Stanley Ihedigbo Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) has expressed deep concern over the appointment and confirmation of former public officials with controversial records as Nigeria’s foreign ambassadors, warning that the move undermines…

FENRAD calls for transparency as Abia takes over electricity regulation from NERC

Nkem Ukaegbu, Umuahia Foundation for Environmental Rights Advocacy & Development (FENRAD) has urged transparency, accountability and enhanced consumer protection as regulatory authority over Abia State’s electricity market formally shifts from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC)…

Misguided bombs, dangerous narratives: When fight against terror misses its target

By Mallam Ibrahim Agunbiade For the first time in Nigeria’s modern history, the United States has carried out a direct military strike on Nigerian soil under the pretext of fighting terrorism. This troubling development follows earlier…

MWUN Shipping Branch President condemns casualisation of workers in maritime sector

Stanley Ihedigbo President of the Shipping Branch of the Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN), Comrade Olufemi Oluyinka Abass, has strongly condemned the growing trend of casualisation of workers by captains of industry in the shipping…

MWUN PG preaches peace, charity, unity in Christmas message to Christians

Stanley Ihedigbo President-General of the Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN), Comrade Francis Bunu Abi, has felicitated Christians in Nigeria and across the globe on the occasion of the 2025 Christmas celebration, wishing them a Merry…

Egbe Omo Yoruba U.S. branch unveils new Excos as Okei calls for protection of Yoruba heritage

President of the Organization of African Unity – South Carolina (OAU–SC), Grand Knight Emeritus, Sir Tonna Okei, has called on the entire Yoruba nation, both at home and in the diaspora, to take deliberate and strategic…

Calming compass: Guiding little ones through life with healthy routines

Michael Olumide, Imagine a world without traffic lights, work schedules, or even a designated time for sleep. Chaotic, right? For toddlers and preschoolers still learning to navigate a world overflowing with new experiences, routines serve as…

New dawn for Akoli Imenyi community as Engr. Njinkeonye emerges President-General

Nkem Ukaegbu, Umuahia Akoli Imenyi Community, in Bende Local Government Area, Abia State, has ushered in a new era of leadership with the election of Engineer Onyemaechi Nwokocha Njinkeonye as its President General, following a successful…

BOOK EXCERPT: The Farmhouse

by Omoruyi Uwuigiaren Chapter One The Family `Once upon a time in the old town of Gid, an old farmer called Erasmus had a horse and a son. The boy’s name was Jason, and the horse…

Occupied

They are still working on the table. One person says, the plates should be closer, another says there is no space for elbows. Someone checks the time on a phone, then checks it again, as if…

Before you die

Before you die, taste the mango with both hands sticky, let the juice disgrace your shirt. Before you die, forgive someone who is not asking, just to feel the iron bars melt in your chest. Before…