Hard Times: Bishop Ayah commends Nigerians for resilience, maturity
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Most Rev. John Ayah, has expressed optimism that 2025 will bring better days for Nigeria.
7 injured in Rivers building collapse
Port Harcourt—Seven persons, weekend, escaped death with injuries in a collapsed three-story building that occurred in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr Evans Bipi, who confirmed the incident in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Mr Emeka Idika, said no death was […]
Google AdX vs AdSense: Why serious publishers need to level up
if you are serious about maximizing your website revenue, AdSense is just the starting line, not the finish line.
Benue resumes recruitment of 9,000 teachers
By Peter Duru Makurdi—Benue State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, has resumed the process of recruiting over 9,000 teachers in its employ, following the nod given to the exercise by the Benue State House of Assembly. Recall that the State Assembly had, mid-December, halted the recruitment process to allow the Cephas Dyako-led Ad-Hoc Committee to […]
Hope Odabi: Live social shopping is next big thing in Nigeria’s digital economy
Hope Odabi, a PR specialist and brand manager with over eight years of experience, has been helping brands navigate Nigeria’s fast-evolving digital and entertainment landscape
Widow battles co-wife over late husband’s estate
By Henry Ojelu Jennifer Ovuede, one of the wives of the late Senior Executive of Chevron Nigeria Limited, Monday Ovuede, has challenged a court action to declare her marriage illegitimate. Following the death of Mr. Ovuede intestate in 2023 at a London hospital, Jennifer’s co-wife, Henrietta Ovuede, who claimed to have married Ovuede in 2006, […]
Sanwo-Olu urges residents to give thanks
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged residents to continue giving thanks to God for their individual growth and the state’s collective development. The governor made this statement at the 25th Annual Lagos State Thanksgiving Service, themed ‘Harvest of Thanksgiving’, held at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos, on Sunday. Sanwo-Olu noted that 2024 saw significant […]
Tinubu prepared, committed to Nigeria’s progress – Felix, ex-APC presidential aspirant
The youngest presidential aspirant in the history of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr Nicolas Felix has commended President Bola Tinubu, describing him as a leader who is fully prepared and deeply committed to Nigeria’s progress. Speaking after a meeting with the President at his Ikoyi residence in Lagos, Dr Felix expressed his admiration for […]
She Came, She Saw, She Conquered: Lapo-Ekun pays tribute to ‘Cash Madam’
The Lapo Ekun of Ijebu Ode, Chief Tunde Odulaja, has mourned the passing of Chief Mrs. Kuburat Adebisi Edonseri (popularly known as Cash Madam), who passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2024, at the age of 89. As the late socialite was being laid to rest on Monday, Lapoekun, in a heartfelt tribute personally signed […]
Mega infrastructure upgrade: Sanwo-Olu to inaugurate 11 roads in Ikeja, Akoka, others
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has concluded plans to flag off more projects to residents, with the opening of a network of five roads
Revisiting reduction in cost of governance
During his New Year broadcast on January 1, 2025, President Bola Tinubu had acknowledged the sufferings which Nigerians endured in the past months on account of the implementation of the economic policies of his government. Waxing somewhat emotional, he thanked Nigerians for their patience and resilience in weathering the storm of hardship as government tried […]
Fast depreciating values: Nigerians go for foreign used phones
The long-embraced and intoxicated lifestyle of using smartphones has persisted in Nigeria, despite the various economic downturns the country has been experiencing over the years.
Bene Madunagu: Intellectual, mother, botanist, leftist-feminist and revolutionary socialist, by Owei Lakemfa
The Left Movement in Nigeria gained two of its best known leaders in 1973. Edwin ‘Eddie’ Ikechukwu Madunagu was a 27-year-old postgraduate student of Mathematics, specifically Differential Equations and Functions of a Complex Variable. He was in the University of Lagos, UNILAG, and had joined the Nigerian Youth Action Committee, NYAC. In UNILAG, that same year, […]
10 countries for 26th IBB International Golf and Country Club Amateur Ladies Open
No fewer than 400 golfers from about 10 African countries are set to battle for honours in the 26th edition of the IBB Amateur Ladies Open in Abuja.
Does Africa have a January problem? By Chidi Odinkalu
Fifty-seven years ago almost to the month, celebrated Kenya political scientist, Ali Mazrui, observed that “for some reason a disproportionate number of the historic acts of violence in Africa since independence have tended to happen in the months of January and February.” He had good reason for this. In January 1961, the Belgians and the Americans […]
Holistic electoral reforms pathway to Nigeria’s greatness — Okobah
By Victor Ahiuma-Young A renowned political columnist and Nigerian born US based scholar, Dr Chris Okobah has said holistic electoral reforms remain the pathway to returning Nigeria back to sustainable economic growth and greatness. Dr Okobah who spoke while reflecting on the out gone year and prospects for 2025 argued that until the country got […]
