Sometimes truth can be too acerbic to be accommodated by reality. It hits hard in the face to the point of irritation while others can simply sneer at a point of profundity which, of course, doesn’t look very popular. Listening to the MTN Nigeria boss, Karl Toriola, speak recently about his organisation and the entire telecommunications […]

If presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga is to be believed, the so called director, Adeyemi Adeniyi Matthew, of a so called Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council or PFIPC should appear in court in about three weeks from now. That is on July 27 to answer multiple charges of impersonation and forgery. The issue centres around one […]

By Godwin Oritse Amid the ongoing crisis within the Lagos State chapter of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), the union’s Vice Chairman, Mr. Adeola Adeyemo, has withdrawn his earlier inflammatory comments against the Chairman, Alhaji Samsondeen Ajala, and tendered an apology. In a letter dated July 6, 2026, titled “Unreserved Apology,” Adeyemi […]

…as stakeholders seek stronger community role in environmental protectionBy Steve Oko UMUAHIA — The Abia State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening environmental governance, expanding climate adaptation measures and deepening community participation in natural resource management as stakeholders from all nine states in the Niger Delta, called for urgent action to tackle deforestation, flooding, […]

By Peter Egwuatu Smallholder farmers in Taraba State have been urged to maximise the opportunities provided under the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Smallholder Support and Value Chain Programme to boost agricultural productivity and strengthen food security. The call was made as the Bank of Agriculture (BOA), in partnership with Japtini Food & Retail Company Limited, […]