Kogi Govt hands over Okene Radio Station Project to Contractor
…Targets wider broadcast reach By Precious Charles The Kogi State Government has taken a major step towards repositioning the Kogi State Broadcasting Corporation and expanding the reach of Radio Kogi with the formal handover of the site for the construction of a new radio station building at Okeneba, Okene Local Government Area. The project, which […]
Lindsay Barrett and Mia Mottley: The Pull of the Diaspora, by Owei Lakemfa
Lindsay Carlton Eseoghene Barrett was a twenty-five-year-old Jamaican when he came from Britain to Nigeria in July 1966 on a few weeks’ visit. Those weeks have stretched to over sixty years, with the playwright, poet, journalist and photographer becoming one of the best-known Nigerians. He was eighty-five years on September 15, and not unexpectedly, I […]
First Lady’s Relief: Gov. Otu presents cheques to SPAR fire victims
EIGHTEEN business owners who lost their livelihoods in the recent SPAR fire disaster in Calabar have each received a cheque of ₦25 million, courtesy of an intervention by the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, as part of the fallout from her visit to Cross River State.
Atiku: Group urges EFCC to uphold transparency
A coalition of civil society organisations has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to uphold transparency, accountability and due process in the handling of petitions submitted to the commission against Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. The Coalition of Civil Society Groups for Transparency and Accountability made the call during a rally and protest, saying its […]
UNICEF leads fresh push to make breastfeeding a shared responsibility in Benue
By Peter Duru, Makurdi For nursing mothers who gathered at Primary Health Centres, communities, marketplaces and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps across Benue State, the convergence provided opportunities to listen, learn and share their experiences of breastfeeding as the state joined the rest of the world to mark the 2026 World Breastfeeding Week. It provided […]
Agege stakeholders sue for peace amid political tensions
LAGOS — Traditional rulers, religious leaders and community stakeholders in Agege and Orile-Agege, Lagos State, have called for peaceful political engagement following recent political realignments in the constituency. The stakeholders made the appeal at a peace meeting on Sunday following the movement of former Agege Local Government Chairman, High Chief Ganiyu Egunjobi, and another APC […]
