Armed Forces Day: Gov Otu reaffirms support for veterans, families
Cross River State governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to the welfare of military veterans, widows and families of fallen heroes, as he joined officers, veterans and stakeholders at the 2026 Armed Forces Celebration and Remembrance Day held at the Eleven Eleven Millennium Park, remembrance arcade on Thursday in Calabar. Represented by […]
Kebbi varsity confers doctorate on Governor Lawal
The Abdullahi Fodio University of Science and Technology, Aliero, conferred an honorary doctorate on Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State.
Road trips in Nigeria, crime against self, by Ikechukwu Amaechi
When the Benin Bypass was commissioned in 2002 in the first term of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo’s presidency, the idea was to make the life of motorists less harrowing. Before the road, built at a cost of N10.2 billion, was opened for public use, cutting through the Benin City traffic gridlock was always a nightmare. The 24-kilometre […]
Beyond wreaths: Giving meaning to Armed Forces Remembrance Day
Today, January 15, Nigeria again marks the Armed Forces Remembrance Day, AFRD. It is more than a date on the calendar; it is a solemn national moment to honour the courage, sacrifice, patriotism and supreme price paid by the men and women who laid down their lives in service to the nation. From the battlefields […]
Otukpo-Ohimini aspirant Amb. Hon. Lilian Adoyi-Ofiebor declares for 2027 House of Reps seat
Ambassador Hon. Lilian Adoyi-Ofiebor has officially declared her intention to contest for the Otukpo-Ohimini Federal Constituency seat in the 2027 National Assembly elections under the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform.
The right and wrong of Trump’s invasion of Venezuela, by Olu Fasan
Barely a week after President Donald Trump sent the US military to launch air strikes in Nigeria on Christmas Day last year, he dispatched them to Venezuela to capture President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cicilia Flores, both handcuffed, blindfolded and shipped to the US. While President Trump said the air strikes in Nigeria were to […]
