BYSHA Screens And Confirms Hon. DR. Akpe As Deputy Governor. By Chris Mark, Bayelsa The Bayelsa State House Of Assembly has screened/confirmed Hon. Dr. Peter Peretubo Akpe as Deputy Governor, and Mrs Joanna Gigi as Commissioner designate for Women, Children Affairs, Empowerment and Social Development. Shortly after the screening session, the Speaker of the House,…
Ex-convict nabbed over ₦1m midnight shop breaking in Ikare A young man recently released from prison over a burglary conviction has been rearrested for allegedly breaking into seven shops along Agbaluku–Arigidi Road in Ikare-Akoko, Ondo State. The suspect was apprehended at about midnight on Monday by soldiers stationed at Semusemu Junction in Ikare-Akoko, following…
Borrowed Glory and Stolen Credit: Why Nigeria Must Get Serious About Copyright (2) By Olaitan Adesina If music theft is loud, intellectual theft on blogs and social media is whisper-quiet and far more pervasive. It’s usually just copy, paste, and a confident tone. Someone spends hours researching, writing, editing, and publishing. Another person screenshots it,…
Ondo police smash kidnap ring, arrest 10 suspects, recover ransom in Akure raid By Lai Gidado The Ondo State Police Command has arrested 10 suspected members of a kidnapping syndicate and recovered ransom money, including burnt currency notes, during an intelligence-led operation in Akure. The breakthrough, recorded on February 23, 2026, followed a joint operation…
GOC convoy foils terrorists attack in Kebbi By JAMIL GULMA, Kebbi The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 8 Division and Commander Sector 2 of the Joint Task Force North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Major General Bemgha Koughna In a bold and decisive operation successfully foiled a deadly ambush orchestrated by suspected Lakurawa terrorist Group (LTG) near…
Ramadan: Ekiti Pilgrim Board urges muslims to embrace spiritual renewal By Abibu Shehu Ibrahim As Muslims begin the observance of Ramadan, the Muslim Pilgrim Welfare Board, Ekiti State, has called on the faithful to embrace the season as a time for renewal, prayer and acts of charity. In a press statement issued by its Chairman,…
Congresses Integrating Bayelsa APC Old, New Members – Gov Diri –As Engr Ashanti, Zekina Hails Diri’s Leadership Style. Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has again expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the congresses of the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying old and new members of the party in the state were being integrated…
Nigeria, Greatness and the Missing Link II By Prof. M. K. Othman The picture of Nigeria and its potential to be a great nation was presented in this column last week. It is heartwarming and inspiring to recognize Nigeria’s enormous natural and human resources, but also disheartening to know that these resources are lying idle,…
APC’s Maikalangu wins AMAC chairmanship election The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Christopher Maikalangu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the elected chairman of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC). The Collation Officer for AMAC, Andrew Abue, said that Mr Maikalangu, who is the incumbent AMAC chairman, was returned elected, having scored…
INEC announces winner of 2026 FCT area council election in Gwagwalada The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mohammed Kasim of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of Gwagwalada Area Council chairmanship election. Prof. Philip Akpeni, the Returning Officer for Gwagwalada chairmanship election, made this known in the early hours of Sunday. Announcing the…
