By Douglas Anele Before commencing discussion on the topic for this week, it is expedient to summarise the concluding part of our analysis last Sunday the amiable hardworking editor left out for obvious reasons but which I consider pertinent given the perilous state of the country at this time. The point I made there was […]

By Chris Ochayi Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio has described his purported detention by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC over alleged attempt to bribe the agency’s Chairman with $350,000 as false, fake and unfounded. Akpabio, who stated this while reacting to a report published by an online medium, to the […]

By Tonnie Iredia Anarrative which dominated the Nigerian media last week was the argument that Dr. Isa Pantami,Minister of Communication and Digital Economy was not a fit and proper person to hold the position of Minister of the Federal Republic because he was once a supporter of international terrorist groups. Although political opponents and leaders […]

By Ben Efe Swimming is regarded as a ‘lesser sport’ in Nigeria, but Olympian Rachel Tonjur has urged Nigerian sports authorities to make investments in the aquatic disciplines because there are born swimmers and the potentials to win medals at international sports contests is limitless. Tonjur, won four gold, two silver, and one bronze medal […]

By Philip Agbese Since the creation of the North East Development Commission, a lot has happened in North-East Nigeria. So much, so that critical stakeholders have attested to. The North East Development Commission, as we all know, is an interventionist agency. However, the case of the NEDC has somewhat proven different from other interventionist agencies […]

Zamfara Government has banned the sale of petroleum products in areas that recorded recent upsurge of banditry in the state. This is contained in a statement signed by the Commissioner of Information, Alhaji Ibrahim Dosara, issued in Gusau on Saturday. Dosara explained that the measure was “in furtherance of the efforts and steps being taken […]

A 20-year-old man, Hamisu Ahmed, on Saturday drowned in open water well at Samegu behind Sahad, Kano State. This is contained a statement issued to newsmen in Kano by Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, the Public Relations Officer of the Kano State fire Service. The PRO said that the victim who was a mechanic went to take […]

The Nigerian Army says a team of security forces led by troops of the Nigerian Army have raided the operational headquarters of terrorists in Awomama Village, Oru East Local Government Area of Imo. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, announced this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Yerima said that the early […]

The Kano State Government has announced plans to conduct mass desilt and drain clearance to control flooding and protect the environment

By Steve Oko The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has angrily reacted to the killing of a top commander of the Estern Security Network, ESN simply identified as Ikonso, vowing to avenge the killing. IPOB in a press statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, strongly condemned the attack and promised “hell for […]

By Simon Ifeanyi Ezeh Quite a few Christians had issues with my article which was on the nature and origin of evil or sin. That was not surprising because Christians usually are not aware of the doctrines of Christ and would always quarrel with his teachings whenever its presented. My only authority is Christ, not […]

The wife of the late foremost human right activist, Joey Odumakin has disclosed her late husband, Yinka Odumakin died fighting for a country that would be the pride for every Nigerian.

The Conscience for New Nigeria (CNN) has called on the Minister of Defence, Gen. Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd) to fully disclose how $1billion earmarked by President Muhammadu Buhari for the purchase of arms was expended. The civil society organisation made this demand in an open letter to the minister on Saturday titled ‘$1billion arms fund […]

Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) says it generates over N7 billion revenue monthly from its coverage areas

By Nnamdi Ojiego A non-governmental organization, Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture, SFSA, has supported 13 hubs managers who will be servicing 13,000 smallholder farmers with the sales of certified seeds of cowpea and sorghum varieties worth over N10 million in Kano and Jigawa states. This gesture came as part of the SFSA’s operational strategy which […]