Wife of officer crushed by police convoy in Enugu recounts last words of husband
By Emma Nnadozie Listening to the shaky voice of Mrs. Ngozi Isiwu-Obodo, wife of Inspector Obodo, 45, who was crushed to death by a police convoy, last Sunday, in Enugu, must draw tears from even the stone-hearted. She was lamenting the sudden death of her husband, a doctorate degree holder serving as an Inspector of […]
NAUS pickets S’ African firms Over xenophobic attacks on Nigerians
The National Association of University Students on Friday staged a protest at the South African High Commission in Abuja, accusing the South African government of failing to halt recurring xenophobic attacks against Nigerians living in the country.
Nigeria solid minerals exports hit N354bn
By Gabriel Ewepu Nigeria’s solid minerals exports have sustained uptrend rising to N354 billion in 2025, up by 2018 percent from N117.29 billion recorded in 2023. The figure for nine months 2024 was N199.6 billion with full year estimated to be over N266 billion. Similarly, revenue generated for the Federation Account climbed to over N70 billion, […]
PFIPC: Don’t convict Gbajabiamila on social media, Showunmi urges Nigerians
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Convener of The Alternative Movement, Otunba Segun Showunmi, has urged Nigerians to refrain from convicting the Chief of Staff to the President, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, in the court of public opinion over allegations linking him to the controversial Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC).
UNICEF holds consultations on 2028–2032 CPD to strengthen children, women rights, wellbeing
By Peter Duru, Makurdi The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has commenced sub-national consultations with enablers from its priority states under the Enugu Field Office as part of preparations for the development of the 2028–2032 Country Programme Document (CPD), aimed at strengthening policies and interventions that advance the rights and well-being of children and women […]
Forty Years on the Water: How Starzs Investments Built Nigeria’s Indigenous Maritime Standard
From a one-man marine consultancy with a contract worth less than one million naira to a multi-billion-naira enterprise operating across West Africa’s offshore sector, Starzs Investments Company Limited (SICL) has spent four decades proving that indigenous expertise and global standards can thrive together, writes Olufunke. V. O There is a particular kind of audacity that […]
Attention President Tinubu: Poor football management: a grave national security concern
The 2026 FIFA World Cup which kicked off June 11 is already on the home stretch. New stars have emerged while some established stars have justified their ratings.
Family battles to save son allegedly shot during Army raid
…Claims officers involved promised to process the bills *No evidence to support such – Army By Efe Onodjae For over two months, 26-year-old Franklin Ivara has remained on a hospital bed, battling excruciating pain from an alleged gunshot wound that shattered his left leg during a military operation in Itigidi Community, Abi Local Government Area […]
FIFA WORLD CUP ANTHEM: How Burna Boy’s global reach, streaming success got a boost
When FIFA announced Nigerian Afrofusion superstar Burna Boy as one of the lead artists for the official 2026 FIFA World Cup song, Dai Dai, alongside Shakira,
Lawyer asks Tinubu, Reps to intervene in property dispute, urges EFCC to obey court order
By Gift ChapiOdekina, Abuja A legal practitioner, Emaya Alibeku, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu and the House of Representatives to intervene in the ownership dispute over a property in the Guzape District of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), urging the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to vacate the premises and comply with a […]
Mayhem as NPA, tank farm owners, police, LASTMA lock down Oshodi-Apapa Expressway
There was mayhem yesterday on the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway as negligence and lack of coordination by the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, the Police, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA…
