By Chidinma Chukwu, Abuja ABUJA — Ahead of the 2027 general election, President Bola Tinubu has urged Christian leaders to promote peace and responsible participation in the electoral process, warning against the use of the pulpit to incite violence or deepen divisions. Tinubu made the call on Wednesday in Abuja at the 2026 International Synod […]

“We stand with the president today, and as long as he’s willing to be our president and even come in 2027, we will still be standing with him.”

Nigeria cannot afford to sleepwalk into the European Union’s new deforestation regime. The warning that the country could put more than $1bn, or about N1.4tn, in annual agro-export earnings at risk should be treated as an economic emergency requiring urgent response. The European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) takes effect on December 30, 2026, for large […]

There is no shortage of advice about listening. Every leadership book includes a chapter on it. Every communication workshop dedicates time to it. The guidance is remarkably consistent: make eye contact, avoid interrupting, ask clarifying questions, paraphrase what you have heard. This is all sensible. It is also insufficient, because it treats listening as a […]

Former Rivers State governor Chibuike Amaechi buried his mother, Ezinne Mary Oruah, on May 5, 2026 in Ubima, his ancestral Ikwerre hometown. It was a celebration of life. At 89 years, she lived long and well. Her son was not only a two-term governor but also Speaker of Rivers State House of Assembly for eight […]

The 29th and 30th convocation ceremonies of LASU turned out to be a glorious way to celebrate Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, the outgoing VC

The Companion said Ali had distinguished himself over several decades as one of Nigeria’s leading legal practitioners, contributing significantly to the development of the country’s jurisprudence.

By Matthew Johnson The lawmaker representing Oye Constituency II in the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Mr Idowu Odebunmi, popularly known as ID ALUTA, has commended Governor Biodun Oyebanji for the ongoing remodelling of the Ekiti State House of Assembly Complex. Mr Odebunmi described the project as a significant investment in the legislative arm of […]

Government begins advocacy campaign, plans enforcement against parents who keep children out of school By Edwin Phillip, Lafia LAFIA — The Nasarawa State Government has directed the State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, to commence an advocacy campaign across the state to ensure that children of school age who are out of school return to […]

The Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Delta State Governor, Mr Ossai Ovie Success, has been appointed as a Member of the Presidential Campaign Council New Media Committee ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement released on Tuesday, Ossai expressed gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR and the leadership of the […]