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Bugisu women to use bedrooms to convice husbands to vote Museveni

Women in Bulambuli have pledged to use their bedrooms to convince their husbands to vote for President Yoweri Museveni and Irene Muloni. “We pledge to do what it takes to use our bedrooms to convince our husbands to vote for President Museveni, Muloni and other NRM candidates,” Veronica Namasaba said. She said that a number […]

Dispatches: Remembering Masika, One of Congo’s Heroes

The Democratic Republic of Congo lost a hero this week. Rebecca Masika Katsuva, a women’s rights activist who dedicated her life to helping rape victims in eastern Congo, passed away unexpectedly on February 2. Masika had a huge heart and incredible courage. She was raped herself – multiple times – and witnessed unimaginable violence against […]

Video: Minute Motivation with Doyin

Quiz Intro When my children were a lot younger and I was invited to birthday parties, I found the parties I enjoyed most were those with just one exit door – I simply sat near the door. I knew that as long as the kids didn’t go past me at that door, they were safe […]

Buhari as Good News for Europe

Martins Schultz, the President of the European Parliament minced no words in describing why Europe is enamored of our President, Muahmmadu Buhari, so much as to give him the honor of addressing the continent’s  legislative arm. The big endorsement President Buhari got is on account of the outstanding wars he has waged so far on […]

Woman pulled alive from rubble two days after Taiwan quake

A woman was pulled alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in the southern Taiwan city of Tainan on Monday and another man has been found alive trapped inside more than 48 hours after a deadly earthquake struck, officials said. The death toll from the quake rose to 35 earlier on Monday, with more […]

Nigerians have image problem abroad, hampers emigration to West: President

Nigerians have an image problem abroad which makes it difficult to emigrate to the West, but they can stay at home where their services are needed, President Muhammadu Buhari was quoted as saying by a British newspaper on Saturday. A former army ruler from the 1980s who returned to power as a civilian after winning […]

Workers begin protest against electricity tariff hike

NIGERIA Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and other affiliate unions are planning a protest against recent increase in electricity tariff today. General Secretary of NLC, Peter Ozo-Eson, confirmed in a chat with The Guardian yesterday that there was no going back on the proposed protest nationwide. However, in a twist, electricity workers cautioned […]

Medical experts seek help to curb mother-to-child spread of HIV/AIDS

THE vision of halting the spread of HIV/AIDS to the next generation of Nigerians can only be realised if the Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission (PMTCT) of the ailment is given utmost attention by governments at all levels. This was stated by medical experts yesterday at the 16 local councils of Taraba State when they hosted […]

Chibok Girls: Stop Deceiving Nigerians, Obasanjo Tells Govt

DESPITE repeated assurances by the Federal Government that the missing Chibok girls would be rescued and handed over to their parents, former President Olusegun Obasanjo says the optimism might end up as a mirage. Obasanjo, therefore, urged the country’s leaders to stop deceiving Nigerians and come out clean on the issue, stressing that hope on […]

Seek alternative funding for roads, Reps tell FG

The House of Representatives is disturbed over the paltry budgetary allocations to works, power and housing in the 2016 budget and has called for alternative funding options for road infrastructure in particular. The Chairman, House Committee on Works, Mr. Toby Okechukwu, told The PUNCH on Sunday that options, including Public Private Partnership, must be vigorously […]