Senator Isah Jibrin and the push to end the perennial herders crisis in Kogi East By Kadir Okala

In recent years, Nigeria has been grappling with the issue of herders and farmers clashes that have led to the loss of lives and destruction of property. One of the states that have been hit hard by this crisis is Kogi State, particularly the East Senatorial District. However, one man is determined to put an end to this crisis and restore peace to the area. His name is Senator Isah Jibrin, popularly known as Echocho. Echocho, who is the Senator representing Kogi East Senatorial District at the National Assembly, has…

The banana peel at Wadata House, by Kazeem Akintunde

His name is Iyorchia Ayu, a Tiv from Gboko in present-day Benue State. Iyorchia, among the Tiv ethnic group, means someone people are afraid of. Ayu, on the other hand, means water mermaid. In essence, Iyorchia Ayu could be literarily translated to mean people are afraid of mermaids. But Nyesom Wike, the stormy petrel in Rivers State, and his faction in the Peoples Democratic Party seem not to be afraid of either Iyorchia Ayu or any mermaids lurking within the precinct of Wuse in Abuja, as they have succeeded in…

1000 Sierra Leonean youths to benefit from SOS-NEKOTECH USA-CANADA work-study master’s degree program …. With $100m USA loan

1000 Sierra Leonean youth with Bachelor’s Degrees stand to benefit from the SOS-NEKOTECH USA/Canada Work-Study Masters Degree National launched on March 28, 2023 at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security by the Honorable Minister, Dr. Alpha Timbo. The Work-Study pilot program was approved by Cabinet on April 20, 2021, under the auspices of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security in collaboration with SOS Labour Ghana under the Transfer2Transform initiative. To date, young Sierra Leoneans are already successfully pursuing their Master’s degree in the USA at top universities such…