Diabetes Mellitus (DM) in Nigeria and Ghana from 2021. Jude Abonu, Business Unit Head, English West Africa, Novo Nordisk, made the disclosure at a webinar organised by the company to mark the 2020 […]
Kwara – The governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has announced plans to improve the human capital development in the state by cancelling the law that awards pension to former governors and their deputies. “Our state needs all the resources it can get to improve our human capital development. I believe our limited resources are […]
#ENDSARS – Many Nigerians consider the outcry, which snowballed into looting and arson as symptomatic of the country’s gradual collapse of governance, large scale corruption and the lack of provision of the essentials of life for millions of long-suffering Nigerians, who are stifled under a corrupt and inept leadership. The Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 And […]
Jealous lover – A makeup artist and baker identified as Elvina Japheth Abilo, pictured above, has been burnt to death while one pastor Henry was severely injured after a jealous lover set a home ablaze in Igbogene-Apie, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The incident happened on Saturday, October 31, about 3 am, when a 40-year-old man identified as […]
#EndSARS – They, however, advised the concerned youths to avoid any form of violence during the protests. This is coming barely three days after the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, also endorsed the protests against police brutality which have been ongoing across the country for over a week. […]
#EndSARS protesters in Anambra are heading to Awkuzu town, which hosts the notorious state head office of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The protesters gathered in Awka, capital of the state, from where they took off to the nearby town of Awkuzu, some 21 kilometers from the state capital. They are led by top music […]
Nigerian Army has announced the commencement of a nationwide “cyberwarfare” operation, as protests against police brutality continue in the country. The army said the operation will be under the banner of Exercise Crocodile Smile, which it said is an annual exercise and traditionally holds in the last quarter of the year. It made the announcement on […]
Dr. Dre’s estranged wife, Nicole Young, is suing the Beats impresario in California court, claiming that she co-owns the trademark to his name — as well as his landmark album, “The Chronic.” She further alleges in court papers that Dre “secretly” transferred the valuable trademarks to a holding company after, she claims, he kicked her […]
Edo State – Voters across Edo State will troop out to vote in an election that will decide who occupies the Dennis Osadebey Government House for the next four years. The Independent National Electoral Commission says 1.72 million residents of the State are eligible to vote in the election. However, going by past experience, less […]