Insecurity deepens as bandits kidnap retired Military Chief, wife in Katsina By Abibu Shehu Ibrahim In a fresh indication of the worsening security situation in Katsina State, bandits have abducted retired Major General Rabe Abubakar and his wife along the Matazu axis of the state, barely a year after the kidnap of another retired senior…
Tinubu Meets Lagos APC House of Reps Candidates , Calls For Party Unity Ahead Of 2027 Elections By Saheed Badmus President Bola Tinubu at the week end met with Lagos APC candidates who emerged victorious in the recently concluded 2026 Senate and House of Representatives primary elections. President Tinubu who congratulated the party flag bearers…
How I returned from the Gate of the other World (Parts 1, 2, 3 & 4): Readers’ comments (I) Amazing experience, my brother, count yourself lucky to have been in Al Shifa hospital. What amazes me most is the fact that despite the gravity of your sickness, you were able to note the details…
AGWANANA: BAYELSA PDP PRIMARIES PEACEFUL, PRODUCED CREDIBLE CANDIDATES BY CONSENSUS By Chris Mark Hon. Solomon Agwanana, Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Bayelsa State, has described the party’s recent primaries as peaceful, transparent, and free of complaints, with candidates emerging by consensus. Speaking in an interview, on Thursday at the party’s secretariat, Agwanana said…
NDC 2027 LINEUP SET: OBI FOR PRESIDENT, DICKSON FOR SENATE, SABOH FOR REPS By Chris Mark The National Democratic Congress, NDC, swept its primaries in Ekeremor/ Sagbama Local Government Areas on Thursay, affirming Peter Obi for president, Seriake Dickson for Bayelsa West Senate, and Selekebina Saboh for Sagbama/Ekeremor Federal Constituency in three voice votes. Brig….
OUR HEROES: Lest We Forget — May 30th, 2026 “Echi di ime” — Tomorrow is Pregnant. But Today, We Remember. By Chidi Ekeh Fifty-six years ago today, on the 30th of May 1970, the guns finally fell silent over the red earth of Biafra. The war was officially declared over months prior in January, but…
WHAT THEY INGEST IS YOUR BUSINESS ‘Femi Adekunle on Parenting I once saw the picture of a brand of cookies designed to appeal to children, and, so appealing they were. They were in different shapes and sizes, packaged in small plastic bags, and quite cheap. However, mixed with the assorted designs are images depicting sexuality…
A nation in tears: Celebrating while its future are in chains By Lai Gidado At about 2 a.m. on Tuesday, sleep fled my eyes as I wrestled with grim thoughts of the Oriire Local Government schoolchildren abduction and the horrifying killing of a mathematics teacher who was beheaded. Without realising, I began to mutter…
DEUTSCH CONNECT CAFÉ OPENS IN YENAGOA, CONNECTING BAYELSA YOUTHS TO GERMANY By Chris Mark A new centre for German language education and cultural exchange, Deutsch Connect Café, has officially commenced operations in Yenagoa, providing residents of Bayelsa State with valuable opportunities to study, work, and develop internationally. Situated at AfricanTide House, Kpansia, the café offers…
Malabu Sues FG Over OPL 245 Split, Demands ₦1 Trillion Damages By Shalom Oludele Malabu Oil & Gas Ltd has filed a new motion contesting the Federal Government’s move to divide the oil block into four separate assets. In the case marked Suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/871/2026, filed on Monday, May 25, 2026, by a legal team…
