By Peter Duru, Makurdi Participants of Senior Course 48 of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji, Kaduna, have commended the Benue state government for its efforts in promoting peace, security and community engagement amid persistent security challenges in the state. The delegation, which visited Makurdi Local Government Council as part of the […]

By Demola Akinyemi, ILORIN Ahead of 2027 general elections,stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) drawn from the three senatorial districts of Kwara State, have expressed their readiness to support and abide by any consensus arrangement adopted by the leadership of the party. The stakeholders made this known on Thursday while briefing newsmen in Ilorin, […]

By Henry Obetta The Niger Delta Stakeholders Forum and Niger Delta Ethnic Nationalities have warned that unless President Bola Tinubu takes remedial steps to address certain government policy imbalances in the region, it may soon descend into another conflict especially concerning pipelines and oil and gas infrastructure surveillance contracts. The stakeholders stated this in a […]

..targets end to new infections By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Benue State Government has launched Lenacapavir (LEN), a long-acting injectable drug for HIV prevention, in a major step aimed at reducing new infections and strengthening the state’s response to HIV/AIDS. The official rollout ceremony, held at the Ministry of Health and Human Services in Makurdi, […]

By Ozioruva Aliu, BENIN CITY IN what looked like a preparation for what would happen in the Edo South Senatorial District, a Committee of Friends from Labour Party (LP), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) have purchased a senatorial for a prominent politician, Hon Matthew Iduoriyekemwen to contest the Edo South […]

Last semester, I watched a talented graduate student lose a research assistant position she deserved. She had the qualifications. She’d done the work. But in the interview, when the professor asked for her thoughts on the project, she paused. Five seconds. Ten seconds. The professor interpreted her silence as uncertainty and moved on to the next […]

By Theodore Opara The Federal Government and the Auto Spare Parts and Machinery Dealers Association, ASPMDA, are set to strengthen collaboration aimed at repositioning Nigeria’s automotive industry, boosting local production of spare parts and tackling the growing menace of counterfeit products. The Director-General of the National Automotive Design and Development Council, NADDC, Otunba Oluwemimo Osanipin, […]

By Theodore Opara Carloha Nigeria, authorized dealer of Chery vehicles in Nigeria, has reaffirmed its commitment to delivering safer, smarter, and family-focused mobility solutions to Nigerians following the successful conclusion of the 2026 Chery Global Summit and the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition held in China. The Carloha Nigeria delegation joined global distributors, partners, and key […]

Mr Olalekan Ayinla, an aspirant for the House of Representatives seat representing Ikeja Federal Constituency under the All Progressives Congress (APC), has declared readiness for the party primaries scheduled for May 15. Ayinla, in a statement on Thursday in Lagos, urged party faithful, delegates and supporters across the constituency to come out en masse and […]

By Kayode Akinyemi High diesel costs have become a major choke point to the Nigerian telecommunications industry, with operators spending over $350 million annually on diesel to power base stations due to unreliable grid electricity (PunchNewspaper, June 9, 2025). Official data indicate that as of early 2024, the monthly expenditure on diesel by telcos reached approximately […]