Ndume seeks rescue of abducted Mussa, Lassa schoolchildren, others
…. As Army pledges to engage 1,000 Youth for recruitment By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, representing Borno South Senatorial District, has called on the Nigerian military to intensify efforts towards the rescue of victims abducted from communities across Southern Borno, including the schoolchildren from Mussa and Lassa, passengers abducted along the Buratai […]
2027: I pity Tinubu because they’ll say he rigged after he wins - Sowunmi
According to him, the electorate has the power to determine who governs them, and politicians must be willing to respect that choice even when the result favours their opponents.
Tinubu’ll lose credible 2027 election before 4pm – Baba-Ahmed
National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, on Wednesday said President Bola Tinubu will lose the 2027 general elections before 4 pm if the poll were credible, free and fair.
One killed as Davido’s security details, thugs clash at palace
Following gunshots that erupted during Governor Ademola Adeleke’s visit to the Ataoja of Osogbo’s palace, one person was reportedly killed in the Ita-Olokan area of Osogbo.
A’Ibom 2027: NUJ challenges candidates to defend policies, records at debate
AKWA Ibom State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, has introduced a pre-election debate ahead of the 2027 general elections, challenging party candidates to defend their policies, developmental plans and records before the electorate.
Allocations can’t guarantee prosperity for states —Oyedele
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Prof. Taiwo Oyedele, has said federal allocations alone cannot guarantee prosperity for states, urging them to develop sustainable sources of revenue and drive economic growth.
Accolades for Vanguard, Uncle Sam as ex-staff launch book, reunite, plan media library
Former staff of Vanguard Media Limited, the publishers of Vanguard Newspapers, yesterday converged on Lagos to launch a book detailing their experiences while they worked with the media outfit.
DSS warns of planned terrorist, bandit attacks on Sokoto tertiary institutions
By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto SOKOTO — The Department of State Services (DSS), Sokoto State Command, has raised the alarm over intelligence indicating plans by terrorist and bandit groups to attack tertiary institutions across the state. The Service warned that students, lecturers, non-academic staff and their family members could be targeted for abduction if urgent security […]
Fee hike crisis hits private schools
Some parents said the increase has added to their financial problems, especially as the prices of food, transportation
The most expensive communication mistake professionals make, by Ruth Oji
A colleague once sent me a project brief that was, by any measure, impressively detailed. Three pages of specifications, timelines broken down by week, deliverables listed with precision. When I asked a clarifying question about the project’s underlying purpose, she seemed surprised. “It’s all in the document,” she said. And it was. Every word was clear, […]
Osun election: Matters arising, by Ikechukwu Amaechi
Nigerians are an excitable lot. It is, therefore, not surprising that the outcome of the August 15 off-cycle Osun governorship election is generating so much buzz. To be sure, the outcome calls for celebration because for the first time in a long while, the will of the people prevailed in an election. And it prevailed not because […]
