A women-focused empowerment initiative, Annabell Hand of Compassion, is making, significant impact across Lagos by equipping women and housewives with practical production skills aimed at improving household income and economic independence. The initiative, which has existed…

Mass killings expose fragile security architecture — CHRICED

Stanley Ihedigbo Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) has condemned the recent mass killings in Woro and Nuku communities of Kwara State, warning that Nigeria risks sliding toward state fragility if decisive security…

Media support, loyalty key to effective policing — AIG Disu tells CMC Gladiators

Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Olatunji Disu, has emphasised the critical role of media support, loyalty, and strategic partnership in strengthening effective policing and public trust, as he hosted members of the CMC Gladiators Team…

ICLM inaugurates Lagos chapter, honours leaders with fellowship investiture

Institute of Corporate Leadership and Mentorship (ICLM) is set to deepen its national impact with the inauguration of its Lagos Chapter, a milestone event designed to advance ethical and transformational leadership across sectors in Nigeria. According…

Expired NJIC exposes seafarers to risks, NIMASA, MWUN raise alarm

Stanley Ihedigbo Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN) have jointly called for the urgent review of the National Joint Industrial Council (NJIC) agreement for seafarers, stressing that…

LASTMA averts midnight inferno as PMS tanker overturns on Lekki–Epe Expressway

Stanley Ihedigbo Swift intervention by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) prevented what could have turned into a midnight inferno after a fully laden petrol tanker overturned at Awoyaya along the inward Lekki–Epe Expressway. According…

@50, Imo leadership kinetics: Toward a new renaissance beyond politics

POINTBLANK with Smart Emmanuel 09066642354 Imo State, since its creation in February 1976 from the old East Central State, has stood as one of the intellectual and cultural pillars of Igboland. Our people, spread across Owerri,…

Police welfare is not privilege, prerequisite for integrity, professionalism, public safety

By Okechukwu Nwanguma For decades, Nigeria has approached policing reform from the wrong end of the stick. We speak endlessly about police integrity, professionalism, discipline and effectiveness, yet we deliberately ignore the broken systems within which…

Police, Media must rebuild trust to strengthen democracy — RULAAC

Cyprian Ajah, Enugu Effective policing in a democracy depends largely on public trust, and that trust is shaped by how law enforcement institutions interact with citizens and the media, the Executive Director of the Rule of…

An open assault on democracy: Why Nigerians must resist Senate’s electoral betrayal

By Okechukwu Nwanguma The Nigerian Senate has declared open war on democracy. By rejecting mandatory electronic transmission of election results and deliberately weakening key electoral safeguards, the Godswill Akpabio–led Senate has chosen impunity over integrity and…

FENRAD pushes for swift solutions to Waterside–Ogbor Hill congestion in Aba

Nkem Ukaegbu, Umuahia Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy & Development (FENRAD), expressed grave concern over the persistent and tragic loss of lives resulting from recurring road traffic accidents along the Waterside–Ogbor Hill axis of Aba, Abia…