Itsekiri National Youth Council, INYC, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for dialoguing with leaders of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, a coalition of monarchs, leaders and stakeholders of the coastal states of the Niger Delta region, led by former Federal Commissioner for Information, Chief Edwin Clark.

Pastor Bassey James, a criminologist, security expert, and clergy, is the National President of Southern Youths Development Forum. In this interview, he speaks among others on why Niger-Deltans should support President Muhammadu Buhari’s efforts to address the problems of the region and how Governor Udom Emmanuel is turning Akwa Ibom State to an investor destination in the country.

Senator Tokunbo Afikuyomi has debunked claims made by Plateau State Governor and Chairman, All Progressives Congress, APC campaign Committee for Ondo State Governorship election, Mr. Simon Lalong that National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu absence from the Ondo rally was on health ground and that he had apologised<

For the second time within two weeks, some women yesterday besieged the Federal High Court located in Ikoyi to show solidarity for the wife of the former president, Mrs Patience Jonathan, who is presently locked in legal battles with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over her alleged frozen fund by the commission.

Nigerian conjoined twin girls, Miracle and Testimony Ayeni, have been successfully separated at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) yesterday in Cairo named the Top 5 nominees for the 2016 African Player of the Year and the 2016 African Player of the Year (Based in Africa) for the Glo-CAF Awards.

We are a nation of people that easily forget. We may, however, not be a nation that easily forgive. If it seems we forgive grievous sins of past, serving and future public office holders it is down to the collective amnesia that allows those who serially raped the country to get away with their crimes.

t’s wedding season again, the media, the elite, dazzle the common man with glittering images both online and offline of parties, nuptials and celebrations bringing together the would-be “crème de la crème” of the Nigerian society.

The Nigerian Communication Commission, NCC, has urged consumers and members of the public to alert security agencies if they come across any individual engaging in the sale, or use of preregistered SIM cards, as they pose a serious danger to individuals and collective safety.

Residents of Lagos and Ogun States have been promised a hitch-free Yuletide, as the newly-appointed Assistant Inspector General of Police Zone 2, AIG, Kayode Aderanti takes over the command from the outgoing AIG, Abdulmajid Ali, who was transferred to the Force Headquarters.

Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state yesterday presented a budget proposal of N221.129 billion for 2017 to the Ogun House of Assembly for approval with the increase of over N21 billion to 2016 budget. The governor who christened the bill ‘ budget of repositioning’ gave the lion’s share of N47 billion which is 21.28 per cent of the budget to affordable qualitative education followed by rural and Infrastructure development /employment generation which gulps N44.2 billion.

THE peaceful atmosphere in Ibadan, capital of Oyo state, was ruptured yesterday when policemen and dreaded hunters known as Agbekoyas engaged themselves in a gun battle.

* Those talking about 2019 are not Buhari’s friends – Senator Owie * I will stand by him – Ndume * Babatope, Mohammed, Tsav, Adeniran, Igbokwe, Odumakin, Agoro, Alimikhena speak By Clifford Ndujihe, Henry Umoru, Dapo Akinrefon, Charles Kumolu, & Gbenga Oke THE polity was literary balkanised, yesterday, with mixed views from eminent Nigerians on […]

THREE persons were injured while two vehicles were destroyed, yesterday, when two rival groups protesting for and against the recent bill passed by Edo State House of Assembly, amending the Pension bill which gave N200 million and N100 million worth of houses to past governors of the state and their deputies including Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and his Deputy, Dr Pius Odubu, clashed at the popular Oba Ovonramwe Square, Benin City.

The O’odua Renaissance Movement (ORM) has called on INEC to postpone the Ondo State governorship election slated for Nov. 26.