Stanley Ihedigbo Amid ongoing security concerns, the Oodua Youth Parliament (OYP) has passed a vote of confidence in the leadership of the Imo State Police Command, appealing to residents to partner with law enforcement by sharing…

NGO raises alarm over attacks on worship centres, seeks immediate action

Stanley Ihedigbo New Horizons for Peace and Charity Initiative (NHPI), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), called on the Federal Government to take decisive measures to prevent attacks on worship centres and avert loss of lives. President of…

Commission member commends Tinubu, says SEDC will drive South-East growth

Stanley Ihedigbo A member of the Governing Board of the North East Development Commission (NEDC) and Chairman, Committee on Security, Climate Change and Special Interventions, Hon. Sam Onuigbo, has said that a unified South-East will spur…

Dagogo calls for faith, unity, Christlike living amid Nigeria’s challenges

Franklin Oboh, South South Bureau Chief A former Member of the House of Representatives and 2023 governorship aspirant in Rivers State, Dr. Farah Dagogo, has urged Christians across Nigeria to embrace the life and teachings of…

$290m question: Is Moniepoint still a Nigerian unicorn or a foreign-controlled Fintech?

Michael Olumide In an announcement that sent ripples across Africa’s fintech ecosystem, Moniepoint Inc. confirmed it had secured an additional $90 million to close its Series C funding round at approximately $200 million, bringing total disclosed…

Christmas of compassion: How Emperor Ibe honoured his mother by feeding 1,050 Awgu families

By Emeka Chiaghanam Grief is often quiet. It settles into the heart, heavy and unseen. But sometimes, grief chooses another path. Sometimes, it walks into the open, carrying food, hope, and warmth for others. That was…

Compassion without politics: A story of inexplicable Umo Eno

By Emmanuel Nicholas I truly noticed Governor Umo Eno’s compassion not in a speech, nor in the ribbon-cutting flash of cameras, but on a dusty road in Itu, where the world slowed because he would not…

Gov. Umo Eno’s businesslike approach to governance

By Emmanuel Nicholas Governor Umo Eno’s style of governance is distinguished by a deliberate adoption of private-sector principles in public administration. His model treats government operations with the rigor, discipline, and results-orientation of a well-managed enterprise—reducing…

Nigeria needs America more than America needs Nigeria

By Abidemi Adebamiwa As a student of the school of political realism, this is not a sentimental argument. It is a practical one. Power in international politics is measured by institutions, leverage, and consistency, not by…

Champion Breweries reaches over 1,300 with free medical services in Akwa Ibom

Tony Okoh, Uyo More than 1,300 persons with various health challenges have received free medical care through a medical outreach organised by Champion Breweries, for indigenes of Nung Oku Community in Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area…

Ekid nation reforms marriage list, burial practices to reduce financial strain

Tony Okoh, Uyo Seeking to address economic realities and promote social well-being, the people of Ekid Nation in Akwa Ibom State, under the Ekid Peoples Union (EPU), have embarked on major reforms of marriage and burial…