Leah Sharibu, the girl who refused to renounce her Christian faith to be freed from her captors- Boko Haram, is 16 years old today. Nigeria leaders in their numbers have showered tributes on Leah Sharibu, commending her doggedness and courage to hold on to the Christian faith at the expense of her life. She alongside…

A former Nigeria education minister Dr Obiageli Ezekwesili has been announced as Forbes Woman Africa Social Influencer at the prestigious Forbes Woman Africa Awards inaugural gala dinner held this March in Durban, South Africa. A former vice-president for Africa of the World Bank, co-founder of Transparency International, and anti-corruption activist, the award celebrates her efforts…

There has always been that benignness about humans, that kind disposition towards others that makes people donate to a cause. Crowdfunding has helped express our humanness better and easier. Easily you could help an immigrant kid from a war-torn state through college, contribute to a cancer patient's treatment, get the first African bobsled athletes to…

A co-convener of the Red Card Movement (RCM) Tony Akabuno has been accused of hacking the Twitter handle of the group for political motives. The accusation came hours after Akabuno led some members of the movement to endorse the presidential candidate of the People's Democratic Party Atiku Abubakar on Wednesday. The Twitter handle of the…

In spite of media reports that it had endorsed the presidential candidate of the People's Democratic Party Atiku Abubakar, the Red Card Movement said it was not disposed to aligning with the candidates of the PDP and that of the ruling All Progressives Congress. "The Red Card Movement did not ENDORSE Atiku, neither did it…

Former presidential candidate of the Allied Congress for Progressive Nigeria, Obiageli Ezekwesili has said her decision to withdraw from the presidential race was to provide a stronger coalition to unseat incumbent president Muhammadu Buhari at the February 16 presidential election. “I have decided to step down from the presidential race and focus on helping to…

Presidential candidate of Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Obiageli Ezekwesili, has assured teachers that her administration would give priority attention to accommodation if elected president in the February 16 presidential election. “No teacher in full-time employment should be unable to live in comfortable accommodation, within a reasonable distance of his or her place of…

Presidential candidate of the Alliance for New Nigeria, Fela Durotoye, has been found culpable of an incorrect claim during the recent presidential debate. During the debate held at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja on Saturday, January 19, the presidential candidates reeled out their plans for Nigeria if they emerge president after the February 16 presidential election.…

The presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Kingsley Moghalu and the presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria(ACPN)Obiageli Ezekwesili slammed president Muhammadu Buhari and the opposition People's Democratic Party candidate Atiku Abubakar for shunning the 2019 presidential debate. Moghalu said he is "surprised that the leaders of the APC and the…

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari, former vice president Atiku Abubakar and three other presidential candidates are expected to convince electorates of their policies and programmes if elected at a presidential debate today in Abuja. The debate, which begins from 7:00 pm at the Congress Hall of the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, will be aired live on…

Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike has alleged that Nigeria president Muhammadu Buhari is not committed to free, fair and credible elections. Wike said the president intends to use the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and police to rig the 2019 general election. "It is INEC and security that don’t want us to have peaceful elections…

Presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) Obiageli Ezekwesili said the latest rejection of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill by Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari showed he was against the tenets of democracy. Buhari had rejected the bill for a fourth time last week, saying, among other things, that signing the bill into…