IN many African communities of old, the sanctity of marriage was not just a moral ideal, it was a spiritual edifice, a sacred covenant upheld by tradition, custom, and the ancestral spirits. Today, that edifice is crumbling, brick by…
THE newly elected President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Mr Sidi Ould Tah, has pledged to serve the continent with humility and a deep sense of duty. Tah said this in his acceptance speech delivered before African finance ministers,…
THE YALI Network Edo, under the leadership of Coordinator Chinye Patrick-Biose, successfully held the World Menstrual Hygiene Day program at Oredo Girls Secondary School, Sapele Road, Benin City, Edo State. The event was organized in partnership with the U.S.…
…Directs BPP to enforce use of Open Competitive Bidding as the default method of procurement… THE federal government has approved the revision of the subsisting Prior Review and Monetary Thresholds for service-wide application for procurement of goods, works and services.…
STAKEHOLDERS in the Maritime sector have lauded President Bola Tinubu for impactful reforms in the Marine and Blue Economy sector, giving his administration a positive rating in its first two years. They gave the commendation in separate interviews with the…
Chelsea roared back to beat Real Betis 4-1 in the UEFA Conference League final in Wroclaw on Wednesday, becoming the first club to claim all four major European trophies. Manuel Pellegrini’s enterprising Betis caught the favourites cold in Poland through…
CELEBRATED Kenyan scholar and author Ngugi wa Thiong’o has died. He was 87. In a statement on Facebook, Wanjiku Wa Ngugi, his daughter shared the news of the death of her father. Wanjiku Wa Ngugi disclosed that the celebrated author…
A Heaven security guard accused of raping a 19-year-old woman was not permitted to work in the UK and used false ID to get a job at the central London nightclub, a court has heard. Morenikeji Adewole, 47, of Dartford,…
NIGERIA scored twice in the 1st half to beat the Black Stars of Ghana on Wednesday in London in an international friendly match tagged Unity Cup. The Super Eagles will on Saturday play the Jamaican national team in the…
THE Women Affairs Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Wednesday, mobilised residents of the territory to support the girl child during menstrual period. The Mandate Secretary, Dr Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi, made the call in Abuja, at an…
