Axxela attains 10 million LTI-Free manhours without injury
By Sebastine Obasi Axxela Limited, a leading gas and power portfolio company in sub-Saharan Africa, has achieved 10 million Lost Time Injury (LTI)-free manhours across its operations as of April 2026. This outstanding milestone represents millions of hours of operational activity completed without a single lost-time injury, a testament to Axxela’s robust systems and embedded […]
Relocation of waterside abattoir and ‘Ahia Udele’ was a big relief for us — Aba residents
ABA waterside was once the location of the abbatoir where cows and goats brought from the northern part of the country were offloaded and slaughtered.
Lagos Assembly seat: Why I want to replace Desmond Elliot — Odunuga-Bakare
By Juliet Umeh, LAGOS A former Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Housing, Mrs Barakat Odunuga-Bakare, has declared her intention to represent Surulere Constituency 1 in the Lagos State House of Assembly. Odunuga-Bakare is seeking the ticket of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to challenge the incumbent lawmaker, Desmond Elliot, who is currently representing […]
Alhaji Waziri Ibrahim’s “Politics Without Bitterness” and the Remaking of the Nigerian Elite (2), by Usman Sarki
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others”, Mahatma Gandhi If the first task of Nigeria’s post-colonial elite was to secure independence, the unfinished task of our time is to complete nation-building. That task has remained elusive largely because the ruling class has failed to evolve into a […]
Zik’s Mausoleum, Onitsha: unkept, abandoned, overgrown by weeds
A cursory look at the edifice known as Zik’s Mausoleum, the final resting place of the first President of Nigeria and the Owelle of Onitsha, late Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, one would not need to be told that it is not given the deserved attention, going by its present state of bushy and unkept nature.
Aji-Ereke, Ebonyi cultural festival that unites Christians and traditional worshippers
AMAGU community in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State has kicked off the 2026 farming season with the celebration of Aji-Ereke Cultural Festival. It is a traditional ceremony that ushers in a new farming season, revives cultural heritage, and fosters unity among the people.
