Tension in Onitsha as ‘Udo Ga-Achi’ operatives allegedly kill 12-yr-old boy
By Chimaobi Nwaiwu NNEWI—Tension erupted, yesterday, at Ifejike Street, near Biafra Market, Onitsha, in Onitsha South Local Government Area of Anambra State, following the alleged killing of a yet-to-be-identified 12-year-old boy by an operative of the ‘Udo Ga-Achi’, the Anamabra State security outfit. The boy was reportedly sitting on a culvert separating Biafra Market from […]
Bullion Records’ CEO, Ajadi celebrates Babalola couple at Glamorous Lagos Sadaki ceremony
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bullion Records, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has extended heartfelt congratulations to Kafilat and Luqman Babalola on the occasion of their grand Sadaki (Islamic marriage) ceremony, which took place at the prestigious Lagos Continental Hotel, Victoria Island.
The forgotten take-aways from June 12, by Adekunle Adekoya
YESTERDAY was June 12. That date has become something else in the history of our dear country. At the risk of telling you what you what you already know, the presidential election of June 12, 1993 was adjudged by Nigerians and watchers of Nigerian politics worldwide to be the freest, fairest ever held in the […]
Life and times of Prof Jibril Aminu
On Thursday, June 5, 2025, close to the Muslim festival of Eid-el-Kabir, Jibril Mohammed Aminu Song, renowned Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) bowed, like all mortals must, to the call of life at 85. Expectedly, tributes flowed from across the divides both home and abroad. President Bola Tinubu, VP Kashim Shettima, former VP Atiku Abubakar, elder […]
Interrogating Cross River’s two years of socio-economic struggles
By KALU OKORONKWO With Cross River State marking Governor Bassey Otu’s second year in office on May 29, 2025, there are compelling reasons to critically evaluate his administration’s performance under the All Progressives Congress, APC. After two years in office, economic indicators in Cross River State show a discontent as Otu’s optimism and the public’s pessimism […]
FIRS to host public webinar on Taxpayer Services and Fiscal Reforms
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), through its Taxpayer Services Department (TPSD), in collaboration with the Fiscal and Tax Reform Implementation Division (FTRID), is pleased to announce a public webinar aimed at engaging stakeholders on key taxpayer service initiatives and ongoing fiscal reforms.
NSCDC calls for continental collaboration to combat illegal mining and oil theft
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) under the leadership of Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi has restated its determination to collaborate with security agencies across the continent in combating the menace of illegal mining and resource sabotage.
Violence-torn Africa gets security body to stop out-sourcing its future, by Owei Lakemfa
Africa has been so torn by violence that it has witnessed some of the most stupid wars in contemporary history. One that deserves a gold medal in this wise is that in Sudan where the Sudanese Armed Forces, SAF, and its offshoot, the Rapid Support Forces, RSF, conspired to deny the civil populace its April 11, […]
Veritasi Homes hands over new smart homes to customers in Lekki, Lagos
By Kingsley Adegboye Veritasi Homes and Properties Plc, one of Africa’s fastest-growing real estate firms, has once again delivered on its promise of quality and excellence by handing over a new batch of smart, luxurious homes to customers in Lekki, Lagos. The residential project, Camberwall Advantage 5, a bespoke, deluxe contemporary development located in the […]
Sigma Coatings boss tasks FG on tackling product adulteration
Chairman of Sigma Coatings Nigeria Limited, Robert Agbede, made the call at the commissioning of the Company’s new distribution facility at Port Harcourt
Fertility Isn’t Just a Woman’s Burden: Let’s rethink the blame culture
Our cultural lens often views fertility as a woman’s responsibility. The result? Women are blamed, shamed, sometimes even abandoned
