“Open Sesame, Open!” Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves In the folklore of the Middle East,  as chronicled in the “One Thousand and One Nights Tales”, the story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves has endured through generations as a parable of greed, deception and organised banditry. The story revolves around a secret vault hidden […]

By Chioma Obinna Health journalists in Lagos have intensified calls for improved coordination in health reporting, warning that preventable maternal and child deaths will persist unless information gaps and system inefficiencies in the health sector are urgently addressed. The Lagos State Unified Media Health Coalition, operating under the International Society of Media in Public Health […]

What is the opposition in Abia State really up to? I have never seen such a confused lot. Just a little while ago, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ben Okezie Kalu, postured as the biggest threats to the state’s high-flying incumbent governor, Dr. Alex Otti. After each had […]

Mothers and other residents of Odion  Road, in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State, yesterday, marched peacefully with placards, appealing for an end to cult killings in the area. 

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Olufemi Oluyede, has ordered a comprehensive security reinforcement across Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State and surrounding communities following last week’s attack on schools in the area, which left several teachers, students, and children abducted.

By Ebunoluwa Sessou In a bid to continue giving back to society, the Committee of Friends for Humanity, COFFHA, has disclosed plans to formally install its 7th president, Barrister Augustina Igbokwe, who will steer the affairs of the organisation for another two years. The event, which will also feature the launch of a N300 million […]

The gathering of stakeholders last week in Lagos to look at policy support for the telecommunications industry, suddenly communicated the painful reality that Nigeria has continued to operate the sector with a document of over two and a half decades, whose relevance has since been overwhelmed by the multiplicity of technological developments and nuanced growth in […]

By Ebunoluwa Sessou The Sooko Agoriesin of Ile-Ife and Aare Yoruba Agbaye-President of the Yoruba Council Worldwide, Sooko Oladotun Hassan, has called on Nigerians to embrace peace, unity and collective responsibility in addressing the security challenges confronting the country as Muslims across the world celebrate the Eid-ul-Kabir festival. In his Eid-ul-Kabir message, Sooko Agoriesin congratulated […]

The Rivers State Internal Revenue Service has congratulated Siminalayi Fubara and the people of Rivers State on the occasion of the State’s 59th anniversary and the third anniversary of Governor Fubara’s administration.

President Bola Tinubu declared, yesterday, that Nigeria’s difficult period of economic reforms was over, saying the dark days were over and light is here.

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – THE Federal Government on Tuesday said its Compressed Natural Gas initiative for vehicles remained a sure way to bring down the cost of transportation which has become high as a result of the removal of subsidy on petrol and global increase in the cost of crude oil. The Minister […]

A Magistrate Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, has remanded six persons in a correctional facility over the alleged murder of a traditional ruler, HRH Eze Josephat Ikegwu.

By Ebunoluwa Sessou The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa has extended warm felicitations to Muslims in Lagos State and across Nigeria on the occasion of Eid al-Adha. In a statement released by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Dave Agboola, Obasa described the festival as a season of sacrifice, reflection, and […]

The  Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,405 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,380 per dollar on Monday.

The military also recovered several weapons, dismantled illegal arms factories and destroyed crude oil theft facilities in various parts of the country.