Edo: ADC candidate, Imansuagbon escape gun attack
BENIN CITY — The African Democratic Congress, ADC, candidate for Edo Central Senatorial District, Herberta Okonofua, and a chieftain of the party, Kenneth Imansuagbon, reportedly escaped unhurt after gunmen allegedly attacked their convoy in Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State on Tuesday. The incident reportedly occurred during political engagements by ADC leaders in the […]
Oscar winner Eva Marie Saint dies at 102
Eva Marie Saint, the Oscar-winning actress who starred in the Hollywood classics On the Waterfront and North by Northwest and later played Superman’s adoptive mother, Martha Kent, has died at 102. Saint died peacefully of natural causes on Tuesday at her Los Angeles home, surrounded by family and loved ones, according to family representative Jeff […]
FG bows to SSANU pressure, releases eight months’ arrears
Less than two days after issuing a 14-day ultimatum over the implementation of the 2026 FGN/SSANU Agreement, the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has commended the Federal Government for releasing eight months’ salary arrears to its members.
Surveillance Contract : We remain spectators in our territory – Odeli
Niger Delta development advocate, Prince David Odeli, has made nonsense of the controversy surrounding the pipeline surveillance contracts awarded by NNPCL, saying people of the oil and gas-rich region remain spectators, with over 70% of mega contracts in the oil and gas industry owned and executed by foreigners and Nigerians from outside the Niger Delta. […]
Orji Kalu mourns Ebem monarch, Ezie Ukoha
By Our Correspondent Former Abia State Governor and Senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, has mourned the death of the Paramount Ruler of Ebem Ujuruezie Ancient Kingdom, HRH Ezie Ukoha Kalu Ukoha, who died at the age of 89. Kalu, in a condolence message, described the late monarch as a respected royal father who […]
C’River Assembly passes Customary Court Bill, mandates lawyers as chairmen
The Cross River State House of Assembly has passed the Customary Court Bill, 2026, requiring that chairmen of customary courts be legal practitioners, in a major overhaul of grassroots justice administration.
