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Mokwa Flood: Families Search For Loved Ones, Vow Never To Give Up

Mokwa Flood: Families Search For Loved Ones, Vow Never To Give Up

“I lost my entire family. We were all sleeping when the waters came. I have lived in Unguwan Hausawa for over 35 years, and I have never seen anything this bad,” grief- stricken Alhaji Bello…

Japa: New Rules in UK, US Tighten Noose on Migrants

Japa: New Rules in UK, US Tighten Noose on Migrants

Things are no longer at ease with some of those in the Diaspora, especially those in the United Kingdom and students in the United States of America. OLUWATOSIN OMONIYI-SOLANKE in this report, examines mounting challenges…

Hospitals: Concerns Over Extortion, Falling  Ethical Standards

Hospitals: Concerns Over Extortion, Falling Ethical Standards

Ideally, a hospital should be a place for the sick to seek medical attention. However, allegations of extortion, unhygienic practices and tribalism raise concerns about unethical practices in Nigeria’s public and private hospitals. LADESOPE LADELOKUN…

Solarin Twins Of Ijebu @ 80: Born Together, Still Together, Wish To Die Together

Solarin Twins Of Ijebu @ 80: Born Together, Still Together, Wish To Die Together

…our graves’ ready, we’d love to die same time, buried beside each other Twins are great gifts from God. They’re often regarded as dynamic duo. Adedeji Taiwo and Adebola Kehinde Solarin, both shared the same…

Student Loans: When ‘Fraudulent Deductions’ Threaten Laudable Scheme

Student Loans: When ‘Fraudulent Deductions’ Threaten Laudable Scheme

Following allegations that some institutions make fraudulent deductions from student loan payments, the activities of officials of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund(NELFUND), banks and higher institutions have come under public scrutiny. LADESOPE LADELOKUN reports on…

Toxic, Misleading Sermons: When Religion Fuels Confusion, Destruction

Toxic, Misleading Sermons: When Religion Fuels Confusion, Destruction

Like a two-edged sword, religion can either be used as a vehicle for national cohesion or disintegration. In recent times, concerns have grown about misleading and toxic sermons churned out in religious houses and social…

Poisons For Profit: How Quest For Quick Money Fuels Adulteration, Dangerous Diseases

Poisons For Profit: How Quest For Quick Money Fuels Adulteration, Dangerous Diseases

Concerns continue to grow over the adulteration of food items and accompanying life-threatening effects. Many believe that the the need for regulatory agencies and other stakeholders to halt the sale of poisons in public places…

Jungle Justice: Laws Take Flight, Self Help Reigns

Jungle Justice: Laws Take Flight, Self Help Reigns

Over the years, the gory images of the victims of mob justice have stirred emotions and concerns. The recent lynching of 16 Northern travellers, suspected to be kidnappers in Uromi, Edo State, has once again…

Closure Of Schools: Stretching education, religious freedom to conflict points

Closure Of Schools: Stretching education, religious freedom to conflict points

Before March 1, no fewer than four Northern governors shut schools in preparation for Ramadan. Expectedly,that decision dug up issues ranging from the secularity of the Nigerian state, the premium placed on education in the…

Minimum Wage: Maximum pains, suffering, hardship

Minimum Wage: Maximum pains, suffering, hardship

With inflation eating up the substantial part of the earnings of a number of Nigerians, what Nigeria’s N70,000 minimum wage can buy has continued to elicit reactions. This is even as business owners lament shrinking…