WITH the rainy season around, some erosion-prone communities in the South East region are now living in constant fear of erosion attack and devastation of their lives and property.

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – THE Joint Campus Council (JCC) of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Edo State Axis, has announced the inauguration of the Organising Committee and Advisory Board for the upcoming one-day symposium and inter-school quiz competition taking place in the state. The NANS Chairman, Comrade Ojumoola Miracle Timileyin, unveiled […]

The report, titled “Mining Practices in Ezillo and Ikwo Communities of Ebonyi State: An Environmental Time Bomb,” was publicly unveiled at a global briefing

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Nigeria Environmental Society (NES), Abeokuta chapter, has called on residents of the state to put an end to plastic pollution and its menace on the environment for a cleaner, healthier and safer society. The Chairman of the society, Alhaji Badmus Jamiu made the call in a statement, made available to […]

“To a mind capable of reflection, such leading facts convey more instruction, than a tedious detail of subordinate circumstances”–   Edward Gibbon The challenges, threats, risks and dangers that every Nigerian faces or experiences today are not categorised according to their emphatic relationships with the tribe, ethnic group, religious belief, region of origin, state or local government […]

By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor The telecom operators in Nigeria, including MTN  Nigeria, Airtel, Globacom and 9Mobile have threatened to withdraw network support for banks’ Unstructured Supplementary Services Data, USSD following what they described as gross misinformation of subscribers on mode of deduction for  transaction fees. USSD, commonly known as ‘bank transfers’, is done through short […]

…push for a united approach by stakeholders to end menace By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The Interfaith Dialogue Forum for Peace (IDFP) has called out the weak implementation of laws aimed at tackling sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in Nigeria, highlighting systemic shortcomings in governance and the urgent need for collaboration between traditional, religious, and […]

By SUNNY IKHIOYA In the weeks leading up to the May 29 anniversary date President Bola Tinubu was sworn into office, we have been serenaded by the vuvuzela-type noise from the government propaganda machinery. Chest-beating, stupendous growth, superficial economic figures, waves of decampees, projects upon projects launching, and many more. They are grinning from ear […]

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Oludaisi Elemide has urged Muslims in the State to show love, tolerance, peace, unity, and sense of sacrifice to one another, saying that these are the only virtues that can move the State forward. Elemide, in a goodwill message to […]

In a strong demonstration of its commitment to community development and poverty alleviation, leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc has donated food packs to over 1,500 individuals in Ihie Town, Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State, through its Food Bank initiative.  Speaking at the donation event, the Regional Bank Head, Rivers/Bayelsa 1 & South […]