The honour, conferred on Saturday during the 2026 edition of the Silent Heroes Awards held in Abuja, places Onoja among a select group of distinguished Nigerians whose exemplary leadership, resilience and dedication have continued to advance the country’s development across critical sectors.

By Godwin Oritse The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2026 off-cycle election in Osun State, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, has accused opposition elements of impersonating the party by branding vehicles in APC campaign colours to perpetrate criminal acts and tarnish his image. Oyebamiji made the allegation on Friday while addressing […]

Emerging Afrobeats artiste Chima Emmanuel Ugwuadu, known professionally as Roiea, has added a new accolade to his growing career after receiving the Best Afrobeats Artiste of the Year award at the African Global Excellence Awards (AGEA). The event, which held recently in Lagos, gathered entertainers, music executives, media figures and fans for an evening that […]

By IKECHUKWU OFUANI There is something quietly humiliating about the way Nigeria relates to the world through the narrow lens of a visa stamp. Africa’s most populous nation, its largest economy, a country of 220 million people whose cultural exports have conquered streaming platforms from London to Los Angeles, and yet, the Nigerian passport remains one […]

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Monday expressed displeasure over the slow pace of work at the Technical College, Irri, in Isoko South Local Government Area, describing the delay in completing the project as unacceptable. The governor, who paid an unscheduled inspection visit to the project site, lamented that the contract, awarded in 2019, […]