To some people, the standard of education has fallen. To some, moral decadence in schools has been elevated to a great height and probably that was why the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control, NAFDAC, recently said students in basic schools are consuming sachet alcohol.

Zakatul Fitr serves as a form of spiritual cleansing, completing the fasting experience and helping to compensate for shortcomings.

A pan–Niger Delta group has asked the Federal Government to decentralise pipeline surveillance operations across oil-producing communities.

For 22-year-old Saviour Aloho, what began as a promise of a sales job in Lagos spiralled into months of abuse, captivity and forced sex work in Burkina Faso.

•Armed forces recapture area B/H declared ‘caliphate’ By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri The war against insecurity has continued relentlessly as the military claimed successes with hundreds of Boko Haram/ISWAP fighters killed in Borno and Yobe states in the last two weeks. But it is not all round success for the military as, in a tit-for-tat scenario, the armed forces also […]

By Dayo Johnson, Shina Abubakar, Deola Badru & Rotimi Ojomoyela The growing wave of insecurity across Nigeria’s South-West region has become a major source of concern for residents, community leaders and security experts. States such as Ondo, Oyo, Osun and Ekiti, once considered relatively peaceful compared to other parts of the country, are now witnessing a disturbing […]

No fewer than 141 people, including a Nigerian were injured as Iran fired multiple missiles at the United Arab Emirates,UAE, amid rising tension in the region. Six persons were also  confirmed dead in the attacks that saw the UAE  air defence systems intercepting the multiple aerial threats. The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defence  said this  in […]

THE event of Thursday,  12th March may have come and gone, but it will not be forgotten in a jiffy. A day nine serving Senators in the 10th Senate dumped their political parties  for the African Democratic Congress, ADC.

…as Wike-backedPDP sets condition to accept them By Luminous Jannamike Appeal Court ruling has left Nigeria’s main opposition party with only two governors and their next move could determine whether the party survives as a national political force. Behind a small mosque known locally as Masalaci in Area 1, Mpape in Abuja, the afternoon Ramadan heat hangs […]

Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, weekend, summoned the largest airline in the country, Air Peace, over what it described as unexplained disruptions.

AS pump price of petrol continues to rise following the war in the Middle East which hiked the price of crude, Civil Society Organizations, CSOs, and farmers have warned about the grave implications and dangers the situation poses to the economy and Nigerians.

•How higher energy and input costs could impact manufacturing, aviation,    logistics, consumer goods companies – Muda Yusuf, expert •Says foreign portfolio flows could weaken if global financial tightening intensifies By Nnamdi Ojiego The war raging in the Middle East has contradicting effects on Nigeria and Nigerians. Whereas the government is recording a windfall as the country […]

Nigerian singer Adokiye Kyrian has opened up about personal experiences of betrayal and hostility from people she once supported, using the occasion of International Women’s Day to reflect on resilience and forgiveness.

By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin A governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State, Professor Wale Sulaiman, has unveiled a development agenda centred on job creation, education reforms, economic expansion and improved security as key pathways to the state’s next phase of development. Sulaiman, a professor of neurosurgery, outlined his […]

The growing influence of AI on the accounting profession took the center stage at the recently concluded 13th Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), UK and District Society conference, which also led initiatives to promote accountability financial literacy, and corporate governance in Nigeria.