Aiyedatiwa earmarks N18m for widows in the State
… as over 500 widows benefit in Akoko South West LGA By Dayo Johnson Akure Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has released N18 million to support vulnerable widows in three local government areas under the second phase of the O’Datiwa Widows’ Care Initiative. The programme was flagged off at the palace of the Olubaka […]
NOUN bursar shot dead in Zamfara
By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN, has announced the death of its Bursar, Mallam Nasiru Marafa, who was reportedly shot dead while returning from Gusau, Zamfara State. The university announced Marafa’s death in a statement on Sunday, describing it as a “sudden and untimely” loss of a senior administrator who […]
FG and Umahi’s roads to hell – 2, by Dele Sobowale
The Benin-Agbor-Asaba highway to sudden death symbolizes everything wrong with how the Federal Government and Minister David Umahi have been managing Nigerian roads. The horrors of that road are being replicated everywhere – as will be demonstrated shortly. Umahi obviously is the wrong man for one of the most important assignments. Nigeria’s Federal highways constitute […]
INEC and the road to 2027
By Ayo Ododo There are probably few jobs in Nigeria more thankless than conducting an election. The winner thinks he won because the people loved him. The loser is often convinced he lost because somebody somewhere tampered with the process. Between the two stands the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), praised by one side, condemned […]
Vulnerable women get free mammograms as Omenukor Foundation launches cancer campaign
By Esther Onyegbula About 22 underserved and vulnerable women in Mesquite, Texas, have benefited from free mammogram screenings as the David Omenukor Foundation launched its 2026 breast and cervical cancer awareness and early detection campaign. The initiative, which commenced on Friday, September 4, was organised in partnership with Methodist Health System to promote early detection […]
Benue schools resume: Govt bans extra lessons, phone use, tightens rules
The Benue State Government has rolled out stricter rules for schools as learners resume for the 2026/2027 academic session, banning compulsory extra lessons, unauthorised use of mobile phones and graduation ceremonies for non-exit classes.
