…FG delegation visits Dantata family in Madinah ahead burial..His death a monumental loss to north, Nigeria — NEF By Joseph Erunke & Gabriel Ewepu The burial of Nigeria’s business mogul, Aminu Dantata, who died on Saturday in the United Arab Emirates has been delayed due to the late arrival of his body in Madinah. Recall […]

By Kingsley Adegboye The Nigerian Conservation Foundation, NCF, in collaboration with Union Bank of Nigeria and the Nigerian Bottling Company, NBC, has called for community action on plastic waste management in Lagos. The stakeholders made the call on Thursday during a high-impact event in Lagos to mark World Environment Day 2025. The initiative aimed to […]

By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri Troops of the Joint Task Force North East ‘Operation HADIN KAI’ under the leadership of the Theatre Commander, Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar have launched a series of offensives aimed at ridding the North East of ISWAP/Boko Haram terrorists. In a recent coordinated operation in terrorists’ hideouts in the southern Lake Chad […]

By Tuoyo Amuka In San Sebastian, Northern Spain – Basque Country to be precise, there’s a village square in the Old Town which has been the focal point of cultural activities within the community for centuries. And tucked within a small corner of this rather interesting space riveting with history, I received a most personal & novel welcome early last month… Now, absolutely […]

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – A functionary at the palace of the Enogie (duke) of Ologbo in Benin Kingdom has exonerated the suspended enogie of the dukedom, prince Jason Akenzua from alleged withholding of items like laptops, transformers and generators donated by a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). Recall that […]

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – THE Federal Government on Monday began the training of 50 lady mechanics in Edo State to boost the needed manpower for the conversion of PMS (petrol) vehicles to those using Condensed Natural Gas (CNG). The ladies are expected to undergo one week of training on theories and then deployed […]

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo A leaders of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State, Musibau Alade, has berated alleged use of the Amotekun Corps for witch-hunting members of the opposition in the state. Alade while reacting to the arrest and brutalisation of the Personal Assistant to ex-governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, his former aides and members of […]

By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin—Chairman of the Presidential Livestock Reform Implementation Committee and former National chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, has criticised Nigeria’s annual importation of dairy products worth $1.5 billion that can be produced locally. Prof. Jega spoke yesterday while delivering the Annual Distinguished Personality Lecture organized by the Faculty […]

Ahead of the July 12, 2025 local government elections, Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, has urged all party members to come out in large numbers to canvass for votes for candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the forthcoming exercise, stressing the need to sustain the tremendous progress achieved across the state by the ruling party.

By Kennedy Mbele President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on civil servants across the country to live up to their responsibilities as the nation’s cornerstone of transparency and quality service delivery. He also stressed the need for ensuring that competent individuals with the right skills occupy key positions in the civil service. “As civil servants, […]