Unical VC position: Candidate alleges constitutional, statutory violations
…Threatens legal action A candidate for the Vice Chancellorship position of the University of Calabar (Unical), Prof. Joseph Duke, has called for the withdrawal of the advertisement placed for the position over alleged constitutional and statutory violations. Duke said the violations undermine the integrity of Nigeria higher education governance and may set dangerous precedents for […]
Edo Assembly invites CP over arrest of monarch
BENIN CITY—The Edo State House of Assembly, yesterday, summoned the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Monday Agbonika, to explain the circumstances surrounding the arrest of a traditional ruler from Ikpeshi within the Assembly complex. The House invitation is for Agbonika to appear before an executive session with the lawmakers today at 1p.m. The Assembly also […]
Iran agrees Trump’s ceasefire, thanks ‘brave Armed Forces’
…Israel silent on ceasefire By Idowu Bankole Foreign Minister of Iran, Abbas Araghchi, has hinted at a possible ceasefire with Israel, which was earlier announced by US President Donald Trump. Araghchi had posted earlier that there was no agreement on a ceasefire, warning that Israel must first stop hostilities with Iran. However, in what looks […]
Rights group faults sponsored protest against NMDPRA CEO
A rights group, Empowerment for Unemployed Youth Initiative (EUYI), has criticized a planned protest against the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Engr. Farouk Ahmed, describing it as an unnecessary distraction lacking in substance. At a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, EUYI’s Secretary, Comrade Igwe Ude-Umanta, along […]
34,000 Ondo farmers incorporated in World bank Livestock Support Project- Govt
By Dayo Johnson, Akure Ondo state government has said that no fewer than 34,000 farmers in the state have been profiled and incorporated in the Livestock Productivity Resilience Support Project otherwise known as Ondo L-PRESS. The Permanent Secretary of the State Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Mrs Foluke Daramola, said that the project would improve […]
Israel-Iran conflict: The Nigerian connection, by Dakuku Peterside
When Israel launched Operation Rising Lion in the early hours of June 13, 2025, most Nigerians were asleep. The footage came in fragments—precision airstrikes, sirens over Tel Aviv, defiant chants in Tehran. Within hours, Iran responded with Operation True Promise III, unleashing waves of drones and missiles toward Israeli positions. It was dramatic, brutal, and […]
