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A University of Calabar lecturer, Prof Bassey Okon, has stated that a conscious approach at implementing a national indigenous languages policy would help drive the nation’s corporate existence. Prof Bassey Okon Okon is a scholar of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages in the department of linguistics and communication studies, University of Calabar, (UNICAL) Speaking at the University of Calabar 115th Inaugural …

By Eben Enasco From the late 70s through the 80s/90s, the Institute of Continuing Education (ICE), was a remedial study institute that rescued many students who couldn’t pass and obtain their O’level Certificates from their Conventional Secondary Schools before gaining admission into higher Institutions. Before the establishment of the institution, intending students would have to travel a long distance to …

Edo State Government has warned residents against the sale and usage of Norvasc 5mg tablets produced by United States-based drug developer Viatris Inc., following the discovery of iron wires in samples taken from the shipment. In a statement, the Edo State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Obehi Akoria, said the warnings followed the alert by the National Agency for Food and …

About 100 SANs assembled to plead Tinubu, Atiku, Obi’s cases• LP, PDP, others want tribunal to pay attention to substance, not technicalities  Despite the controversies generated by the general elections and the sense of urgency which some Nigerians had argued should follow the election petitions, the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) is yet to commence hearing of the petitions, while time …

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi said he has never violated any law in relation to his alleged detention by the UK Immigration Service. The Labour Party presidential candidate stated this in a statement vis his verified Twitter handle. Obi’s comment comes following his reported detention at the London’s Heathrow Airport by UK immigration early April. …

Since Africa’s third wave of democratisation, many countries have taken on democracy – abolishing military dictatorship, undertaking constitutional reviews and embracing multiparty politics and elections. Yet the continent still struggles with poor leadership. The governing elite has failed to address citizens’ needs and drive a development agenda. In countries such as Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Angola, the Republic of the Congo, …

President Muhammadu Buhari said the Federal Government will appeal the court judgement on the case between Senator Ifeanyi Ararume and the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL. Meanwhile, the President, who sued for calm in the court case, has maintained that due judicial process will be followed to resolve the problem. Recall that President Buhari had removed Senator Ararume as …

The Returning Officer for the Adamawa State governorship election, Prof Mohammed Mele, on Tuesday declared  Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, the winner of the state governorship poll. Fintiri secured a second term in office having scored 430,861  votes to beat the rival All Progressives Congress candidate, Aisha Dahiru, popularly known as Binani, who amassed 398,788 votes. Also on Tuesday, the Independent National …

The US Supreme Court will step into the divisive and emotional battle over the abortion drug mifepristone Wednesday, when it is expected to rule on tough new court-ordered restrictions on the widely used pill. It sets up the conservative-leaning bench for its most significant intervention on reproductive rights since a seismic ruling 10 months ago that stripped women in America …

The war in Ukraine and the related intensified competition between the United States (US) and China loom over every international relations discussion. How might the war end, and how will these scenarios affect Africa? Projections for the next 20 years by African Futures and Innovation at the Institute for Security Studies show that Africa’s economic growth is unlikely to deliver commensurate standard-of-living …