By Henry Ojelu Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Dr. Charles Mekwunye, has called for sweeping reforms in Nigeria’s judiciary and electoral adjudication system, warning that judicial compromise remains one of the gravest threats to the country’s democracy. Mekwunye spoke as keynote speaker at the 2026 Law Week of the Nigerian Bar Association Agbor Branch themed, “Future […]

First HoldCo Plc (“FirstHoldCo” or “the Group”), the parent company of Nigeria’s oldest and one of its most systemically important financial institutions, FirstBank, has secured shareholders’ approval at its 14th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 29 May 2026 …

Communities organise donations, religious centres hold emergency fundraisers, and relatives sell properties just to rescue loved ones

By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Benue State Education Quality Assurance and Examinations Board (BEQAEB) has announced the successful distribution of examination materials for the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) to all 86 Custodian Centres across the state ahead of the commencement of the examination on Monday. The Executive Secretary of BEQAEB, Dr. Terna Francis, […]

By Nkiruka Nnorom Creativity met compassion in Lagos as the Chinese Consulate General partnered with the Federal Ministry of Education and several Chinese community groups to mark the 2026 Nigeria-China Children’s Day in a celebration that reached far beyond ceremony. Through the 4th Nigerian Children’s Drawing Competition, a Dragon Boat Festival, and the “Together Fight […]

By Innocent Anaba The Synagogue, Church of All Nations, SCOAN, will commemorate the fifth anniversary of the passing of its founder, Prophet Temitope Joshua, with a special event themed “Rejoicing with the Saints.” The anniversary celebration, scheduled for June 5, 2026, is expected to draw worshippers, gospel ministers, dignitaries and admirers from across the world […]

By Onyeka Ezike The Royal Norwegian Embassy, in collaboration with the Nike Art Gallery Abuja has organised a five-day Upcycling Art Workshop as part of its commemoration of World Environment Day 2026. Themed “Because There Is No Planet B,” the intensive programme was held at the Nike Art Gallery in Abuja, with a public exhibition […]

By Henry Obetta Founder and Creative Director of luxury fashion house Odio Mimonet, Odio Taiwo Oseni, has called for the revival of large-scale cotton farming and investment in Nigeria’s textile industry, saying it is critical to reducing dependence on imported fabrics and strengthening the country’s fashion sector. Oseni made the call during an interview with […]

By Louis Odion  First, we need to “set forth at dawn” (apologies Wole Soyinka, GCON) onto any of the arterial road abutting the main Lekki highway; or be at a typical crossroads in any of the derelict suburbs between closing hour and sunset to feel the tidal current — that sheer apocalyptic wave — of an […]

Right of reply By Suleiman A. Suleiman Re: Northern lessons from the fall of Nuhu Ribadu “I am still laughing,” so said former President Obasanjo. El-Rufa’i did not mastermind Ribadu’s fall from power. But it is a lesson. Captain Sadauki (rtd) 0802 858 7750 Re: Northern lessons from the fall of Nuhu Ribadu Nuhu Ribadu has not […]