NEXIM commemorates Int.Women’s Day, launches export development funds
**Adeosun, Awosika, Okotete, Gaga urge women to be resilient The Nigerian Export Import Bank (NEXIM) has marked the 2025 International Women’s Day with the launch of Women In Export Development Funds (WEDF). In the same vein, a former Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, former Chairwoman of Access Bank, Dere Awosika, the Executive Director, Business […]
Rivers crisis: PDPGF urged to challenge Tinubu’s application of Section 305 at S/Court
By Emem Idio, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Youth Alliance, has urged the PDP Governors’ Forum, PDPGF, as the highest organised opposition party in the country to immediately challenge President Bola Tinubu application of Section 305 of Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution (as amended) in Rivers State at the Supreme Court. The Coordinator, PDP […]
Zamfara PDP chair criticised over remarks on Rivers crisis
A Zamfara-based youth group, Zamfara Youth Concerned Citizens (ZYCC), has criticised the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara State, Jibo Magayaki, accusing him of lacking political experience and serving merely as an “errand boy” for Governor Dauda Lawal. In a statement issued on Wednesday, ZYCC’s secretary, Comrade Nura Ibrahim Gusau, condemned Magayaki’s […]
FMC Ovwian set to take off soon as FG team inspects proposed site
By Paul Olayemi A team from the Federal Ministry of Health has inspected the proposed permanent site for the Federal Medical Center (FMC) Ovwian, as well as the temporary take-off site at General Hospital, Otor-Udu, assuring Deltans of a swift commencement of operations. During the inspection at the site, located opposite the DSC administrative building […]
State of emergency in Rivers, threat to Nigeria’s democracy – Group
By Olasunkanmi Akoni A group, under the umbrella, ReadyToLeadAfrica, has condemned President’s, Bola Tinubu, State of Emergency declaration in Rivers State, describing it as not only unconstitutional but also a dangerous affront to Nigeria’s democracy and the rule of law. Founder of the group, Mr. Godbless Otubure, in a statement on Wednesday, therefore, called on […]
Okpa di Oku: From Enugu roadside staple to global superfood
By Opeyemi Samuel ENUGU—For travellers heading east from Onitsha, Lagos and other cities west of Enugu, one sound reliably announces the final stretch: hawkers calling “Okpa di oku! Okpa! Okpa!” outside bus windows and motor parks. The chant, “okpa is hot”, is as much a roadside soundtrack as it is an invitation to eat. Nowhere […]
