It was alleged in some quarters that President Muhammadu Buhari was so determined to bring the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB to life that he did not mind breaking the COVID-19 quarantine he had been confined to after his foreign medical vacation to sign the bill. His action, however, has been met with controversy from across […]

Nigeria’s Imaobong Nse Uko fulfilled expectations by coasting home to gold in the women’s 400m event on day four of the ongoing World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya. Nse Uko came to the Championships as the fastest among the contenders following the 51.70 seconds she ran to win the gold at the Edo 2020 […]

By Temisan Amoye, The return of the English Premier League for Matchday 1 lived up to its expectations. With the return of fans to the stadium, new signings in action, top individual performances, we witnessed some amazing results, from the opening night upset at Brentford, to Son haunting Man City again. Matchday 2 kicks off […]

By Emeka Obasi While we all celebrate Blessing Oborududu and her idol, Daniel Baraladei Igali for giving Nigeria a first Olympic Games medal in wrestling, it is apt to describe what the latter went through before he finally made it to the top and the good thing is that he remains committed. As a student […]

By Tony Eluemunor In newspaper advert after another, those who celebrated former Military President Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB) recounted how he changed the Nigerian polity. They were right, he tinkered with everything. Yet, he offered no apology to Nigerians and gave no credible excuse for his consequential missteps. He told the Daily Trust newspaper of […]

Former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State, Chief (Dr.) Kings Okpako, has said that he has every reason to appreciate God  despite several fiery battles he has faced in life. Chief Okpako, a former Senior Special Assistant to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on Community Development, who […]

By Dr. Ujogi Egbujo Boko haram insurgents are immature Talibans. Developing, inchoate, yet endowed with the same sharp-toothedness and a carnivorous appetite, a penchant for violence and intolerance. Driven by the same passion. To loath Boko haram but think fondly of the Taliban is to be pathetically conflicted. And many are. These confused, mutually inconsistent […]

By Godfrey Bivbere Nigerian Shippers’ Council, NSC, is seeking the intervention of the National Assembly, NASS, to enable it to commence collection of the one per cent Freight Stabilisation Fee, FSF, as contained in its establishing Act. The Council made the appeal at the ongoing 2022-2024 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF & […]

By Francis Ewherido I am not sure which word I became conscious of first, but I suspect “Afghanistan” as a country. In my secondary school days, I studied geography at a point and also followed international affairs. I probably became conscious of “Afghanistanism” (“the practice, as by a journalist, of concentrating on problems in distant […]

By Chinonso Alozie The Imo State Police Command has gunned down a suspected leader of an armed robbery gang, popularly known as ‘Bugatti’ in Nsu Community, Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State. The State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Micheal Abattam, confirmed this to newsmen in Owerri on Saturday. Police said it got […]

By Jacob Ajom Engineer Babatunde Babalola, founder and chairman of First Deepwater Group of Companies is fighting back to reclaim what he termed as one of his companies, Star Orient which he entrusted to people he once called his friends. According to Engineer Babalola, Star Orient, an aviation servicing and fueling company which he incorporated […]

By Elizabeth Adegbesan As prices of the Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG), also known as cooking gas, continues to increase the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Thursday indicated that the 12.5kg cylinder of the product rose by N224 or six per cent to N4, 422 in seven months (January to July 2021). But Vanguard investigations revealed […]

• Says his insistence on grazing reserves, cattle routes in 25 states final onslaught on Nigerians, invitation to crisis, anarchy •Presidency turning Nigerian into a cow republic, prioritizing welfare of cows over human lives •It’s waste of tax payers’ money — Afenifere •Buhari swimming against public opinion — ACF By Peter Duru – Makurdi Governor […]

Two things stand our house keeper out. Her punctuality and her cheerfulness. She is not the best we have had in terms of competence. But she is always cheerful and takes to corrections well.

•Thousands join in his Warri procession By Jimitota Onoyume Olu Designate, of the oil and gas rich Warri kingdom, Omoba Tsola Emiko yesterday ended his traditional 90 days Isolation period ( Idaniken) with a long procession through some roads in his kingdom, thus preparing him for his coronation today, Saturday as the 21st Olu of […]