BY HON. NOSA OSEMWENGIE I HEARD the news of the demise of Mr. Ladi Williams, SAN on Channels Television, Monday evening, October 4, 2021. It sounded unbelievable.  His father, Chief F.R.A. Williams, SAN, died 2005 at 85 years. “Then why Ladi at ‘just’ 74?”, I  asked myself. It was a very sad piece of information. […]

To build the capacity of journalists to become familiar with current media technologies, Pathfinder International has organised a three-day workshop for reporters drawn across Nigeria’s print and electronic media.

HOST oil and gas producing communities of Nigeria, have lashed out at Governors of Niger Delta states over purported mismanagement of the 13 percent Derivation Funds, demanding amendment to the sharing formula, which they have forwarded to the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC. 

Zamfara states since Monday, abducting eight in Ekiti and demanding N50 million ransom to free their captives.

By Boluwaji Obahopo, Lokoja The Igala Strategy Team, a think-tank organization in Kogi State, has advocated the need to adopt a more holistic approach in tackling security challenges facing Kogi State and the country at large. The team, in a communique issued at the end of its Pan-Igala Summit, held in Idah, Kogi State on […]

By Luminous Jannamike  ABUJA – The Women in Politics Forum, WIPF, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) cannot afford to ignore its constitutional provision for gender mainstreaming in choosing her next set of National Executives this weekend.  It also warned that the consequences of adopting a ‘Unity List’ during the forthcoming PDP national convention, at […]

CHAIRMAN of the South-West Governors’ Forum, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, has said that former Lagos State governor and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, is capable of leading Nigeria, adding that Tinubu is doing his best as leader of the South-West.

In line with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s financial inclusion target as well as to promote an efficient savings culture among Nigerians, I-invest, a first-of-its-kind mobile application has provided a secure and safe platform for millions of Nigerians at home and in the diaspora to invest in and secure their future. Developed by Parthian Partners, […]

The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Chief Gani Adams, has urged the Federal Government to restructure the Nigerian Police for effective service

MULTICHOICE Africa Holdings, MAH, the parent company of MultiChoice Nigeria, yesterday, rejected Tuesday’s ruling of the Tax Appeal Tribunal, TAT, which dismissed its appeal against the $342 million Value Added Tax, VAT, bill slapped on it by the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS.

Nigerian-native recording artist Pablo Lee releases his latest single “Little (Told My Momma)” featuring Davies The Preacher, paired with an impactful music video by SAMA Nominated Music Video Director; Kyle White.

Stakeholders, experts and opinion leaders have admonished African leaders to invest more in building biosecurity infrastructures as part of measures to secure Africa biosphere and prevent pathogens.

Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, yesterday, advised Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, to jettison the idea of installing security cameras in Abolongo prison.

A N300m investment to set up community seed enterprises to increase wheat production in Nigeria was yesterday, announced by Olam, and its subsidiary Crown Flour Mill Limited (CFM).

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Government has concluded plans to hold a rebranded Lagos Food Festival aimed at projecting various food offerings from the diverse socio-cultural groupings in the state to the local and international markets. State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya, who disclosed this in Lagos, explained that the Lagos Food Festival is […]