Eleven years ago when Idris Aregbe staged the maiden edition of Nigeria’s premiere cultural beauty pageant, Sisi Oge, his intention was not only to use the platform in promoting rich African culture; empowering young ladies into becoming super models was also a big part of the project. Today, over 50,000 models have benefited from the…

Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) has called for the inclusion of youths in the decision-making process of governance at the local and state level in the country. WFD Country Representative in Nigeria, Mr. Adebowale Olorunmola made the call at a two-day meeting with members of the Lagos Youth Parliament, National Youth Parliament and representatives of…

British police arrested a fifth teenager on Saturday following a homophobic attack on a lesbian couple who refused to kiss for a gang of youths on a London night bus. Melania Geymonat, 28, said she and her girlfriend Chris were robbed and left covered in blood after the incident on a bus in the north…

Anambra State is set to rank among the top three states in Nigeria in the production of honey, as it trains 1,000 youths in bee-keeping and honey production. It targets to export huge quantity of honey abroad to jack up its internally-generated revenue (IGR). Governor Willie Obiano stated this yesterday in Awka while flagging off…

The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) is to send a proposal to the Ninth National Assembly compelling political parties to reserve 30 per cent of the membership of their national and state executive councils for youths to engender more participation in politics. IPAC’s National Chairman, Chief Peter Ameh, at a roundtable dialogue on youth and politics…

Probably to prevent a repeat of what happened in Kano State recently, hundreds of Edo youths yesterday protested against alleged plan to create a new kingdom out of Benin, to be presided over by a parallel ruler. Kano emirate was recently split into five by the governor, a development that has been raising dust across…

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Emergency Livelihoods Specialist, Muhammad Khan has said that the agency would continue to support stabilisation and recovery in Borno State with agricultural skills to boost productivity. According to him, the European Union plans to bring stability to 600, 000 targeted individuals in the state affected by Boko Haram insurgency.…

Sir: I want the Nigerian youths who are waiting for a miracle to happen that the people who are living their dreams are people who know that if anything is going to happen, it’s up to them. Most people these days are not willing to push themselves from their comfort zone. If you are stuck…

I remember with nostalgia how participants at a focused group discussion held recently in Lagos, bemoaned infestation of our nation by social problems perpetrated consciously and unconsciously by her own people.  Warning that under this condition, it may be thought audacious to talk of creating a better society while we are still battling with the problems of battered economy arising…

With the recent execution of a Nigerian by Saudi Arabia for drug trafficking, a group, Youth Initiative for Drug Research, Information, Support and Education (YouthRise Nigeria) in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has sensitised Nigerian youths on the dangers of drug abuse. Speaking at a sensitization programme held yesterday…

Janet Awo is the founder of Peculiar Teens/Youth Development Foundation (PETFOND), based in Portharcourt. The Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree holder from Rivers State University and currently in the Nigerian Law School is a youth development, women and girls rights advocate. She was also a former director of welfare, Niger Delta Students Union Government. She…

Dean, Faculty of Arts, University of Benin (UNIBEN), Prof. Eddy Erhagbe, has called on the federal government to address social ills and end youth restiveness and banditry. Erhagbe spoke yesterday at a stakeholders’ meeting organised by the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) in collaboration with the Edo State directorate of National Orientation Agency (NOA)…