..urges protection of wetlands, forests, floodplains to combat climate change By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP) has called for the adoption of nature-based solutions and climate-resilient physical planning as part of efforts to address the growing impacts of climate change across the country. The Institute made the call in a […]

By Uko Etim  UYO—Political leader of Uyo Senatorial District, Senator Effiong Bob, has warned political opponents and critics to desist from what he called unwarranted attacks on Governor Umo Eno ahead of the 2027 elections.  He vowed that the district would resist any attempt to undermine the governor’s administration. Speaking during an interview with journalists […]

Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, the former Rivers State Governor and former Minister of Transportation, recently made his second bid for a presidential candidacy (the first was in 2022), but was defeated at the primaries stage by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the former Vice President who basically owns the ADC opposition party to which Amaechi belongs. Amaechi’s political fortunes […]

UNFORTUNATELY, the working week ending today was dominated by tales of anguish and woes, arising from endless kidnappings and killings. While the nation was still dealing with the kidnapping of schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State, and Askira Uba in Borno State, gunmen attacked Ogbomoso again, this time, the offices of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, and […]

One of the administration’s most significant priorities has been restoring macroeconomic stability.

A Ghanaian human rights organisation has condemned Dr Frank Amoakohene, the Ashanti Regional Minister, over sexually explicit and degrading remarks he directed at a senior opposition figure, describing the comments as an attack on the dignity of women in public life. The Gender Centre for Empowering Development (GenCED) said the minister’s words, published on his […]

Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Delta State UK Chapter have congratulated Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, on his third anniversary in office, commended his administration’s commitment to infrastructure development, economic growth, and the overall advancement of the state. In a statement issued on the occasion of the governor’s three years in […]

By Ifunanya Ndigwe The Pad Me A Girl Empowerment Foundation has intensified its campaign against period poverty, calling for collective action to ensure that no girl is denied education, dignity, or opportunity because of menstruation. The call was made during the commemoration of World Menstrual Hygiene Day held at Isolog College, Akute, Ogun State, on […]

By Egufe Yafugborhi ASABA – Chief Adviser to the Delta State Governor, Chief Ighoyota Amori, says his current portfolio has rewired him to be less vocal in expressing himself in the political and public space as he concentrates on his core role of guiding the governor in policy direction and response to citizens’ concerns. Addressing […]

The French, following its revolution in 1790, gave humanity the enduring slogan “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity.” They are ideals worth dying for; but the same French turned out to be some of the most bestial colonialists for whom human life meant nothing. The French colonialists were so vicious that famous African psychiatrist Franz Fanon, who studied the […]