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SAN FRANCISCO, May 16, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government has signed a $6.68 billion contract agreement for the Ibadan-Kaduna segment of the Lagos-Kano rail line with China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC). The information was disclosed in a statement released by...

Today the North Korean story is live, viral and topical; the delight of diplomats. When Nigeria opened its diplomatic mission for the first time in what was considered a pariah and ignominious nation, North Korea in 1987, its first...

Certainly, Nigerians now know there is a serious leadership deficit in Benue State. Since Governor Samuel Ortom assumed the mantle of leadership of this agrarian state in May 2015, peace and progress have eluded the 42-year old state very...

During his campaign in 2015, President Buhari who promised to end "medical tourism" by Nigerian politicians who go overseas for medical treatment has been to Britain five times to seek medical care. Recently, Buhari left for London for a...

Yet another mothers' day celebrations across various faiths in Nigerian Christendom, I love women, and graciously say that I am jealous of them; when it is not mothers' day, they would have Mothering Sunday, and then how about that intl'...

The lack of internal democracy, mobilising political support along tribal and regional lines, and using violence to intimidate rivals or force certain opinions are some features of some of the political parties in Nigeria today. They are also used...

"We have no other country than Nigeria, and what we make of it is what we get", President Muhammadu Buhari. Penultimate week, I attended two events organized by two different media groups. Discussions in the events centered on the push for...

The Ogoni people have suffered tremendously in Nigeria. There is no form of oppression, terrorism and torture that Nigeria has not conceivably committed against the Ogoni. On every indices of dehumanization, Nigeria would score high when assessed in Ogoni...

Before our very eyes, the old Jos slipped away. And the nostalgia haunts so strongly due to so much good that went with it. That Jos was known for its calmness and serenity, peace and tranquility, tolerance and accommodation. That...

Following a codeine-propelled high drug addiction problem, the Federal Government in a swift reaction, banned the production and importation of codeine containing cough syrup. The syrup usually taken by millions of youths who mix it with soft drinks,  alcohol or...