The season of Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) Level Up took a completely different turn after the recent Sunday night eviction show in which Kess and Pharmsavi walked out of the house. After the two were kicked out of the competition, Biggie announced the levels’ cancellation and instructed the housemates to move into the bigger house, […]

As the country continues to record more cases of COVID-19 , experts urge the government to intensify efforts on research for local remedies. The number of COVID-19 cases in the country had been on the rise since July 2022. Prof. Babatunde Salako, Director-General of the Nigerian Institute Of Medical Research ( NIMR),  who spoke to […]

…As investors lose N159bn By Peter Egwuatu The bearish mood on the Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX, continued last week following the effect of the sustained sharp rise in inflation rate, geopolitical tension and slowing consumer spending among others. Consequently, the selling pressure on the Exchange and profit taking hit more blue chip stocks with the […]

By Chimaobi Nwaiwu NNEWI—THE Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB, weekend, hit back at the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, claiming the herders’ group is a known architect and breeder of many terrorists groups terrorising Nigeria since the inception of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015. IPoB was reacting to a statement by one […]

By ARIZE NWOBU THE economy is the ‘oxygen’ of a people, and is basically about the allocation of scarce resources for production, distribution and consumption for the fulfillment of the needs of the people. A national economy is classified into four basic sectors, namely: the primary sector(raw materials), secondary sector(manufacturing and industry), tertiary sector(service) and quaternary […]

Chairman of Sapele-Okpe Community Land Trust, Chief Ede Dafinone has congratulated Chief Onoriode Temiagin-led Executive the Sapele Okpe Community on their victory during the Community elections held last Sunday. Chief Dafinone Delta who is also Central Senatorial candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, charge the new executive to work as a team and put […]

Recent elections in other parts of Africa may be pointers to what we can expect in 2023. The elections in Zambia in August 2021 and Kenya in August 2022, can be described as the “oncoming wave of change”. In Zambia, young people came out in their numbers and chucked out the incumbent president, Edgar Lungu […]

Shina Abubakar, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola has disclosed that his administration’s food support scheme impacted on the state’s agriculture policy and boosted it economy. Oyetola, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Wole Oyebamiji at the 17th edition of distribution of monthly food support to vulnerable residents on Monday, […]

By KAYODE ADENIYI ON Sunday, August 14, 2022, a group, Arewa Youth Assembly, AYA, released a press statement wherein it called for the removal of the National Security Adviser, NSA, Babagana Monguno, from office. Signed by the group’s spokesperson, Ali Mohammed, AYA also said it would embark on a peaceful protest in Abuja on Wednesday, […]

By NICK DAZANG Nigeria’s 18 political parties are the pre-eminent and foremost stakeholder in the electoral process. They are the chief beneficiary of elections in that they field candidates and contest for elective offices. Nigeria’s political parties, to some extent, meet the classical definition of political parties. They are organised largely by people who think […]

By Chidi Odinkalu NEARLY 10 years ago, in September 2012, the then president of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Okey Wali, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, was at the beginning of his tenure. With the energy of a fresh presidency, he desired to make a mission of changing the way the association did business. […]

By Owei Lakemfa THE news went round. The Federal Government and striking lecturers in the country’s public universities organised under the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, were meeting on Tuesday, August 16, 2022. Not a few hoped that the six-month strike by the lecturers would be resolved. But the outcome was as disappointing as […]

Michael Baiye who is  known by his stage name “Jbwai” is a Toronto based Cameroonian musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, born on September 28th, 1993 in Kumba,a prominent town in the southwest region of English speaking  Cameroon, the town is known for its vibrant business and entertainment atmosphere, the town is popularly known in […]

By Shina Abubakar GOVERNOR Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State, yesterday, said his faith in the Nigerian judiciary in respect of his petition before the election tribunal remains firm and unshaken. Oyetola said he and the All Progressives Congress, APC, have the confidence of emerging victorious at the tribunal. The governor said this during the annual […]

Not a few micro business owners are experiencing more growth since the emergence of  business to business (B2B) platforms that leverage technology to empower retailers to run profitable and sustainable businesses. Alerzo is part of those with innovations that are bridging the gap in micro business, as the impacts are being strongly felt even in […]