People in Action
Author and activist, Dr. Chido Onumah, turned 60 on April 10th, 2026. In obvious sensitivity to the mood of a world at war and a country caught in sickening killings and mass misery, he turn... Read more
Death has struck again, this time taking away Hajia Hadiza Jega, the wife of Prof Attahiru Jega It is not clear when exactly she breathed her last but two persons, all ex-students of Prof At... Read more
All is now set for the full rites of passage for kindred elder, Abah Onah of Ogene Village in Edumoga District, Okpokwu LGA of Benue State in Nigeria. The elder died late last January but th... Read more
The Habermasian imaginary has come to an end with the death of German philosopher and theorist, Jurgen Habermas Saturday, March 14th, 2026. He was 96 years old. At 96, he has so much to be g... Read more
By Prof Chima Anyadike A few hours after news broke of the death of Professor Biodun Jeyifo on the morning of 11 February 2026, a friend who is a former vice‑chancellor of Federal University... Read more
The big news in town this week would surely be Prof Biodun Jeyifo joining his ancestors. It is comparable to the fall of an Iroko in the forest. He was a particularly productive farmer in cr... Read more
The Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is mourning the loss of Mrs. Jedida Kalat Shamang. Although the burial arrangement indicates she died January 18th, 2026, it seems her ex-colleagues... Read more
There is nothing spectacular about her. Yet, there is something elusive about her, requiring more than breezy journalistic textuality. For now, however, nothing more than the breezy is possi... Read more
Notable gender activist, Ene Ede is setting February 1st, 2026 aside to look back so as to look forward with greater vigour. Perhaps, the sense of triumph is inescapable after surviving a no... Read more
The death has been announced of Okpani Abah Lazarus Onah, a community leader in Ogene Village of Amejo Ward in Edumoga District, Okpokwu LGA of Benue State in Nigeria. Okpani Onah died early... Read more
