By Okechukwu Nwanguma The news from Kwara and Niger States in the last 48 hours should shake any functioning government to its core. Instead, Nigeria drifts on – as if mass abductions, ransoms in the hundreds…

In our contemporary Nigeria of today

By Ifa Destiny In moments of trial and tribulation, like the ones confronting our nation today, we must speak not as politicians, not as tribes, not as religions, but as patriotic citizens who genuinely love Nigeria.…

FIRS set to drive key strategic conversations at MARCON retreat

Stanley Ihedigbo Maritime Correspondents’ Organisation of Nigeria (MARCON) has revealed that the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) will take a lead role in discussions at its upcoming All Maritime Journalists Retreat, which will convene stakeholders across…

Alimosho LG offers subsidized food items to help households cope with rising costs

Stanley Ihedigbo Alimosho Local Government has launched its Half-Price Foodstuff Sales Initiative, a direct intervention designed to support households struggling with rising living costs across the council area. The event, held at the council secretariat in…

LASTMA rescues 8-month-old baby as four pedestrians sustain severe injuries in Otedola multi-vehicle crash

By Stanley Ihedigbo Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) have rescued an eight-month-old baby and four pedestrians after a speeding commercial bus ploughed into them at Otedola, inward Tollgate, triggering a multi-vehicle collision…

OHS 1989 Alumni host inaugural reunion: Focus on growth, progress, school development

Stanley Ihedigbo All arrangements have been concluded for the maiden reunion programme of the 1989 set of Olubadan High School, Aperin, Ibadan, scheduled to hold on Saturday, November 22, 2025, at Ibadan, Oyo State. In a…

Nigeria will not move forward under weight of its own government

By Abidemi Adebamiwa Nigeria is carrying a burden that no nation can move forward with. The biggest obstacle holding the country back is the high and unnecessary cost of running government. It is a cost so…

Terror in Kebbi: AWLA 2025 Conference calls for swift rescue of abducted students

Stanley Ihedigbo African Women Lawyers Association (AWLA) International Conference 2025, currently convening at Cotonou from 18–22 November, has issued a strong and urgent call for the immediate and unconditional release of the 25 schoolgirls abducted in…

Ika Federal Constituency, other Delta North communities to enjoy more road infrastructure as Ebie escalates interventions

By GCON Media Team The Ika Federal Constituency in Delta State, comprising Ika South and Ika North-East Local Government Areas, alongside other local governments in the Delta North Senatorial District, is set to witness significant improvements…

Grateful Retirees Applaud Gov. Eno’s Pension Reforms, Promise Support for Continuity in Governance

Tony Okoh, Uyo Impressed by the further reduction of their accumulated pensions spanning over 12 years, the Retired Primary School Teachers Forum in Akwa Ibom State has expressed deep gratitude to Governor Umo Eno for his…

Implementation of rules of engagement doesn’t invalidate Akwa Ibom United

Emmanuel Nicholas Criticism becomes leprous, barren of evidential support and issued from an intellectually bankrupt source whose capacity for reliable comprehension is suspect, and thereby ceases to be a critique at all. To read or listen…