By Peter Duru, Makurdi The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called on governments, donors and other stakeholders to scale up support for internally displaced women and children in Benue State, following the prolonged humanitarian crisis caused by violent attacks in parts of the state. Speaking on Wednesday during a visit to the Internally Displaced […]

By ADEBISI OYESHAKIN Crime stories often fade with the headlines. Arrest made. Weapons seized. Suspects paraded. Public attention moves on. What lingers, however, is a deeper question of direction: are security agencies merely reacting to crime, or are they deliberately dismantling the systems that sustain it? Recent operations by the Lagos State Police Command under Commissioner […]

By SUNNY IKHIOYA  Amongst the irredeemable damages caused by our colonial masters in Africa was the indiscriminate drawing of boundaries without recourse to shared values, cultures and languages. Strangers were forced together as one, and true integration has remained difficult until today. It should be why the challenges of African countries had remained insurmountable until today. […]

Nigerian rap sensation Jeriq has once again reaffirmed his growing dominance in the country’s music scene following the successful completion of his much-anticipated “Jeriq Hood Tour,” which spanned four major locations across the South-South and South-East regions of Nigeria.

By Juliet Umeh Ahmadu Bello University, ABU, Zaria, has received a major boost to veterinary education and livestock development following the donation of a 2,000-capacity Model Broiler Poultry Pen Complex by the Group Managing Director of Amo Group, Dr. Ayoola Oduntan. The facility was unveiled and commissioned during the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine’s Veterinary Oath […]

As Lagos cements its status as a regional commercial and lifestyle hub, luxury real estate developers are increasingly being measured not just by individual projects, but by scale, consistency and the ability to serve a diverse, cross-border clientele.

”Governors have constitutional powers to grant pardon, if the terrorists were prosecuted by their respective states,”

….as women farmers demand timely release of budget By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA – AS food production remains in the front burner, ActionAid Nigeria, AAN, Tuesday, called on the Federal and State Governments to increase agricultural budget to boost food production. The Deputy Country Director, AAN, Suwaiba Dankabo, made the call in a welcome and opening […]

By Nnamdi Ojiego Chief Executive Officer of Asper Auto Auction Nigeria Limited, Otunba Saheed Ashogbon, has announced the launch of what he described as Africa’s first fully online auto auction platform, a move he said will create no fewer than 2,500 jobs nationwide and reshape how vehicles are bought and sold in Nigeria. Ashogbon made […]

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland and Global Convener of the Oodua Progressive Union (OPU), Iba Gani Adams, has appealed to the federal government to reinstate the use of ‘mother tongue’ as a language of instruction in Nigerian schools, particularly at the foundational level. Adams made the appeal in his address […]