Bayelsa at 30: Stakeholders declare electricity as cornerstone of industrialisation
By Samuel Oyadongha, Yenagoa Ahead of Bayelsa State’s 30th anniversary, a critical gathering of policymakers, regulators, industry experts, and traditional rulers convened on Tuesday for a special Roundtable series themed “Bayelsa Power Infrastructure and Its Value Chain Objectives,” arriving at a unanimous verdict: electricity is the cornerstone of industrialisation and the time for action is […]
Omo-Agege camp debunks claim he blocked FMC Ovwian Bill, releases timeline
The media office of former Deputy President of the Senate and Delta Central NDC senatorial candidate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has dismissed as false an allegation by the member representing Ughelli North/Ughelli South/Udu Federal Constituency, Rev. Francis Waive, that Omo-Agege ordered him to kill the Federal Medical Centre, Ovwian Bill. Waive had made the claim last […]
Kano convicts two drug dealers for exposing 43 children to intoxicants
By Hadiza Yusuf KANO — The Kano State Multi-Agency Task Force on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking has secured the conviction of two drug dealers for allegedly exposing 43 underage children to intoxicating substances. The task force said the convictions were part of a wider crackdown on drug abuse and related crimes across the state, […]
Faloh Frequency gives Africans in UK platform to be heard
Faloh Frequency, a digital media and conversation platform founded by Nigerian media practitioner and cultural storyteller Olamide Michael Falolu, popularly known as Faloh Jagaban, is creating a platform for Africans in the United Kingdom to discuss migration, identity, culture, relationships, entrepreneurship and life in the diaspora. What began as a TikTok Live programme has evolved […]
Doro extols Oluremi Tinubu’s service to women, vulnerable Nigerians
By Juliet Umeh Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr Bernard Doro, has extolled the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, for her commitment to improving the welfare of women, children, families and vulnerable Nigerians. Doro, in a goodwill message marking the First Lady’s 66th birthday, described her interventions in humanitarian and social protection as […]
2027: Adeola unveils ‘Itesiwaju’ agenda, advocates continuity in Ogun
By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), in Ogun State, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola has unveiled his nine-pillar development agenda, tagged “Itesiwaju for Ogun State,” with a call for continuity in governance and development policies. Adeola, who unveiled the agenda, while meeting with members of the Inter-Party Advisory Council, […]
