FG begins expanded investigations to determine exploitation in airfares
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), says it has commenced an expanded investigation into pricing templates behind high ticket rates charge by some airlines on some domestic routes. A statement issued by Mr Ondaje Ijagwu, the Director, Corporate Affairs of the Commission in Abuja on Friday, said the investigation was to establish possible […]
16 years after Christmas Day suicide bombing attemp, Nigerian official tells the story
On December 25, 2009, Umar Abdulmutallab, better known as the Christmas Bomber, attempted to detonate explosives hidden in his underwear
Activists on quelled Benin coup: Democracy only matters to African leaders when military threatens it, not when their actions are killing it
“African leaders are stooges to those foreign countries. More importantly too, our political leaders are benefiting from the present situation”
SEDC board reviews 2025 performance, approves strategic priorities for 2026
The board of the South East Development Commission (SEDC) has concluded its third extraordinary meeting, reviewing the commission’s 2025 performance and approving its strategic outlook for 2026. The meeting, which also served as the board’s final statutory session for 2025, was held on Friday and chaired by Dr. Emeka Wogu, Chairman, SEDC board The board […]
Over 200 women receive empowerment support in Paikoro
The beneficiaries received undisclosed financial assistance alongside a bag of rice each during the commissioning of a Cassava Processing Centre at Jabo Jere Ward.
Obasanjo, Gowon, First Lady attend Christmas Carol in Aso Villa
Obasanjo not only attended the Christmas Carol, but also read the Second Lesson which was taken from Genesis Chapter 22
‘Onwa Dezemba’: Anambra rolls out program for a Christmas like no other
Let’s discuss the essence of Christmas in Igboland and conclude with the significance of its branding for Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo and his Solution Government.
Biafra: Stop the noise! By Emeka Obasi
People sacrificed their lives fighting for you, many wasted their active years in the bush only to be abandoned at the end of the Civil War. The effects are here now, MASSOB, IPOB, power drunk 419ers, there will be no peace until we remember those who died defending Ndigbo. My message is clear. Until the Igbo, as […]
Tinubu and Talon: Traitorous Tailors of Democracy? By Ugoji Egbujo
Before soldiers seized Cotonou’s state television station to declare Patrice Talon deposed, Benin’s democracy had already become a sham. Talon entered office in 2016 bearing the hopes of the country’s poor. Benin’s democracy, then 25 years old, was stable but stagnant, yielding little prosperity. Talon pledged to a single term—unshackled from re-election pressures and the politics […]
Omokri’s Mockery of Akpabio’s Senate, by Emmanuel Aziken
For a Senate that has not only in herited but arguably worsened its predecessor’s reputation as a rubber stamp, the scene that played out during the screening of President Bola Tinubu’s ambassadorial nominees was bound to be bewildering. Yet, even by Nigeria’s increasingly elastic standards of legislative conduct, what unfolded in Senate Committee Room 211 last […]
Beyond State Police, by Muyiwa Adetiba
A couple of weeks ago, three people very close to me had their homes and therefore, privacy violated. The three of them live off Admiralty Way which is about the busiest street in highbrow Lekki Phase One. They live in gated areas. They live in gated homes. In addition, they have private securities. Yet, as easy as […]
