1st Niger Bridge closure begins as commuters lament Owerri Road
By Chimaobi Nwaiwu NNEWI — The temporary closure of the 1st Niger Bridge to traffic for emergency maintenance commenced on Monday, with motorists diverted to the 2nd Niger Bridge. The Federal Government had announced that the bridge would be closed for two weeks to enable the Federal Ministry of Works carry out maintenance and rehabilitation […]
Ojude Oba: Cultural festival driving tourism, global attention to Ijebuland
Ojude Oba Festival has moved from being a colourful cultural gathering in Ijebuland to become one of Nigeria’s biggest tourism spectacles
Beulah: Restoring hope to child-amputees, driving inclusive education
“When Beulah was born, the diagnosis made it clear that amputation was the best option following the congenital deformity of her right limb”
INSECURITY: 1,095 DAYS AFTER – Tinubu’s Long War
When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu took the oath of office on May 29, 2023, he inherited not only an economy under severe strain but also one of the most complicated security crises in Nigeria’s modern history.
‘600m Africans in darkness’: Workers reject AfDB, World Bank electricity plan
Nigerian and other African labour unions have rejected the AfDB, and World Bank-backed “Mission 300” electricity initiative
Students hospitalised after Edo Children’s Day stadium stampede; govt probes
Students were rushed to Edo State Specialist Hospital after a stampede at the Samuel Ogbemdia Stadium during the Children’s Day celebration.
