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How rise in domestic violence is turning lovers to enemies, eating up marriages

How rise in domestic violence is turning lovers to enemies, eating up marriages

In Nigeria, it is not strange to see a man hit a woman as a disciplinary measure and deep cultural belief. This is why cases of domestic violence are on the rise as UCHENNA INYA…

How high cost of grains dashes workers’ hope at Christmas as firms foreclose rice gifts

How high cost of grains dashes workers’ hope at Christmas as firms foreclose rice gifts

…as 131 trucks of grain rot at Customs yards in Ogun, Lagos Despite the unveiling of massive pyramids of rice this year, majority of workers will not be going home with any grain of rice…

Naira redesign, currency trading, spraying and Nigeria’s laws

Naira redesign, currency trading, spraying and Nigeria’s laws

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) secured the approval of President Muhammadu Buhari to redesign the three highest denominations of the naira notes. While some see the policy as a waste of time and resources,…

Battling insecurity across states, the Kogi example

Battling insecurity across states, the Kogi example

Security the world over is unarguably, the major source of peace and development, while insecurity, remains the albatross of harmonious co-existence and safety of lives and properties. MUHAMMAD BASHIR in Lokoja, ex-rays performance of the…

Managing frequency of infernos, unanswered questions in Balogun Market

Managing frequency of infernos, unanswered questions in Balogun Market

Incidences of fire as a natural disaster is not a strange occurrence in Nigeria or anywhere in the world, but there are some cases that give room for concern, especially the frequency and timing of…

Salvaging dilapidated roads in Anambra

Salvaging dilapidated roads in Anambra

Anambra used to be one of the states with the best network of roads in the South East. But today, these roads have become shadows of themselves as users face horrific experiences. Our correspondent, OKEY…

Twists and turns of Bayelsa flooding

Twists and turns of Bayelsa flooding

…the untold stories of victims from the eye of a journalist Bayelsa State is no stranger to flooding, having been situated many feet below sea level and being surrounded by water. But, the 2022 flooding…

Lamentations of Kogi flood victims and stories of neglect at IDP camps

Lamentations of Kogi flood victims and stories of neglect at IDP camps

The raging flood disaster that submerged towns and communities in some parts of Kogi State, including Lokoja, the state capital, destroyed lives and properties worth billions of naira, MUHAMMAD BASHIR, reports that this year’s flooding…

Tackling brain drain to avert health sector collapse

Tackling brain drain to avert health sector collapse

The brain drain of doctors from Nigeria to practice medicine in advanced countries remain a festering sore that makes it difficult for Nigeria to meet the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s recommendation of one doctor to…

Lamentations of flood victims in Anambra IDP camps

Lamentations of flood victims in Anambra IDP camps

In three weeks, over 17, 000 persons displaced by flood in Anambra State have been living at the mercy of the same mother nature that swept them off their homes. Our correspondent, OKEY MADUFORO, who…