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Chief Bridget Osakwe overcame another challenge faced by women in Nigeria when on Wednesday April 7, 2021, she bagged a chieftaincy title from Ebreme Community in Enugu State conferred on her by the traditional ruler of that community in recognition of her efforts in empowering Nigerian women and peacebuilding initiatives in conflict impacted communities. She was installed Nwannyi Bulo of Ebreme (Woman Is Home) . The chieftaincy was part of a five-yearly anniversary celebration of the monarch’s leadership.The honour is a second in the respected gentle but effective activist’s history as she was also honoured for her peacebuilding efforts by…

By Iduozee Efe Paul, BeninA civil society coalition, the Conference of Non-governmental Organizations (CONGOs), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to proffer solutions to the plights of insecurity, unemployment, poverty, education and hunger in Nigeria.The body through its president , Comrade Abiola Daisy  at a press briefing , Benin city, declared that the high rate of kidnapping and other criminal activities in the state are alarming and government has failed to protect its people.She stated: “Our points in this struggle are the issues of hunger and poverty being witnessed by the Nigerian people. In recent times, the provocation has been…

By Styvn Obodoekwe Concerned about the rising spate of incidents of gender based sexual violence  in tertiary institutions across Nigeria,  the global human rights organization, Amnesty International, Nigeria has embarked on a project aimed at taking aggressive campaigns against sexual violence to Nigerian tertiary institutions.Speaking to this publication shortly after a consultative meeting to flag-off the campaign at the Enugu campus of the University of Nigeria,  Mrs Marsha Nwanne Umeh, Human Rights Education coordinator, Amnesty International Nigeria, in charge of the project disclosed that the project was taken to the universities because universities have been identified as hot spots for sexual…

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has assured the state’s contingent to the 20th National Sports Festival holding in Edo since April 2, 2021that every gold medal won by the team at the festival would attract N1 million reward to the victorious athlete.He reaffirmed that the reward would be a repeat of what the athletes received for medals won at the 19th edition of the festival in Abuja in 2019. After gold, each silver medal won attracted N500,000 to the athlete while winners of bronze medals received N250,000 for each medal.Okowa made the announcement at a pre-departure prayer session for…

By Dave Okpogadie. AsabaAhead the bye election to fill the vacuum created by the demise of the Majority Leader of the Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. Tim Owhefere, an Isoko advocacy group Isoko United Parliament, Asaba (IUPA) has called on concerned authorities to ensure the office of the Majority Leader remains with the Isoko nationality.This demand was made during an extra ordinary emergency meeting of the group yesterday in Asaba.In a communiqué issued at the end of the meeting, the Isoko group appealed to all concerned parties in the emergence process of a new Majority Leader to ensure the…

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has said that the State Government is to establish a new secondary school at Otor-Iyede in Isoko North Local Government Area of the state.Governor Okowa disclosed this when the campaign train of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) for Isoko North  House of Assembly Constituency by-election visited Otor-Iyede ward 1.Okowa who expressed surprise that the ward had no secondary school, called on the community to provide land for early establishment of the school, stressing that he would ensure that academic activities will commence in October in the newly approved secondary school.At Emevor ward 7, he…

Intersociety, Onitsha, Eastern NigeriaThursday, 8 April, 2021Nigeria Must Not Explode Under Your Watch: The new leaders of the International Criminal Court, comprising a new President, a new Vice President, a new Second Vice President and a new Chief Prosecutor must not allow Nigeria, an explosively populated country of over 200 million mixed citizens with over 370 ethnic nationalities, three most populated tribes and multi religiously-cum-culturally composed; to explode under their watch. This is because ICC was not created to ‘preside over holocaust or genocide’ or idly watch them being perpetrated by criminal and genocidal state actors or their non state…

23 national teams have booked their tickets to the next edition of the 24-team continental tournament, with Nigeria among the favourites tipped to go all the way after ending the qualifying round unbeatenIn a hugely anticipated return to their traditional home in Lagos, the Super Eagles saw off the challenge Lesotho’s Crocodiles on Tuesday to finish top of Group L with four wins, two draws, and no loss.Victor Osimhen’s fifth goal in the qualifiers, Oghenkaro Etebo’s second-half finish, and Paul Onuachu’s late strike – his second in as many games – powered Gernot Rohr’s men to a comprehensive victory at the Teslim…

NFA president Amaju Pinnick and Super Eagles head coach Gernot RohrThe German tactician has been one of the longest-serving head coaches of the national team, no small thanks to the unwavering backing of the country’s football administratorSuper Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has applauded Nigeria Football Federation President Amaju Pinnick for his loyalty and the independence afforded over his role.The former Girondins Bordeaux manager says Pinnick gives him the freedom to choose and call any Nigerian player for Super Eagles duty.When Pinnick was elected President of the NFF in 2014, his first choice of Super Eagles manager was ex-international Sunday Oliseh.But…

The three-time African champions failed to qualify for the 2015 and 2017 editions of the continental tournaments but suffered no such embarrassment  this time aroundThe Nigeria Football Federation has sent their heartfelt appreciation to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, for his support following the Super Eagles qualification for the next edition of the Africa Cup of Nations.The country’s football body also applauded Akwa Ibom, Delta, Edo, and Lagos states’ governments for hosting the national team during a gruelling 2022 Afcon qualifying campaign.For the third consecutive tournaments, Nigeria qualified with games to spare after finishing top…