N-Delta youths, stakeholders raise concerns as Eni moves to sell 5% JV stake
Following plans by Eni to divest its five per cent stake in the Renaissance Joint Venture (JV), some Niger Delta youths and stakeholders have expressed concerns over the proposed sale.
Troops rescue 13 abducted Benue bus passengers
Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued 13 passengers abducted from a Benue Links commercial bus along the Makurdi–Otukpo road on Wednesday.
MC Barms finds scale, demand in four years in events industry
Nigeria’s expanding events industry is driving increased demand for professional masters of ceremonies, with practitioners handling a growing number of engagements annually as weddings, corporate functions and political gatherings become more elaborate.
Okuokpellagbe: Silence, Service and More Gains for Okpella Community
By EMAMEH GABRIEL The Ethiopian novelist Haddis Alemayehu, writing in the early twentieth century, observed that “a river that carves a canyon does so not by shouting at the stone but by flowing past it every single day.” The Ghanaian poet Kofi Awoonor similarly reminded us that “the drummer who announces his own arrival is […]
How Sean Dampte is riding new wave of Afrobeats while channeling Fela’s spirit
Afrofusion artiste Sean Dampte is gaining attention in 2026 for his attempt to bridge contemporary Afrobeats with the ideological and musical legacy of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti.
Biodun Jeyifo (1946-2026), by Obi Nwakanma
There are these times when uttering words feel too overwhelming, because words sometimes weigh like stones. Such moments are like now, when we must make offerings to the memory of a man like Biodun Jeyifo – BJ for short. At his death, I was too tongue-tied to make appropriate tribute. In these times, when vulgar […]
