By Timi Olubiyi IN the country, apart from the known business challenges such as the decrepit infrastructure, inconsistent government policies, double taxation, regulation irregularities and the COVID-19 pandemic disruptions in recent times, lack of capital or funding issues contribute majorly to business failures. According to findings of several surveys, one of the top challenges faced […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru IN a bid to find a lasting solution to the incessant clashes between farmers and herders, the joint climate change bill review committee and the legal working group yesterday met to fast track the passage of the Bill on Climate Change aimed at ending the clashes. The joint team was from the […]

By Steve Oko It has been a tale of woes by indigenes and residents of Ohafia communities  following the military invasion of the  semi-urban town in the aftermath of last week’s alleged confrontation between the Army and unknown gunmen. A soldier was reportedly shot by unknown gunmen at Ebem Ohafia and the Army invaded Amangwu […]

Smartphone maker, Tecno, recently launched one of its trending devices the ‘Tecno Camon 17Pro’ into the Nigerian mobile market.   The device which comes with a long list of added values, updates and features, is to add colour to the bourgeoning smartphone market.  The brand has shown sincerity in understanding their consumers’ need, seeing that […]

The Police Command in Jigawa has deployed 3,558 personnel to provide adequate security during Saturday’s council election in the state

By Luminous Jannamike, Abuja Socio-cultural organizations, Ohanaeze Ndigbo and the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, have just ended a meeting in Abuja. The agenda of the closed-door meeting centred on improving security and livelihood of Northerners in the South East and Igbo people living in the North. NEF’s Ag Convener, Amb. Yahaya Kwande, and the President-General […]

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By ‘Yemi Adamolekun Of all the institutions of a democratic society, there’s none as formidable as an awakened and conscious citizenry — Shehu Sani WHEN I started actively working on governance issues 10 years ago, it seemed that there would be a rational sequence of actions leading to holding public office holders accountable. People put […]

By Jimitota Onoyume Rotary club of Ovwian  under District 9141 of Rotary international has donated street lights worth thousands of naira to Ovworhokpokpor community, Udu local government area, Delta State. President of the Rotary club of Ovwian, Rotarian Jonathan Akatakpor while donating the solar lights and other equipment to the community said   the service club […]

By Moses Nosike AREWA24, the leading Hausa language entertainment and lifestyle television channel and production studio in Nigeria and West Africa, celebrates its 7th anniversary by giving its viewers the largest slate of new Hausa-language programming in the channel’s history. AREWA24’s new slate of programming debuts in July, with new original dramas, a new women’s […]

An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Friday sentenced a septuagenarian, Olawale Ogun, to seven years’ imprisonment for defrauding two companies of a total of N75.5 million. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Mojisola Dada convicted Ogun on six counts of stealing by fraudulent conversion. His company, Storage Index Ltd., was convicted on […]

A 33-year-old manager, Yesu Enoch, on Friday appeared before an Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court, Osun, for alleged N150,000 fraud. Enoc, whose address was not provided, is facing is facing  a two-count charge of stealing and breach of public peace. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Prosecutor, Asp Emmanuel Abdullahi, told the court that the […]

FOLLOWING the recent threat of attack on Delta State by suspected Fulani Jihadists, the state council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Thursday, urged the State government to beef up security in public places, especially schools, police facilities and media houses, which it said have become soft targets for attacks in the state and other parts of the country.

Property czar and founder of Olumide & Stephanie Aderinokun Foundation, Chief Olumide Aderinokun has begun the second phase of free distribution of fuel to commercial motorcyclists are popularly known as Okada riders in Ogun Central Senatorial District.

Former Enyimba boss Paul Aigbogun led the Super Eagles to their first training session ahead of the July 4th friendly against Mexico. Twenty-two players trained under the supervision of the former Flying Eagles handler at the FIFA Goal Project pitch in Abuja yesterday. Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr and the technical director of the […]