It is heartwarming to hear some new measures that the management of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, is taking to improve the welfare of corps members and strengthen faith in an otherwise marvelous scheme that is rapidly losing its allure. The health insurance scheme is a welcome idea because it will ensure that when […]

By Onozure Dania A former Commandant of the National Defence College, Abuja, Rear Admiral Thomas Lokoson (retd) has said the decision to dump the All Progressives Congress, APC, and join the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Bayelsa State was based on the proper internal democracy of the party and the deliberate attempt by the present […]

By Emem Idio, Yenagoa THE Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide, has called on politicians from Ijaw extraction irrespective of political affiliation to close ranks and work in unity to develop Bayelsa State. The call was made by the IYC President, Peter Timothy Igbifa, in Yenagoa when he led members of his executive council to give […]

Abia State High Court sitting in Umuahia, Friday, acquited former Commissioner for Finance, Dr. Phillips Nto of N700 million corruption charge levelled against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC.

Despite Nigeria’s daunting insecurity, a specialized agency of the African Union known as the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) on Thursday said the Federal Government made tremendous progress in the areas of infrastructure development, agricultural revolution, humanitarian services, and the fight against corruption.

Multi-talented Juju singer, Dele Ajayi, popularly known as Dele Blacko has said there is no language barrier in music

Sports’ betting isn’t just a hobby for bettors. It’s a passion! However, the problem with the industry is that it can be a losing game.

By Ochuko Akuopha, UGHELLI Traders at the Abraka main market have shut down the market in protest against alleged moves by the Ethiope East local council, Delta State, to demolish, reconstruct and hand its ownership over to a private individual. One of the traders who identified herself as Onome, said: “Fulani herdsmen have stopped farmers from […]

A Major in the Nigerian Army (names withheld) has narrated how he was arrested, tortured and locked up in a psychiatric hospital for exercising his right to protest an alleged injustice meted out to him.

THERE’s a severe, earth-baking drought in the Horn of Africa. About 13 million people in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Djibouti are in the grip of acute hunger.

Coal City Film Festival has restated its commitment towards promoting creative potentials of Enugu and South East Nigeria through films.

MY late father, Chief Adewale Adekoya, sought to make me a good user of the English language by giving me books to read. From his efforts, I read literature books like Silas Marner, A Tale of Two Cities, King Solomon’s Mines, Allan Quartermain, Ivanhoe, Cedric of Rotherwood and many more.

By Emma Amaize SOUTH-SOUTH leader and elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, has said the oil city of Warri has been abandoned with no development, just as leaders feared before Delta State was created from the defunct Bendel State in 1991. Clark, in an interview with Vanguard, also opined that former governor of the state, James […]

After having a massive run last year 2021, a year which turned out to be the biggest year of his career with the release of his famous “Sex Over Love” album and selling out his first headline concert with over 4000 people in attendance in Lagos this year.

By Ozioruva Aliu, BENIN CITY A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Kenneth Imansuagbon, yesterday, said Nigeria is in an emergency situation and, therefore, requires any competent person and not zoning to produce a president that would rescue her. He said members of the party asking for the presidency to be zoned to the […]