By Emeka Obasi Those who believe in 2023 as year of Igbo Renaissance must put on their thinking caps, discrimination and division are vicious tools aimed at killing the idea before time. Drums of exclusiveness from a few conservatives East of the Niger are disturbing to the ear. No matter where you come from, as […]

By Francis Ewherido About five years ago, the former editor of The Guardian, Abraham Ogbodo, told me he would return to his village once he retired from The Guardian. Retire to the village in your 50s? What will you be doing? Not many people do that, especially in Urhobo Land. I did not take him […]

•Ajayi’s zone holds ace for Akeredolu, Jegede •1.8m register, 1.4m to vote •Candidates’ strengths, weaknesses, •We’ll accept poll result— candidates •Facts and figures By Dayo Johnson, Akure TODAY’S governorship election in Ondo state has generated controversies like no other in the history of the state. The spate of thuggery, blood letting and violence in the […]

On getting back to the station, we were told to write our statements. Of the many people who witnessed the incident, two people gave their statement of witness and he was found absolutely guilty. Agbalugo could not provide a witness,  even when he was given about 4 days to do so.

By Vincent Ujumadu and Chimaobi Nwaiwu FORTY two years after the idea was muted, the Onitsha River Port made history when it received light cargo barges with containers, which the National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, said was to test run the activities in the port. The development drew excitement among the residents of the town […]

•Wondered in forests of wild animals, near death circumstances for 10 days •Relocates from Cross River State •Surprised no action has been taken against kidnappers By Evelyn Usman April 26, 2020, was like every other day for Princess Filia Henshaw Etim, until 7 pm, when an incident that changed the course of the day occurred. […]

Africa’s leading payment technology and card brand, Verve International, has rewarded 600 customers so far after the third weekly draws in the ongoing Verve ‘Good Life’ Promo. Verve rewarded the lucky cardholders at prize presentation ceremonies held in various locations across the country recently. Amongst the 300 lucky cardholders that emerged winners of the N10,000 cash […]

Recounts how family members became fugitives Says politicians hired him to kill opponents Bought property on his behalf worth over N200m By Ifeanyi Okolie One month after the leader of a notorious kidnap and armed robbery gang terrorizing Benue and Taraba State, Terwase Akwaza, also known as Gana, was killed by men of the Nigeria […]

Wondered in forests of wild animals, near death circumstances for 10 days Relocates from Cross River State Surprised no action has been taken against kidnappers By Evelyn Usman April 26, 2020, was like every other day for Princess Filia Henshaw Etim, until 7pm, when an incident that changed the course of the day occurred. The […]

Security has been beefed up at the state headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Akure, Ondo State, as the commission prepares for the Saturday governorship election in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent reports that security operatives from the Nigeria Police Force, Department of State Services, Nigeria Security and […]

By Tony Eluemunor One terrible aspect of the Asaba massacre is not only that it actually occurred, but that 53 years after that grim and despicable flaunting of the worst of the human spirit anywhere, Nigeria does not recognise it as a national tragedy. Thus, every 7th of October, only the people of Asaba commemorate […]

TODAY’S governorship election in Ondo state has generated controversies like no other in the history of the state. The spate of thuggery, blood letting and violence in the last one month ahead of today’s contest has reached a crescendo that may result to a low turn out of voters in today’s exercise.

…Tinubu’s sacrifices, Fayemi’s plots on play …What Abba Kyari planned before he died By Emmanuel Aziken The normally acrimonious stakeholders in the All Progressives Congress, APC put aside their differences to fight off the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP with a consensus to retain the party flag in the Government House in Akure. The move by […]

Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has urged the people of the state to be peaceful and orderly as they go to the polls on Saturday to elect a governor for the next four years. This is contained in a statement signed by the Director-General of his campaign council, Mr Victor Olabimtan, on Friday in […]

When three years ago, in 2017 precisely, the Governor Samuel Ortom led State Executive Council presented an Executive Bill to the Benue State House of Assembly for deliberation and passage of the Benue State Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law of 2017, no one envisaged that the coming of that piece of legislation would mark a turning point in the several years of armed herdsmen induced torments, brutality and killings in virtually all the rural communities of the state.