By Ben Nsemo The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan on his birthday, describing him as a national icon of stability and democracy. In a statement released on Wednesday by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, the party praised Jonathan’s significant contributions to Nigeria’s democratic growth and global peace…
By Ben Nsemo Dr Adedotun Ajiboye, a Clinical Psychologist at Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, has urged Nigerians to prioritise their mental health amidst the nation’s ongoing economic challenges. Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, Ajiboye highlighted the adverse effects of economic hardship on mental well-being, including increased stress, anxiety, and…
By Ben Nsemo Former President Muhammadu Buhari has praised the All Progressives Congress (APC) for its triumph in Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State, which returned Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa for another term. In a statement by his spokesperson, Garba Shehu, on Sunday, Buhari highlighted the confidence of voters in the APC and its leadership, describing…
By Imaji Jio Ufumaka …A Story Of How Ogoja Began Its Journey To The World Of Underdevelopment. PART ONE It’s not my intention to reawaken or beat a dead horse. I’d written on this issue, about two years ago, especially, when one of our Ogoja sons, the very popular socialite, Donckleimz (DC) Elechor Enamhe, PhD,…
Two Chibok girls, Joy Bishira and Lydia Pogu who escaped Boko Haram captivity have graduated from a United States university. Just like the other 276 girls, Bishira and Pogu’s story is defiance against cruelty. The two Chibok teenage girls were captured in 2014 and escaped Boko Haram captivity by leaping from a moving vehicle that…
As the country prepares for the 2021 National Table Tennis Federal, NTTF National Championship in Lagos this May, the Chairman of the Canaan Table Tennis Club Ltd., Calabar, Rt. Hon. Orok Duke has said the club will bring more honour to Cross River State as it has done many years ago. Duke who is certain…
Following the recent threat by the National Coordinator of the Concerned Advocates for Good Governance, (CAGG), Barrister Olusegun Bamgbose, to shut down Aso Rock, if the Abducted students of Greenfield University are killed, the threat has gained support from Independent persons. The Youth leader and the publisher of TrackNews Online, Mr Ogidi Ben Bara, has…
A new investigation by BBC Africa Eye into pensions in Nigeria has uncovered an unfair and corrupt system that leaves some elderly people sick and penniless, with government workers soliciting extra payments before paying out pensions, people arbitrarily being declared ‘dead’ and having to prove they are alive before their pension is reinstated, and politicians…
