2027 polls: Parties scramble to meet Electoral Act deadline
•as APC steps up strategy •Opposition struggles with funds, structure •PDP talks tough, ADC raises alarm •LP races against time •APGA banks on early digital reforms By Henry Umoru, Omeiza Ajayi, John Alechenu, Luminous Jannamike & Gift ChapiOdekina ABUJA — With the release of the 2026 Electoral Act and a revised timetable for the 2027 general […]
IWD 2026: Nigeria can’t thrive while women remain underrepresented — NAS
-AS Nigeria joins the international community to mark the 2026 International Women’s Day (IWD), the National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity) has joined the global community in celebrating women and calling for greater inclusion of women in political leadership and governance.
Maritime security: Gov Otu pledges strategic collaboration with Amphibious Training School
Cross River State governor, Bassey Otu, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to deepen collaboration with the military to strengthen maritime and internal security in the state. The governor gave the assurance when he received the Commandant of the Amphibious Training School, Matthias Ibawa Amatso, who paid him a courtesy visit in Calabar, alongside senior officers […]
After 30 months, Nigeria returns with ambassadors, fumbling, by Owei Lakemfa
Thirty months after recalling all Nigerian ambassadors, and 15 months before the end of its four-year tenure, the Tinubu administration on March 6, 2026, unveiled ambassadors for Nigeria. In the first place, the recall of the ambassadors in September 2023 was myopic. It resulted in the country having no ambassadors at a time the world […]
Pressdia, leading digital PR marketplace, celebrates first anniversary of driving media visibility for African brands
As Pressdia enters its second year, it continues to be the leading digital PR marketplace for effective press release distribution in Nigeria and across Africa
Saliu swears in LG secretary, supervisors, empowers councillors with vehicles
By Esther Onyegbula The Executive Chairman of Apapa-Iganmu Local Council Development Area, LCDA, Hon. Jimoh Olawale Saliu, on Monday swore in the Secretary to the Local Government, supervisors and special advisers, while also presenting official vehicles to councillors as part of efforts to strengthen governance and improve service delivery at the grassroots. The ceremony, held […]
Int’l Women’s Day: Bolanle Austen-Peters’ Wire Wire debuts at Joburg Film Festival
By Juliet Ebirim As the world marks International Women’s Day 2026, filmmaker and cultural entrepreneur Bolanle Austen-Peters is spotlighting the power of women in leadership and storytelling with the first international showcase of her unreleased film, Wire Wire. The film had its first look at the Joburg Film Festival in South Africa, where it screened […]
EVI Original Soundtrack Album amplifies female voices in groundbreaking Afrobeats release
The EVI Original Soundtrack Album is making waves in Nigerian cinema, celebrating Women’s History Month with a bold move.
Women still face structural inequalities despite progress, says Project Alert
By Esther Onyegbula As the world marked International Women’s Day 2026, a leading women’s rights organisation, Project Alert on Violence Against Women, has warned that women and girls in Nigeria continue to face deep-seated structural inequalities, gender-based violence and exclusion from economic and political opportunities. Founder of the organisation, Josephine Effah Chukwuma, who stated this […]
Gumi, Hayab, Yerima Lead Interfaith Iftar, Urge Religious Tolerance in Kaduna
By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo KADUNA — Prominent Muslim and Christian leaders have come together at the residence of former Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) president, Yerima Shettima, to observe an Iftar, using the occasion to promote religious tolerance and unity among Nigerians. The interfaith gathering included Islamic scholar Sheikh Ahmad Gumi; Chairman of the Northern Christian […]
Ramadan: Adams distributes 3,000 food boxes, 1,000 rice bags to Eti-Osa residents
By Ebunoluwa Sessou The Majority Leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Noheem Adams, has distributed more than 3,000 boxes of food provisions and 1,000 bags of rice to residents of Eti-Osa Constituency I as part of relive during the Ramadan season. Adams made the distribution during his annual Ramadan lecture held in Eti-Osa, […]
