Nigeria’s 65th Anniversary: FG Calls For Collective Participation In Nation Building By Shalom Oludele As Nigeria marks its 65th year anniversary on October 1, the federal government has said that everyone is involved in nation building, as this is critical to the sustenance of the progress being made under the Renewed Hope Agenda,…
Readers’ Comments on GMO, Seed System, and Food Security By Prof MK Othman The controversy over GMOs persists; extensive written and oral comments reflect the sensitivity and concern about the food system, as it can promote healthy living or cause unexpected harm or even death. Food should matter to everyone regardless of class, culture, or…
I, too, must get American in-laws, the efficacy of prayers and other matters, by Hassan Gimba (1) Contemplate this: I am someone born in Kaduna just after Nigeria was born, cut my teeth in the undulating plains of Fika, ran around on the cloud-caressing plateaux of Gembu where I started my primary education but was…
24-year-old Imam’s death sparks accusations of Police torture, brutality in Kano. By Abibu Shehu Ibrahim The family of a 24-year-old Kano-based Islamic cleric, Salim Usman, has accused operatives of the state criminal investigation Department (CID) of torturing him to death shortly after his arrest in Gwale Local Government Area. He was allegedly linked to a…
APC Chieftain Blames National Leadership for Party’s woes in Bayelsa A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and founder of Pastor Reuben Initiative for Good Leadership and Accountability, PRIFGLA, Pastor Reuben Wilson has blamed the national leadership of the APC of the problems plaguing the Bayelsa State chapter of the party. Speaking in Yenagoa…
Police Thank Bayelsians, Over The Arrest Of George Idumangi, The Suspected Killer Of Mr Richard Ekpebu. The Commissioner of Police, Bayelsa State Police Command, CP, Francis Idu said the command has a digital signature of Mr George Idumangi,the prime suspect of the killer of a 42 years old Estate Agent, Richard Ekpebu. Briefing newsmen at…
UNGA 2025: Nigeria Calls On Global Investors To Tap Into Reformed Oil Sector. By Chris Mark The Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, Ph.D, has called on global investors to seize emerging opportunities in Nigeria’s rapidly transforming oil sector, citing strong reforms, enhanced production capacity, and regional influence as key…
When Vice President Kashim Shettima Approaches the Podium at the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York:A Moment of Courage and Pride for Nigeria By: Dr. James Bwala In the crowded halls of the United Nations General Assembly, global leaders converge to discuss pressing issues that impact humanity as a whole….
Owo Muslim Community announces final Fidau prayer for late Chief Imam, Sheikh Ahmad Aladesawe By Abibu Shehu Ibrahim The Muslim community of Owo Kingdom has announced plans for the final Fidau prayer in honour of the late Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Olagoke Aladesawe, who until his death was the Chief Imam of Owo, Chairman of the…
Kebbi police arrest fake officer, accomplice in ₦7.5m mercury smuggling case By Jamil Gulma, Birnin Kebbi Police operatives attached to Dandi Local Government Division in Kebbi State have arrested one Yusuf M. Alhaji of Kano State, who claimed to be a special constabulary officer with the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police, attached to Rijiyar…
