*By Richard Ikiebe Nigeria’s response to international criticism led by US Senator Ted Cruz, over the persecution of Christians in Nigeria, has devolved into a puerile exercise in social media warfare. The government, it seems, has mobilised an army of online defenders who mistake hashtag activism for statecraft, creatingContinue Reading
*By Chukwunazaoku Chukwuma and Mercy Olaoluwa Olutayo A Commissioner at the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has dragged the President of the Commission to the ECOWAS Court of Justice (CCJ), seeking the nullification of the President’s decision to “revoke the (Commissioner’s) delegated authority… (and)Continue Reading
*By Paul Ejime In most cases, when the so-called developed world or its leaders focus on the countries of the “Global South,” particularly in Africa, which they once described as the “dark continent,” it is usually for the benefit of the Global North or for the wrong/negative reasonsContinue Reading
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu One month after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu proclaimed a state of emergency over Rivers State last March, on 18th April 2025, Barr. Nyesom Wike, former Rivers State Governor, now Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, and Life Member of the Body of Benchers, heldContinue Reading
By Biola Lawal Abuja (FLOWERBUDNEWS): The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Mohammed Ali Pate has commended NAFDAC Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye for introducing three landmark initiatives designed to effectively safeguard the health of women and children in Nigeria. Prof. Pate gave the commendation inContinue Reading
By Biola Lawal Abuja (FLOWERBUDNEWS): The Director General of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps,Rt.Hon. Yusuf Buba Yakub has approved the introduction of a 45-minute once-in-a-Week Fitness Walk to enhance the health of all NTAC workers. To flag-off the health and fitness exercise, the NTAC boss personally led someContinue Reading
By Biola Lawal Abuja (FLOWERBUDNEWS): The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has unveiled three landmark initiatives to effectively tackle maternal and child mortality in the country and also further mitigate substandard falsified medicines. FLOWERBUDNEWS reports that the initiatives launched were Maternal Newborn ChildContinue Reading
EEDC commences free-of-charge prepaid meter roll-out under MAF metering programme The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has commenced the second phase of its free-of-charge prepaid meter distribution under “Tranche B” of the Meter Acquisition Fund (MAF) metering programme. It would be recalled that the MAF metering initiative instituted by the Nigerian ElectricityContinue Reading
(NAFDAC Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye) By Biola Lawal Abuja (FLOWERBUDNEWS): The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has vowed to effectively enforce the total ban on the production and sale of alcoholic beverages in sachets andContinue Reading
