By Esther Onyegbula The Lisabi Festival Committee has dismissed claims circulating online that the forthcoming 39th edition of the historic celebration is being turned into a platform for Egbaliganza, the cultural fashion initiative promoted by Chief Lai Labode, the Aare of Egbaland. In a statement issued Wednesday and signed by High Chief Rasheed Raji, the […]

By Esther Onyegbula The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of CEOAFRICA, Prince Cletus Iloabanafor, has called on policymakers, corporate organisations, private sector players and civil society groups to strengthen support for the African Academy of Languages ahead of its 20th anniversary celebrations. Iloabanafor made the call at the University of Ghana, Legon, during the […]

By Providence Ayanfeoluwa The Nigerian Shippers’ Council, NSC in partnership with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Economic Community of West African State, ECOWAS Commisson; Nigeria Customs Service has reaffirmed commitment to promoting seamless and cost-effective trade across Nigeria border by sensitising cross border traders and farmers to maximise Border Information Centre, BIC Seme border. […]

By Shina Abubakar Osogbo A coalition of civil society organisations in Osun State, The Osun Mastermind, TOM, has tasked Governor Ademola Adeleke to tell the people of the State how his administration and the firm engaged to conduct staff audit on how its squandered public fund without result. The State Government had engaged Sally Tibbot […]

By Ebunoluwa Sessou The Lagos State House of Assembly has imposed a construction ban on Makoko and Shogunle communities pending the conclusion of reconciliation with affected residents within a stipulated two-week period. The House also adopted the recommendation of the Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on E-GIS, Dr. Olajide Babatunde, which establishes a 250-metre […]

Member of the United States Congress, Representative Riley Moore, has alleged that Christians in Nigeria have borne the overwhelming brunt of violent attacks for over two decades, calling for decisive American action and stronger bilateral conditions to address the crisis.

Leader of the Arewa community in the south , Alhaji Musa Saidu has congratulated the newly appointed Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Rilwan Disu, describing his emergence as timely and reassuring for national security.

The Reverend Jesse Jackson established his eternal iconography when he leveraged his Rainbow-PUSH coalition to the Democratic National Convention in 1984, coming third behind Walter Mondale and Gary Hart in the race for the party’s presidential ticket. He also stood in 1989. He was regarded as the very heartbeat of American conscience. With his passing […]

THAT our nation is challenged on many fronts may be a trite observation; from economic challenges in the form of a cost of living crisis and the growing inability of many Nigerians to afford things they once took for granted to existential threats posed by kidnapping, banditry, insurgency and terrorism, it is obvious that these are not […]

An FCT High Court has restrained a firm, Goldenbird Investment Ltd and other unknown persons from interfering with the rights and ownership or possession of the lands for the Al-Barka Estate in Wuye, Abuja until the determination of the suit.

By Hakeem Oshiyemi “Building the wealth of a nation starts with the health of the nation” The recent financial turnaround of Neimeth International Pharmaceuticals Plc, as reported by Vanguard on Friday, 13th of February 2026, is more than a corporate success story. It is a strong signal that Nigeria’s pharmaceutical sector is responding positively to […]

Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has vowed to bring perpetrators of the recent gunmen attacks in Dorowa Babuje and Jong communities of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area to justice, assuring residents that there will be no hiding place for killers.

Transcorp Hotels, the hospitality subsidiary of Transnational Corporation Plc, has declared a total dividend of ₦13.32 billion, representing ₦1.30 per share, at its 12th Annual General Meeting, which was held at the prestigious Transcorp Hilton Abuja. The total dividend consists of an interim dividend payment of ₦1.02 billion, equivalent to 10 kobo per share, which […]

By Matilda Ikediobi Network of Journalists on Indigenous Issues, NEJII, has lamented the growing impact of climate change on Abuja’s indigenous peoples, calling on the government to take proactive measures. The media practitioners said that for years, the indigenous peoples of Koro, Nupe, Gwari, Ganagana, Ebira and Gade have been in distress over the fact […]

By Rotimi Ojomoyela ADO-EKITI — Operatives of the Ekiti State Security Network, popularly known as Amotekun Corps, have arrested five suspected fleeing bandits in Okemesi-Ekiti, Ekiti West Local Government Area of the state. The suspects were apprehended shortly after disembarking from a vehicle that conveyed them to the community, following a credible tip-off from residents. […]