By Jerome-Mario Utomi There is a profound difference between an institution that merely exists and one that is deliberately working to fulfil the purpose for which it was created. In the Niger Delta, where…

Miqati condemns attacks, urges APC, ADC supporters to embrace peace

    Stanley Ihedigbo   African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate in Kaduna State, Shuaibu Idris Miqati, has appealed to supporters of the APC and ADC to shun violence and embrace peace, warning that escalating political…

Save our roads: Echioda calls for emergency on rail, water transport

  A concerned Nigerian, Rev. (Dr.) Mathias Echioda, has called on the Federal Government to urgently revive Nigeria’s rail and inland water transport systems as part of measures to reduce pressure on the nation’s roads, improve…

Editorial: Anambra government, Peter Obi, politics of old debts: Why now?

    There is a legitimate question that the Anambra State Government must answer. Why has the administration of Governor Chukwuma Soludo chosen this particular moment to reopen a prolonged argument over the record of former…

Ibeno HCDT targets tertiary students in 2026/2027 scholarship scheme

    Tony Okoh, Uyo NNPC/SEPLAT JV Ibeno Host Community Development Trust (IHCDT) has reopened its scholarship scheme for the 2026/2027 academic session, inviting qualified indigenes of Ibeno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State studying…

FCID arrests four over N150m telecom equipment theft, two over fake Access Bank post

  Michael Olumide Alabi Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Annex, Lagos, has recorded a series of investigative breakthroughs, including the arrest of suspected telecommunication facility vandals, recovery of stolen property, prosecution of suspects and the rescue…

N3.4bn drug haul: NDLEA arrests fake policeman, mechanic, 2 teenagers with 47 rifles

  Stanley Ihedigbo     National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted illicit drugs worth more than N3.4 billion, including over 1.3 million pills of tramadol and other opioids and about 6,000 kilograms of cannabis,…

APC-PCC questions Atiku’s proposed petrol subsidy, puts cost at N21trn

    Chinedum Ukaegbu All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC-PCC) has questioned former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s proposed petrol production subsidy, putting the potential annual cost of the intervention at between N17 trillion and N21…

Tinubu urges new lawmakers to justify mandates after by-election victories

    Chinedum Ukaegbu President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated the winners of the legislative by-elections conducted across Gombe, Kano, Bauchi and Delta states, with the All Progressives Congress (APC) securing four of the five seats…

₦1m prize, music, dance: Bigi, Fearless ignite YABATECH campus

      Chinedum Ukaegbu Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), Lagos, came alive with music, dance and entertainment as Soundcity OnTour, powered by Bigi Carbonated Soft Drink and Fearless Energy Drink, transformed the institution into a…

Tinubu’s reforms have pushed North from poverty to destitution — Ardo

      Michael Olumide Alabi     Convener of the League of Northern Democrats and key promoter of the All-Democratic Alliance (ADA), Dr Umar Ardo, has accused the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of…