WOMEN WHO SHAPE COMMUNITIES WITHOUT TITLES No billboard bears their names, yet their work stands taller than skyscrapers. Meet the women quietly building our future. There are people whose footsteps never echo, yet the ground remembers them. There are voices that never seek the microphone, yet their whispers hold the power to steady a generation….
Bayelsa Deputy Governor Slumps, Dies At 60, As PDP Mourns Him. Upon receiving the news of the death of Senator Lawrence Ewrudjakpo, Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Yesterday the state was thrown in to mourning. Ewrudjakpo, 60 years old slumped in his office and was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa where he was…
Bunorr Integrated Energy Limited Commend NCDMB For Its Support. Bunorr Integrated Energy Limited has commended the Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, for its consistent support, guidance and partnership at supporting Nigerian local content. The Managing Director of Bunorr Integrated Energy Limited, Mr Modestus Ikechukwu Okeke made the commendation during a visit to its…
Wole Soyinka: The Man and the Arrow of God for Nigeria! “Our fear” for Nigeria when Nigeria’s greatest asset and prisoner of conscience Wole Soyinka is no longer with us is what this article is going to be all about I am using the word “Our” and not just “My” fear because I have done…
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNORS OF ONDO AND EKITI STATES On the Urgent Need to Address the Rising Cost of Air Travel to Akure and Ado-Ekiti Your Excellencies, The Governor of Ondo State The Governor of Ekiti State I extend my respectful greetings to you both. I write on behalf of concerned…
Ribadu and Trump: A Lesson in Security Diplomacy, by Hassan Gimba Two weeks ago, in what may aptly be termed security diplomacy, Nuhu Ribadu—the super cop who proved his mettle as a corruption-fighting czar and now serves as National Security Adviser—brought all his experience, and more, to bear on the task of dousing the fire…
Mobocracy: How the Cancel Culture Is Strangling Democratic Dissent in Nigeria By Olaitan Adesina Democracy was never meant to be a chorus of identical voices. It thrives on disagreement, debate, and the tension between competing visions of society. Yet in today’s hyper charged digital space, dissent, the very soul of democracy, has become a dangerous…
EFCC holds Malami overnight as probe Into 46 accounts, major deals deepens Former Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has remained in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) late Monday as investigators continued questioning him over a sweeping financial probe linked to his time in office. Reliable sources disclosed…
Finally, Governor Fubara of Rivers State joins APC The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Governor made this known on Tuesday at the Government House in Port Harcourt during a stakeholders’ meeting. Speaking at the meeting, Governor Fubara openly declared that…
Gen Musa – Minister of Defense: A round Peg in a round Hole? By Prof M. K. Othman Last week, the appointment of General Christopher Gwabin Musa OFR (Rtd) as the Minister of Defence by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, following the resignation of Alhaji Badaru, the former Defence Minister, was a crucial, honourable, and meritorious…
