The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has taken his fight over the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to the Supreme Court, seeking to overturn a ruling by the Court of Appeal that struck out the Federal Government’s brief of argument in the appeal.

The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 general election,  Peter Obi, has described the failure  of the House of Representatives to criminalise vote-buying during party primaries as a disservice to Nigeria’s democracy.

By Emem Idio, Yenagoa A youth group known as Niger Delta Youth Council (NDYC-W) has held a stakeholders engagement meeting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State with a call to rally support for the security apparatus in the country. The meeting focused on enhancing security in the Niger Delta region.This is just as the group also commend […]

By Joseph Erunke Abuja -Former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has detailed how the Federal Government sought to counter misinformation about the Boko Haram insurgency through a first-hand media tour of liberated territories in the North-East, as captured in Chapter Two of his book, Headlines and Soundbites: Media Moments that Defined an […]

The Federal Government has commended the Lafiagi Emirate and its residents for maintaining peace and supporting the operations of the Lafiagi Sugar Company (LASUCO), urging the community to sustain its cooperation with the agro-industrial project.

…defeat Ilupeju Raiders 66–52 By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta NCBC has emerged champions of the maiden Youth Basketball Tournament organised by the Bosun Tijani Foundation in collaboration with the Ogun State government, carting home the star prize of N3 million. The champions sealed the title with a convincing 66–52 victory over Ilupeju Raiders in an exciting […]

By FEMI OWOLABI In a continent plagued by youth unemployment and the allure of overseas opportunities, a disturbing trend, caught in a delicate tussle between a private right to pursue economic opportunities and a government responsibility to protect its citizens, has taken root. Young Africans are being enticed to Russia with false promises of jobs, scholarships, […]

By Esther Onyegbula The Executive Chairman of Badagry West Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Hon. Ibrahim Yemaren, popularly known as RIKAY, on Monday presented a proposed 2026 budget of ₦7.96 billion to the legislative arm of the council for consideration and approval. The proposed budget, put at ₦7,956,446,276.56, is themed “Budget of Renewed Hope, Action […]

By VICTOR DADA From De Soto’s Insight to the AUTOSUCOM Systemic Solution Albert Einstein famously observed that: “The world we have created is a product of our thinking; it cannot be changed without changing our thinking” (Isaacson, 2007). This insight is profoundly relevant to contemporary development challenges. Despite centuries of intellectual progress, technological advancement, and policy […]

By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABAR The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, Cross River State branch, has commended Governor Bassey Edet Otu for his prompt intervention that led to the arrest and prosecution of 10 unlicensed traditional medicine practitioners over alleged illicit activities in Calabar, the state capital. The arrests followed complaints by the Cross River State branch […]