By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig Gen. Mohamed Marwa (retd), has warned drug barons, traffickers and their cartels to quit the criminal trade or face more hard time during his second tenure. The NDLEA boss said cannabis growers constitute the greatest challenge in the fight against trading of illicit […]
By Chief Femi Fani-Kayode Mr. James Barnett, a PhD candidate at Oxford University, wrote about Nigeria in an essay titled, ‘Nigeria’s Crisis Runs Deeper than Just a War on Christians’, for the Washington Post a few days ago. He wrote, inter alia, “Christians absolutely are being threatened and killed in parts of Nigeria. I can […]
By Marie-Therese Nanlong Ahead of the 2027 general election, leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, gathered at the weekend in Jos, Plateau State, to formally receive new members who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP; Labour Party, LP; PRP; and ADC. The APC described the mass defections as a significant step toward strengthening […]
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was embroiled in a drama yesterday as the faction loyal to its embattled National Chairman, Umar Damagun, expelled the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, the National Secretary, Sen Samuel Anyanwu, the former Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose, and other party bigwigs.
Community leaders in Benue State have disclosed that no fewer than 50 lives have been lost in Tombo community, Logo Local Government Area of Benue State, in 10 months.
The measures, which will include forcing refugees to return to their home countries once they are deemed safe, were announced as the government faces mounting pressure over irregular migration.
The Commissioner for Youth Development and Sports, Richard Idike, said Onyedika’s suspension was welcome as it was hoped to ensure better performances.
The ratification ends prolonged speculations over the party’s national leadership, which had been in flux amid earlier factional disputes.
“Nearly four decades later, Nataliia was killed in a new tragedy caused once again by the Kremlin,” he said.
The hotel where a family of Turkish-German tourists were staying when they suffered suspected poisoning that killed the mother and two children, was evacuated Saturday, local media reported. All guests staying at the unnamed hotel in the Fatih neighbourhood near Istanbul’s historic peninsula were relocated to other hotels, BirGun newspaper said, without saying how many […]
Before the Alaafin takes his throne, two things must happen: first, a loyal and trusted aide must sit on the seat before the monarch does
Substance abuse among youths has become a menace in the oil-rich Bayelsa State with stakeholders at a recent dialogue in Yenagoa…
A storm is gathering in Delta over a contested piece of prime land formerly leased to the African Timber and Plywood Company (ATP) in Sapele
Digital infrastructure company, Equinix has declared intention to open a $22 million high performance data center in Lagos, to support global connectivity to West Africa with Equinix Fabric.
The RoW charge — a fee paid by telecom operators to lay fibre-optic cables across public spaces — remains one of the biggest obstacles to broadband expansion in Nigeria.
Telecom Operators in the country have cautioned the National Assembly, NASS, to ensure that grey areas which may kill the transformative ideas behind the new National Digital Economy and E-Governance Bill, 2025 are properly aligned before passing it, else it will scare rather than attract investors into the country.
By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set to host the inaugural edition of the Digital Awareness and Sensitization Fora as a platform to strengthen policy and innovation for a digital future.“ “The fora are to facilitate a conducive environment to build Infrastructure for Innovation and Inclusion and to lay a […]
When on November 12, 2024 Okpebholo took office as the governor of Edo State and said that education would be one of his priority areas
By Elizabeth Osayande With Nigeria’s creative sector believed to be contributing about N154 billion to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), a leading expert in commercial and intellectual property law at Babcock University, Prof. Dorcas Odunaike has urged lawmakers to expand the 2022 Copyright Act to better protect performers’ rights in the country. Prof. Odunaike, who […]
By Eniola Allen The Rector of Federal Polytechnic, Ukana, Akwa Ibom State, Mrs. Eduma Enobong Essien, has reaffirmed her administration’s unflinching commitment to academic excellence, integrity, and global competitiveness, declaring that the institution is on a steady trajectory toward becoming one of Nigeria’s foremost centres of technological innovation and skills-based education. Speaking as a guest on […]
By Elizabeth Osayande The Director of the Guidance and Counselling Unit at Education District 2, Maryland, Mrs Bola Adeni, has expressed her gratitude to the Olaoye Muibat Adesewa Childcare Foundation, OMACCF for organising a life-saving programme for secondary school students in Lagos State. Read Also: Education: Assessing Okpebholo’s one year in office The non-governmental organisation, dedicated […]
