By Godwin Oritse Connected Advocacy, a leading youth-led civil society organization committed to environmental justice and democratic reform, has announced a bold new proposal to strengthen Nigeria’s electoral process against the growing threat of climate change. Titled Strengthening Nigeria’s Democracy Through Electoral Climate Reform, the proposal introduces the National Electoral Climate Preparedness Protocol (NECPP) a […]

The UN says it is monitoring the situation in Kenya in the wake of deadly anti-government protests on Wednesday. No fewer than 400 people were injured, including police officers, although the official death toll has not been confirmed, with estimates ranging from eight to 16. The demonstrations marked the anniversary of the 2024 anti-tax protests, […]

Aliyu Audu, former senior special assistant on public affairs to President Bola Tinubu, has reiterated his resolve to work against the President’s re-election in 2027. Audu, who recently resigned from Tinubu’s administration, said that despite being a spokesperson to the President, he had no access to him for almost two years. The APC Rebirth Movement […]

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday met with Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike,

By Jimitota Onoyume Egbema kingdom in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State, has enjoined governor Sheriff Oborevwori to redress alleged political marginalization of the area , stressing that virtually all elective offices in Warri North local government were occupied by a neighboring ethnic group. Leader of the All Progressives Congress , APC, in […]

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Pharmacist Ikeagwuonwu Chinedu Klinsmann has condemned former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai for his recent criticism of President Bola Tinubu and the APC, branding him “frustrated politician.” Klinsmann, in a press statement issued in Abuja on Friday, dismissed El-Rufai’s claims that Tinubu’s administration is a “disaster,” attributing the […]

The Legacy Arts Foundation (LAF), in collaboration with the Belgian Embassy and The Osahon Okunbo Foundation (TOOF), has announced a two-week international art masterclass for 20 Nigerian painters. Titled Old Masters by New Masters, the programme will take place in Lagos from July 7 to 18, 2025, and will conclude with exhibitions in Lagos on […]

By Femi Bolaji, Jalingo Taraba State is on course to establish its first-ever waste recycling plant, following the successful conclusion of its maiden International Investment Summit. The project, a partnership between Sector Lead Limited and the state government under the Waste-to-Wealth initiative, aims to leverage green technology for sustainable development. During an inspection of dump […]

John Alechenu The Executive Secretary/CEO of the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), Mr. Kamar Bakrin, has briefed stakeholders on measures being taken by the council to address impediments to local sugar production. Speaking at a tripartite meeting of the council, the Ministry of Industry, Trade and investment and the major Backward Integration Programme (BIP) operators, […]

By Abel Daniel Lafia -Killer of a serving corps member, Salome Adaidu, Oluwatimileyin Ajayi, has been sentenced to death by hanging. A Nasarawa State High Court sitting in Lafia, yesterday, sentenced a gospel singer, Oluwatimileyin Ajayi, to death by hanging for killing his girlfriend, Salome Adaidu. The 24-year-old who was a serving corps member was […]