Bad leaders, worse followership: A citizen’s call on government to fix electricity, security, welfare. By Lai Gidado Often, I find myself arguing with friends that Nigeria’s problem is not only bad leadership. While we have been unfortunate with poor leaders, we have also been terribly unfortunate as poor followers. How well do we obey…
Youth Leader Killed Amid Chieftaincy Dispute In Baylesa Community By Chris Mark Ogbonbiri Community in Southern Ijaw LGA, Bayelsa State, was thrown into mourning on Tuesday after former Youth President, Mr. Dennis Ofolo, was murdered amid a protracted chieftaincy crisis. Community sources said Ofolo, described as a peaceful and committed leader, played a key role…
Court bars INEC from recognising ADC caretaker congresses, restrains David Mark, others The Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained INEC from recognising any state congresses conducted by committees appointed by the David Mark-led caretaker leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Delivering judgment on Wednesday, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik held that the responsibility for conducting…
BYERA Sets May 11 for Public Vetting of New Electricity Licensing Rules By Chris Mark The Bayelsa State Electricity Regulatory Agency, BYERA, will hold a stakeholder vetting meeting on its proposed Licensing and Market Entry Regulations, 2026, on Monday, May 11, at the DSP Alamieyeseigha Banquet Hall in Yenagoa. The agency said the meeting is…
Tenure expiration: Ondo govt dissolves parastatal boards By Kunle Michael The Ondo State Government has announced the expiration of tenure and immediate dissolution of the boards of some parastatals and commissions in the state. The decision was conveyed in a statement released on Tuesday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Prince Ebenezer…
Lagos horror: Police begin manhunt, as gateman allegedly murders 65-year-old transport manager By Dally Iyamu Grief and disbelief have gripped the Ajah community of Lagos State following the alleged murder of Chief Augustine Nwalieze, reportedly killed by his gateman in circumstances still shrouded in mystery. The victim, who worked as a manager with Okeyson…
Fausat Balogun declares Assembly bid, vows support for widows, youths By Lai Gidado Determined to amplify the voices of the vulnerable, a grassroots politician and community advocate, Alhaja Fausat Balogun, has declared her bid for the Akoko North East State Constituency, promising strong support for women, widows and young people. Explaining her motivation to…
Artemis II: Space Exploration, and the Question of African Future By Prof. M. K. Othman In 1977, as a teenager in Form One at Government Secondary School Funtua, my form teacher asked me to indicate what I wanted to be. I said journalist and astronaut – two careers that are inordinately opposed, one art-based and…
Bayelsa Assembly Race: Ndubadein Faults Move to Bar Ward 12 from Contest. By Chris Mark Aspirant for the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Yenagoa Constituency 3, Hon. Amaoru Ndubaein, has debunked claims that Ward 12 in Biseni Clan, Yenagoa Local Government Area, is ineligible to contest the seat because the ward has allegedly occupied it…
Diamond Jubilee: A mother’s heart in a baby sister’s role: Celebrating a rare gem at 60 When a sister grows into a mother, mentor and pillar of strength all in one lifetime, the story deserves to be told loudly and joyfully. That is exactly how the Publisher of Ebony Herald International Magazine, Alhaji Lai Gidado,…
