Any parent who has chosen a name for a child knows the challenge of that task. Much thought is required. Traditionally, a name is to tell something about an individual. And naming a child is a chance to express religious conviction or, better still, indicate something about the child’s future, according to the hopes of the parents. Thus, in the …

Speaker of Taraba State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Joseph Albasu Kunini was at the weekend conferred with awards of excellence by no fewer than five organisations in recognition of his meritorious service and style of leadership at the Blue Chamber in the state. At its 38th Conference and Annual General Meeting held in Jalingo, the state capital, the Nigerian …

Speaker of Taraba State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Joseph Albasu Kunini has decried government apathy toward entrepreneurship and technological development, just as he urged engineers, scientists and technologists to proffer solutions to the ugly trend in the country. Prof. Kunini also wondered why Nigerian governments and authorities have not shown keen interests on patronage and promotion of the various …

The Speaker of Taraba State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Joseph Albasu Kunini has urged political office seekers to shun campaigns of calumny ahead of the 2023 general elections.  Making the clarion call on Monday in his welcome address at resumption of plenary after recess on Monday, Prof. Kunini appealed to all contestants to eschew politics of bitterness, which is …

Speaker of Taraba State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Joseph Albasu Kunini has lamented that despite the much talks about peace in the world, conflicts still abound and ravaging humanity. In a statement to commemorate this year’s International Day of Peace, which was established in 1981 by the United Nations General Assembly, Prof. Kunini recalled that the UN had invited …

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Speaker of Taraba State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Joseph Albasu Kunini has urged Nigerians, especially the political class, to promote the tenets of democracy for the nation to take its rightful place among the comity of nations. In a message to commemorate this year’s International Day of Democracy which has the theme, …

The Speaker of Taraba State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Joseph Albasu Kunini has raised alarm over an outbreak of cholera epidemic which has killed no fewer than 10 people in Lau state constituency, which he represents in the parliament. About 100 other victims have also been hospitalised and in urgent need of medical attention. During plenary on Monday, the …