Yakubu Gowon University, formerly known as the University of Abuja, has become embroiled in another controversy. Professor Jibrin Edicha Abdullahi has been accused of remaining the head of the Geography Department despite being on a one-year sabbatical at the National Defence College.   According to documents obtained by SaharaReporters, Abdullahi’s promotion from Associate Professor…

“The fire crew responded immediately and swiftly commenced firefighting operations upon arrival. The affected structure was a two-flat residential building, consisting of a three-bedroom flat and a two-bedroom flat. Fortunately, only the sitting room of the two-bedroom flat sustained fire damage,” the statement read.    “Preliminary investigation revealed that the fire was first noticed by…

Image by Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona. Earlier this month I wrote that Benjamin Netanyahu’s resumption of the war of genocide in Gaza was never a matter of “if”, but “when.” The early morning massacres of over 1000 injured or murdered civilians on March 18 and 19 was described as an Israeli “tactic to force” the Palestinian…

Former Bayelsa State Governor and serving senator, Henry Seriake Dickson, has strongly rejected the state of emergency declaration in Rivers State, calling it unconstitutional and a dangerous precedent for Nigeria’s democracy. He also accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of attempting to censor him during the Senate’s discussions on the matter. In a statement shared on…