Where to Start with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
*By Maya Jaggi The award-winning Nigerian author and Beyoncé-sampled essayist is back with her first novel in a decade, which makes now a great time to get to know her work. She’s…
Day: March 21, 2025
Is Emergency Rule the Answer in Nigeria’s Inflammable Oil State?
*By Paul Ejime* PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in the southern Rivers State and the suspension of the State’s elected legislature and embattled governor may at best, serve as…
Humanitarian challenges: FG seeks more support for 15m households
By Perpetua Onuegbu Abuja: (NAN) The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Mr Nentawe Yilwatda, has urged support from non-governmental organisations to solve humanitarian challenges of over 15 million poor households in…
IPMAN felicitates Gov. Mbah on 53rd birthday, calls for security measures sustenance
By Flowerbudnews The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has felicitated with Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State on his 53rd birthday anniversary. The Chairman of IPMAN Enugu Depot Unit, Mr Chinedu Anyaso,…
Rivers emergency rule: ‘Good intervention to forestall ill-wind for all Nigerians’ – Ngwu
By Flowerbudnews A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Hycienth Ngwu, says the declaration of emergency rule in Rivers ‘is a very good intervention to forestall ill-wind for all Nigerian’. It…
82 Division Chief Imam advocates adoption of Zakkat for wealth redistribution
By Flowerbudnews The Chief Imam of the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Lt.-Col. Husein Eleje, has called for the adoption of Zakkat as a means of wealth redistribution and socioeconomic balance in the…
Enugu Council Chairman wades into harassment, humiliation, forceful detention of Eha-Amufu indigenes
By Flowerbudnews The Chairman of Isi-Uzo Local Government Area in Enugu State, Mr Obiora Obeagu, says the council has waded into harassment, humiliation and forceful detention of indigenes of Eha-Amufu community by…
Nnamdi Kanu apologises over attacks on judge, others
Flowerbudnews Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Friday, tendered an apology over his recent attacks on the Federal High Court and Justice Binta Nyako. Kanu, through his…
Niger Delta ex-agitator distances self from sea pirate attacks in Bayelsa
Flowerbudnews Endurance Amagbein, a former “freedom fighter” and the self-styled General on Friday, denied involvement in militant activities in any part of Bayelsa or Niger Delta region. This is contained in a statement issued…
India, the Second Largest Employer of Labour in Nigeria – Envoy
By Samuel Tanimowo Lagos (FLOWERBUDNEWS); The Deputy India High Commissioner in Nigeria, Vatika Rawat, has disclosed that India remains the second largest employer of labour in Nigeria after the Federal Government, indicating the depth…