By Chioma Obinna The Agboyi communities in Kosofe, Lagos State, erupted in joy and disbelief as 267 households received N310,000 each from the Nigerian Red Cross Society in a major humanitarian lifeline that residents described as “the most transparent support they had ever seen. The cash assistance, distributed on last November, across Agboyi 1, 2 […]

Hon. (Engr.) Abass Braimah is a Nigerian politician and professional engineer. He was born on the 29th. September, 1969, and hails from the Etsako West Local Government Area (LGA) of Edo State. He obtained a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Benin (1990), Edo State, followed by a Masters degree […]

In response to Nigeria’s security challenges, a major national prayer event will dedicate a central segment to interceding for the country’s peace and stability during the “Abuja Night of Glory” crusade this Friday.

By FIDELIS SORIWEI Dr. Dennis Otuaro, the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, cuts the image of a man who came prepared to make a deliberate and targeted impact in the oil-rich Niger Delta. Although, he had a lot of options open to him to ensure that the fragile peace in the region was strengthened to […]

Tafawa Balewa, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Sir Ahmadu Bello, Chief Anthony Enahoro, and many more worked hard to get Nigeria’s release from the colonial masters

The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) has launched a ₦113 million TVET Facilities Upgrade Grant to modernize and expand 14 Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) centers across the Niger Delta.

By Esther Onyegbula Professor Uchenna Emelonye, a human rights scholar at Bournemouth University, UK, has faulted the Senate’s proposal to broaden the death penalty under the Anti-Terrorism (Prevention) Act, warning that the move breaches Nigeria’s international human rights obligations and poses grave risks to justice administration. The Senate is seeking to amend the Act to […]

By Efe Onodjae Chief Executive Officer of Chocolate City and Co-Founder of Bean Creative IMC, Abuchi Peter Ugwu, has urged the Lagos State Government to accelerate investments in modern creative infrastructure to match the fast-rising economic power of the State’s youth population. Ugwu made the call on Wednesday at the Lagos Economic Outlook 2026 Roundtable […]

The Nigerian Youth Parliament (NYP) has conducted an extensive tour of major development projects executed by the Katsina State Government under the leadership of His Excellency, Governor Dikko Umar Radda, PhD. The Speaker of the Parliament, Rt. Hon. Aliyu Zakari Idris, led a high-powered delegation comprising over 100 parliamentarians representing the 36 states of the […]

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has appointed Town Planner Mukhtar Usman Galadima as the Senior Special Assistant on Development Control and Planning. A statement on Wednesday, by the Minister’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, described Galadima, as a seasoned Town Planner, with over 30 years of […]

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta Former Commissioner for Health in Ogun State, Dr Babatunde Ipaye, has called on government at all levels in the country to prioritise the welfare and remuneration of medical doctors, as part of measures to pay an end to incessant strike in the nation’s health sector. Ipaye, who made the call on […]

By Marie-Therese Nanlong Jos – Efforts have been renewed to strengthen modern livestock production through improved pasture cultivation with the training of livestock farmers across communities in Plateau State. The three days capacity building training was organised by Palm Frontiers Ltd, in partnership with the Plateau State Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support, L-PRES, a World […]

By Matthew Johnson Future Savers Sustainable Development Initiative has called for the inclusion of climate change clubs in secondary school curricula nationwide, warning that Nigeria risks raising a generation unprepared for the environmental crises already unfolding. The organisation’s CEO, Mrs. Folashade Adams, made the call during an awareness campaign held at Sari-Iganmu Senior Secondary School, […]

By Marvelous Allen In its continued effort to strengthen the voices of women in the media, the Female Freelancers Network (FFN) will today host a high-profile virtual fireside chat titled “The All-Round Journalists.” The event, scheduled for 1 p.m. WAT, will be held via Zoom and will feature two prominent Nigerian media personalities known for […]

The message was notably vague, specifying neither the office she seeks nor the political party under which she would run