Armed Forces Remembrance Day: Tinubu, Akpabio, govs, others honour fallen heroes
"While it is true that the nation is beset with so many difficult challenges, including domestic insecurity and a growing sense of uncertainty, nothing must take our attention away from the daily sacrifices made by the officers"
Delta State honours Gabriel Iruaga for excellence in tech leadership
The Delta State Government has awarded Gabriel Oghenerukevwe Iruaga with the Award of Excellence in Tech Innovation and Digital Leadership. The recognition highlights his contributions to youth empowerment in Tech, digital transformation, and the development of technology talent at local, national, and international levels. Gabriel Iruaga is the founder of Embold, a technology and innovation […]
2 persons remanded in prison for demolishing Enugu airport fence
A magistrate’s court sitting in Enugu State capital has remanded two persons over their alleged involvement in demolishing a perimeter fence of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu
Tragedy looms as A’Ibom landlords refuse to quit homes on brink of collapse
Stakeholders are disturbed that something horrible may happen any moment from now at Nsukkara suburb of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State where residents in a couple of homes threatened by gully erosion have refused to quit to safety.
Tinubu commends Tantita Security, others for fighting oil theft
President Bola Tinubu yesterday commended Tantita Security Services Limited and other security agencies for combating oil theft and hailed the fact that their collaborative efforts were yeilding results.
The Villa makes it easy to get lost (2), by Eric Teniola
From last week continues the speech by Gen Murtala Mohammed on why Lagos lost its federal capital status to Abuja and government’s decision to maintain special defence and security arrangements in Lagos, which will henceforth be designated a ‘special area’. “These arrangements will be carefully worked out and written into the new Constitution. Kaduna and […]
Class suicide and radical empathy: Tinubu’s putative transformation, by Jideofor Adibe
IT was Amilcar Cabral, the revolutionary socialist leader of the national liberation movement in Guinea-Bissau who formulated the theory of class suicide. He explained it as the act of dying to the privileged class of one’s birth or circumstance by sacrificing one’s own advantages in favour of full identification with the oppressed. For Marxists who […]
One killed, other injured in Abuja Airport Road crash
A fatal accident along Airport Road, Lugbe Abuja, has claimed the life of one and left the other injured on Monday evening.
How Adekunle Toromade is pioneering sustainable agriculture, innovative education
In the dynamic and evolving fields of agricultural economics and environmental sciences, Adekunle Stephen Toromade stands out as a distinguished and influential figure.
Greed, ethics and public service in Nigeria, by Dakuku Peterside
NIGERIA, a country with a rich cultural heritage and abundant natural resources, has grappled with the complex interplay of greed, ethics, and public service throughout its history. The nexus between these elements has had profound implications for the nation’s development, governance, and the well-being of its citizens. The interplay of greed, ethics, and public service […]
Time to restructure Nigeria is now (1)
ALTHOUGH the entire Southern Nigeria, the Middle Belt, and some Northerners have been strident in calling for the restructuring of Nigeria, the South-West, or specifically the Yorubas, to their credit, can be said to be the greatest advocates of a restructured Nigeria. It began from Chief Obafemi Awolowo, the political father of the Yorubas who […]
ActionAid hails Tinubu’s suspension of N-Power, school feeding, others
By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA- AS investigation continues on alleged fraud discovered at the National Social Investment Prgramme Agency, NSIPA, ActionAid Nigeria, AAN, yesterday, hailed President Bola Tinubu, over suspension of the N-Power, Home Grown School Feeding, Conditional Cash Transfer, and Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programmes. In a chat with Vanguard, the Country Director, AAN, Andrew […]
MOFI clarifies FG’s 40% shares take-over in DISCOs
The Ministry of Finance Incorporated, MOFI, yesterday explained that its take-over of the 40 per cent Federal Government shares in the Electricity Distribution Companies, DISCOS, was in line with its mandate and to ensure efficiency in running those companies, as well as raise revenue for the government.
Pipelines contracts: Ex-IYC scribe hails Diri’s advice
…warns against unguarded comments in N/Delta By Emem Idio, Yenagoa A former Secretary-General of the Ijaw Youths Council ,IYC, Worldwide, Alfred Kemepado, has cautioned few individuals parading as groups and making unguarded remarks about the Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, after misunderstanding the governor’s position on pipeline contracts awarded to private firms by the […]
Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso have agreed to form mega party —Utomi
Political economist, Professor Pat Utomi, has said the presidential candidates of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP; Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, and New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, have agreed to form a mega party that would wrestle power from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2027.
Ibibio kicks against FG’s lopsided appointments in A-Ibom
By Fortune Eremosele Abuja —The continuous discrimination by the Federal Government against the Ibibio, who constitute the largest ethnic block in Akwa Ibom State is causing tension in the oil-rich state and may work against the All Progressives Congress, APC, and President Bola Tinubu in the next election. Already, Ekid People’s Union, EPU, has complained […]
