Written by Stacey Ukaobasi, Founder of the Forum for Child Rights Promotion. Inside the hidden struggles, heartbreak, and awakening of African immigrant wives who seek love abroad but find control instead. The conversation is a factual presentation of what a lot of African girls married by men who live abroad and then move to live in their new homes that they merely know much about. It is not meant to scare anyone but this is just a warning note of what some ladies confront in their new homes abroad. Across African diaspora communities, a quiet tragedy unfolds — a story…
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By Fatima Ndagi Chairman of the House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee, Hon. Bamidele Salam, says Africa’s destiny will be determined not by its natural resources but by the quality of values and vision instilled in its children today. Speaking ahead of the 2025 National Children’s Leadership Conference (NCLC), Salam said the initiative is designed to raise a new generation of digitally skilled, socially responsible, and ethically grounded young Africans. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Monday, the lawmaker explained that the five-day conference, organised by the Children of Africa Leadership and Values Development Initiative (CALDEV), will run from November 17…
The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) has called on traditional rulers across Nigeria to invoke spiritual guidance in tackling the country’s escalating security challenges. While commending President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for strengthening the national security apparatus, the forum said the current situation demands additional spiritual intervention to complement existing measures. The forum’s Chairman, Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, made the appeal on Monday in Minna, Niger State, during a solidarity visit to Governor Umaru Mohammed Bago, following floods in Mokwa earlier this year and persistent bandit attacks across the state. “We want to call on traditional rulers in the country…
The Alternative Bank is rewriting the rules of agricultural financing in Nigeria — and this time, women and young people are in the driver’s seat. At the Agriculture Summit Africa (ASA) 2025 in Abuja, the Bank’s Executive Director (South), Korede Demola-Adeniyi, unveiled an ambitious expansion of non-interest financial facilities designed to give women and youth a stronger foothold in agriculture through accessible funding, financial literacy, and risk-sharing partnerships. “We don’t call what we do loans because we work hand-in-hand with beneficiaries,” she explained. “We provide facilities at next to nothing, particularly to support women. Since we share both the risk…
***Pledges Ethical Roadmap for Africa’s Food Future The Alternative Bank has thrown down a bold challenge to Africa’s financial sector — to stop exploiting farmers and start empowering them. At the Agriculture Summit Africa 2025 in Abuja, the Bank unveiled an ethical agri-finance framework designed to rewrite how food production is funded across the continent. Speaking on the theme “Survival of the Greenest: Reclaiming Africa’s Food Destiny,” the Bank’s Executive Director (North), Garba Mohammed, said Africa’s future prosperity depends not only on how food is grown but on how it is financed. He was represented by his Chief of Staff,…
By: Adamu Muhd Usman The Executive Chairman of Gagarawa Local Government Area, Hon. Barr. Abubakar Idriss, has set a new standard for grassroots economic empowerment through the launch of the Gagarawa Mega Economic Empowerment Program, a bold and inclusive initiative that has directly touched the lives of hundreds of residents across the local government. The program, spanning multiple sectors, provided tangible support to almost three thousand (3,000) beneficiaries. Cash empowerment included ₦200,000 to 200 people, ₦100,000 to another 200 people, and ₦50,000 to an additional 200 individuals to boost small-scale enterprises and self-reliance. In addition, beneficiaries received bicycles for school…
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has described the tenure of Brigadier General Mohammed Buba Marwa (Rtd.) as the most transformative era in the history of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), citing unprecedented arrests, convictions, and institutional reforms since the agency’s creation in 1989. A review by HURIWA highlighted that while previous chairmen contributed to the NDLEA’s development, none matched the scale, scope, or sustained momentum achieved under Marwa’s leadership. Since taking office in January 2021, Marwa’s administration has overseen more than 73,000 arrests, including 110 high-profile drug barons, secured over 12,000 convictions, and confiscated 15…
Former Senate Leader Ali Ndume has congratulated Rev. Dr. Amos Musa Mohzo on his re-election as President of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN), urging him to use his leadership position to promote interfaith harmony across Nigeria. Rev. Mohzo, first elected COCIN President in 2021, secured a fresh four-year mandate last week, a development Ndume described as a reflection of his dedication, integrity, and the trust he has earned over the years. Senator Ndume, who hails from Gwoza in Borno South Senatorial District, praised Rev. Mohzo’s lifelong commitment to service, both within his community and the church: “I have…
By Friday Idachaba, Lokoja Kogi State Commissioner for Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Hon. Asiwaju Asiru Idris, has lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing two distinguished sons of the state into strategic national positions. In a statement issued in Lokoja, Idris described the appointments of Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Lieutenant-General Waidi Shaibu as Chief of Army Staff (COAS) as a “glorious moment of pride” for Kogi State. He said the gesture reflects President Tinubu’s belief in inclusive leadership and his resolve to harness Nigeria’s best talents for national renewal.…
***Troops Rescue 31, Driver and 9 Others Still Missing By Friday Idachaba, Lokoja Armed men suspected to be kidnappers have abducted about 40 persons returning from the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State. Eyewitnesses said the victims, mostly residents of Abocho, Ajekeleaga, and neighboring communities, were attacked along the Dekina–Ajiyolo–Anyigba road around 6 p.m. on Friday. They were said to have chartered a vehicle to Dekina, the LGA headquarters, for the registration exercise, but were ambushed on their way back by over 20 gunmen who whisked them into the bush. Troops of…