2027: Edo South Senate race heats up as Ize-Iyamu, Ogbeide-Ihama declare
— Friends procure nomination form for Ize-Iyamu; denies withdrawal rumour By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY — The contest for the Edo South Senatorial District seat ahead of the 2027 general elections has gathered momentum, with Osagie Ize-Iyamu and Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama declaring their intentions to run on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). This […]
Osun LG workers back APC candidate AMBO
Local government workers in Osun State under the umbrella of the Association of Concerned Local Government Workers have endorsed the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Oyebamiji, ahead of the August 15 governorship election.
Workers mark May Day in pains as Labour decries insecurity, poverty, inflation
Nigerian workers today joined their counterparts across the world to mark the May Day under a cloud of anxiety, frustration, and economic strain, as rising insecurity, deepening poverty…
Hardship: Osun NLC seeks worker support measures
Organised labour in Osun State, led by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has called on Governor Ademola Adeleke to introduce support measures to cushion the impact of rising living costs on workers and pensioners.
US to deny visas to applicants who fear returning to home country
United States said it will now deny temporary visas to applicants who say they fear harm or mistreatment if they return to their home country, under new State Department guidance…
Nigerian airlines avert shutdown as Middle East war hikes fuel prices
NIGERIAN airlines continued flying, yesterday, despite threatening a shutdown over sky-high jet fuel prices roiling the industry in Africa’s top crude producer and most populous nation.
Tinubu-Ruto banter as food for thought, by Azu Ishiekwene
Listening to Kenyan President William Ruto diss Nigerians with a smile from faraway Italy, one would think he had taken a page from Amos Tutuola’s The Palm-Wine Drinkard. It was obvious that Ruto assumed Nigerians spoke that variety of unconventional English rendered by Tutuola in his story of magical realism from Yoruba mythology. Yes, Tutuola’s English […]
Supreme Court okays ADC’s Mark, axes PDP’s Turaki
THE much-awaited verdicts of the Supreme Court on the leadership crises in the opposition African Democratic Congress, ADC; and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP came with mixed bags for the feuding leaders of the parties, yesterday.
May Day 140 years later: Distress calls become more desperate, by Owei Lakemfa
May Day! May Day!! May Day!!! The desperate calls from Chicago, United States workers in 1886, taken up by workers of the world, now sounds more desperate. But the world seems to have gone deaf with the May Day calls becoming almost inaudible. In fact, the US, the country from which May Day emanated, does not […]
ADC: ‘Don’t celebrate yet’ — Atiku cautions after S-Court backs Mark leadership
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has warned Nigerians against celebrating too early, despite the Supreme Court’s affirmation of Senator David Mark as leader of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), saying the real political battle still lies ahead.
Restoring revenue integrity, correcting price distortions
By TANIMU YAKUBU The Illusion of Windfall Nigeria’s contemporary fiscal discourse has been captured by a convenient but fundamentally flawed proposition: that the removal of subsidy—particularly petrol subsidy—yields an immediate fiscal windfall. This claim is not merely inaccurate; it is analytically indefensible. Subsidy removal does not create liquidity. It eliminates a distortion. It corrects a mispricing. […]
The Worker and the Wages: An Evaluation of the Industrial Situation in Nigeria
In some parts of the country, workers experience months of unpaid wages, a phenomenon that undermines morale and productivity
NIA unveils plans for 17th Lagos architects forum
By Henry Obetta The Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA), Lagos State Chapter, has announced plans for the 17th edition of the Lagos Architects Forum (LAF 17.0). Organisers said the annual gathering would provide a platform for professionals in the built environment, investors, policymakers and creatives to examine emerging trends shaping architecture and urban development in […]
2027: Onwordi joins Delta Assembly race In Aniocha South
The Director of City Boy Movement in Aniocha South and Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief James Asika Onwordi on Thursday, April 29, 2026, formally declared his intention to contest the Aniocha South Constituency seat in the Delta State House of Assembly in the 2027 general elections. Speaking during his declaration at a […]
Govenment sending wrong signals on insecurity, by Adekunle Adekoya
THE week ending today began with a harvest of horrific incidents: Three persons have been killed and two others abducted after armed men attacked mourners returning from a burial in Sati-Ikov council ward of the Ushongo Local Government Area of Benue State; while in neighbouring Plateau State, two persons were injured in a fresh terror attack; while […]
Atiku blaming Tinubu on insecurity is decietful – CDA
By Chinonso Alozie The Director‑General of the diaspora‑led Centre for Democratic Accountability (CDA), Ejike Ikezuagu, on Friday said insecurity in Nigeria did not start with the present administration of President Bola Tinubu. Ikezuagu spoke in a statement to newsmen in Owerri, while reacting to a report that former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar was […]
