“The phrase, public office is a public trust, has of late become common property“, Charles Sumner The Code of Conduct Bureau  rightly admonishes Nigerians that “Public office is a trust, don’t abuse it!” In the same spirit, Article XI, Section 1 of the 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines, under the heading “Accountability […]

Northern Nigeria has been the nation’s Achilles Heel. Yes, they produce the bulk of the food consumed in Nigeria. That, in itself, is an anomaly which is tied to the South’s greater urban orientation and consequential retreat from farming. The nation largely depends on Northern Nigeria for much of farmed food. Beside this, however, the North […]

Sometimes truth can be too acerbic to be accommodated by reality. It hits hard in the face to the point of irritation while others can simply sneer at a point of profundity which, of course, doesn’t look very popular. Listening to the MTN Nigeria boss, Karl Toriola, speak recently about his organisation and the entire telecommunications […]

If presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga is to be believed, the so called director, Adeyemi Adeniyi Matthew, of a so called Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council or PFIPC should appear in court in about three weeks from now. That is on July 27 to answer multiple charges of impersonation and forgery. The issue centres around one […]

By Godwin Oritse Amid the ongoing crisis within the Lagos State chapter of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), the union’s Vice Chairman, Mr. Adeola Adeyemo, has withdrawn his earlier inflammatory comments against the Chairman, Alhaji Samsondeen Ajala, and tendered an apology. In a letter dated July 6, 2026, titled “Unreserved Apology,” Adeyemi […]

…as stakeholders seek stronger community role in environmental protectionBy Steve Oko UMUAHIA — The Abia State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening environmental governance, expanding climate adaptation measures and deepening community participation in natural resource management as stakeholders from all nine states in the Niger Delta, called for urgent action to tackle deforestation, flooding, […]

By Peter Egwuatu Smallholder farmers in Taraba State have been urged to maximise the opportunities provided under the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Smallholder Support and Value Chain Programme to boost agricultural productivity and strengthen food security. The call was made as the Bank of Agriculture (BOA), in partnership with Japtini Food & Retail Company Limited, […]

“If someone still needs assistance to use a facility that was supposedly designed for them, then that objective has not been achieved.”

By Ben Ngwakwe, Gombe The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Gombe State, Dr. Jamil Isyaku Gwamna, has reaffirmed his commitment to an inclusive, transparent and people-centred administration under his “Gombe First” agenda, as two prominent members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) defected to the APC. According to a statement issued on Wednesday […]

The controversy erupted after a video allegedly showing Godson pleading over the disputed funds circulated on social media.