By Favour Ulebor Abuja —The Federal Government has rescued Nigerian workers stranded in the Central African Republic, CAR, with the evacuees now in the custody of the Nigerian Embassy in Bangui. This came after a viral video showing the distressed workers appealing for help after being allegedly abandoned by their Chinese employer, Rado Central Coal […]

By Dayo Johnson Akure —It was double tragedy for a senior police officer in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, as his 26-year-old son beheaded his 15-year-old brother, identified as Emmanuel, for rituals. Consequently, angry youths in the community, in swift response, attacked and killed the suspect identified as Daniel. Tension has gripped the […]

Sometime ago, I had a conversation with an eminent Nigerian Professor who had just returned from the United States of America.

The playing field for pay-TVbusiness is about to change, not in the way we expected or are canvassing at the moment, but in a much more significant way. Competition will be more intense and competitors over-awed. Operators will square up for what is about to come, and the regulator of the broadcast industry will be more agile now than ever before. It […]

For years, Nigeria has paid mere lip service to the need to diversify the export base of our economy to widen the sources of our foreign exchange earnings. Crude oil exports have traditionally been the mainstay of our economy.

By James Ogunnaike Abeokuta—The Ogun State government, yesterday, warned cattle owners and herders in the state that the Animal Grazing Regulation and Cattle Ranch Establishment Bill 2020 signed into law in 2021, is still in place, warning that violators risk severe consequences. The warning, according to a statement by Kayode Akinmade, Special Adviser on Media […]

By Davies Iheamnachor PORT HARCOURT— Three persons have died, while four persons sustained injuries in a motor accident in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The accident occurred on Monday around Eliozu area of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. Another account said five persons died in the accident and that three were students of the […]

By SUNNY IKHIOYA The problems of Nigeria as a nation are diverse and complex. There are perennial ones that have defied successive governments: elite and institutional corruption, weak structural foundation, poor diversity management and poor resources management. These are humongous challenges that have defeated every single leader who has ruled this nation. They come with lots […]

Pelumi Olajengbesi, a hopeful for the Obokun-Oriade Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives, has faulted claims by Reps member Wole Oke that Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has neglected the people of Obokun and Oriade local government areas of the state. In a statement on Wednesday, Olajengbesi said Oke’s membership of the National […]

…Calls for digital boat registration, community training, and safety reforms By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo KADUNA — A Master Mariner and maritime advocate, Captain Caleb Danladi, has called for a coordinated and technology-driven approach to tackle the recurring boat mishaps on Nigeria’s inland waterways and coastal regions. In a statement titled “Safeguarding Lives at Sea — Proactive […]

By Esther Onyegbula The features and security Editor at Thisday Newspapers, Chiemelie Ezeobi, has received the 2025 Gates Foundation Excellence in Journalism Award, in recognition of her reporting on health, development, and security issues affecting underserved communities in Nigeria. The award, conferred by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, honours journalists whose work significantly contributes […]

 By Emeka Anaeto Author and social impact Leader Olasubomi “Subomi” Sofowora, has launched her debut book, Merged Chapters, a fusion of narratives drawn from personal and professional experiences with leadership insights and practical exercises that pushes the reader to be a better version of themselves while understanding the concept of time and seasons, and how […]

By Jacob Ajom Today marks the 53rd anniversary of the death of Teslim ‘Thunder’ Balogun, Nigeria’s pioneer football professional and undoubtedly, one of the best players to have graced the field in Nigeria. Thunder Balogun died in his sleep’ in the wee hours of July 30th, 1972 at his Ibadan home Family, friends and well […]

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The Nigeria Youth Organisation (NYO) has called on the National Judicial Council (NJC) to take swift and firm disciplinary action against judges whose conduct undermines democracy and weakens public confidence in the judiciary. The group stressed the urgent need for ethical reforms to restore the dignity of the legal profession […]

By Edy Miles On July 26, 2025, a pivotal round table took place in Dakar, Senegal, shedding new light on one of the darkest chapters in colonial history—the Thiaroye Massacre of 1944. The event, organized by a coalition of pan-African organizations including Mouvement Thiaroye 44 and Africa First, gathered activists, historians, descendants of West African […]