St. Augustine college wins Okeze Foundation Igbuzo inter-school debate championship
St. Augustine College has emerged winner of the 2026 Igbuzo Inter-School Debate Competition organised by the Obi Nwaokocha Okeze Foundation (ONOF), in celebration of the birthday of its founder, Pastor Idowu Daniel Okeze. The competition, which spanned three weeks, brought together about sixteen secondary schools from across Igbuzo, offering students a valuable platform to demonstrate […]
Continuity or Change? Why Ifo/Ewekoro must protect its growing influence in National Assembly
By Busayo Okunlola In every democratic system, the question of continuity versus change is one that voters must carefully consider. For the people of Ifo and Ewekoro Local Government Areas, this debate is particularly significant as discussions about the next representative for the Ifo/Ewekoro Federal Constituency begin to emerge. As a resident and indigene of […]
BEYOND GENDER WARS: A case for justice, not opposition
By Barnabas Akindele Public discourse around women’s rights in Nigeria, and indeed globally, is often framed in adversarial terms. It is presented as a contest between men and women, a zero-sum struggle in which the advancement of one must come at the expense of the other. This framing is not only reductive, but also profoundly […]
FG intervention strategies in water sector should be gender responsive – RDI
RDI Project Officer, Tracy Ohovwore said: “The daily drudgery women and the girl-child contend with due to the dry taps is real”
BETECOSA Lagos inaugurates new chairman, moves to strengthen members’ support system
By Esther Onyegbula A new leadership has emerged for the Lagos Chapter of the Benin Technical College Old Students Association, BETECOSA, with the inauguration of Sir Ralph Jakpor Karireren as chairman, who has immediately unveiled a comprehensive welfare-focused agenda aimed at strengthening members’ wellbeing and attracting younger alumni. Karireren, who will lead the association for […]
PORT FINANCING DEAL: Onuesoke makes case for Niger-Delta ports
By Ephraim Oseji Businessman and CEO of DAS Energy Limited, Chief Sunny Onuesoke, has faulted Federal Government decision to exclude ports located in other parts of Nigeria in the £746m agreement signed with the United Kingdom aimed at modernising Apapa and Tin Can Island ports in Lagos. Recall that President Bola Tinubu witnessed the signing […]
