Saturday 15 October 2016

Buhari Replies Aisha Buhari's BBC Interview


If you think Donald Trump has problems, consider those of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. Elected last year as a no-nonsense candidate to clean up Africa's biggest democracy, his popularity has fallen amid various spiraling crises — a faltering economy, a deadly insurgencya devastating famine. And now, even his wife is skeptical.

Is Nigerian President, Mohammadu Buhari a sexist? By Nimrod


In the past few days there has been some rumble from Nigeria's first family with the first lady in an interview with BBC Hausa service, openly questioning her husband's work and said she may not support him if he runs again. The statement has drawn varying reactions from commentators both online and off line. Some even posted picture of the first couple facing each other tagging it Buhari vs Buhari, others have even questioned if the president is about to divorce the first lady, whom they claimed that he had divorced more than once in the past.

Read The Full Text of Aisha Buhari's Interview with BBC Hausa


This is the full text from the interview of First Lady of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari, by BBC Hausa Service:
BBC Hausa: It has been One and a half years since President Muhammadu Buhari came into power, a lot of people are expressing their unhappiness over the way few acquaintance of the President have hijacked power while neglecting people that work for his success. Like we have promised, here is how the interview with Aisha Buhari and Naziru Maka’ilu from Abuja goes.

Friday 14 October 2016

Wednesday 5 October 2016

Briton may become first in world to be cured of HIV



A 44-year-old British man may have become the first person in the world to be cured of HIV.
Tests showed the virus had become undetectable in the blood of the previously HIV-positive man, after he was treated with a pioneering new therapy designed to eradicate the virus. 

IOM, Italy Launch Project to Support Community Stabilization in Diyala, Iraq

The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has provided funding for IOM to implement a project to contribute to stabilization of conflict-affected communities in Diyala governorate, Iraq.
The one-year project aims to foster social cohesion, reduce tensions between local communities and displaced Iraqis and returnees, and support the role of women in peace and security.

Friday 23 September 2016

Youth Agriculture Summit 2017 In Belgium


Deadline: 13th January, 2017

Fully Funded

The Youth Ag-Summit is a week-long event that serves as a forum for young leaders to discuss opportunities, collaborate and find answers and solutions to the question “How do we feed a hungry planet?”

We provide young and hungry minds from around the world with the opportunity to attend the bi-annual Summit, expenses paid, through an essay contest. The long-term goal is to inspire these delegates to not just think, but to act – becoming global instruments of change.

The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2017 - Win a Trip To London

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Deadline: April 1, 2017
Location: United Kingdom.
Type: Fully Funded.
The Royal Commonwealth Society is pleased to announce that the theme for The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2017 is “A Commonwealth for Peace“.

Thursday 25 August 2016

Opinion: DSS STATEMENT AND THE FULANI HERDSMEN PROBLEM by Nimrod

This writer knows a reasonable amount of well educated and well intentioned Hausa-Fulani. This article puts to light the same things a hood number of them have commented against.
Throughout history the major premise of violent conflict has always been the contention for resources. People groups, communities, and nations have gone into full scale war over material resources. This is not uncommon.

BREAKING NEWS: Fulani Herdsmen Kills Seminarian and Others in Enugu State


Today is a Very Sad Moment for the People of Enugu State as Fulani Herdsmen Invaded the Sleepy Community of Ndiagu, Attakwu, Akegbe-Ugwu in Nkanu-West Local Government Area of Enugu State, in early Thursday morning, by over 50 Fulani Herdsmen armed with machetes, Killed a Catholic Seminarian, Lazarus Nwafor and others.