Odatiwa Women Initiatives: Aiyedatiwa Kickstarts Distribution OF Food To Rural Communities. In a bid to alleviate the hardship faced by women in rural communities, the Odatiwa Women Initiatives, spearheaded by the Special Adviser on Women Affairs, Dr Seun Osamaye, has kicked off the distribution of food and relief materials. This initiative, championed by Ondo State Governor, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, aims …

2027: Am Not Interested In Greek Gift Says Gov Diri. Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has shut down the call on former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to pick him as his running mate in the 2027 presidential election. A faceless group, which sarcastically named itself Diri Angels, in a statement, had made the suggestion to …

One Dead, many injured After Violent Protest broke out In Ibadan The Oyo Police Command has confirmed   the arrest of twelve suspected hoodlums during a protest on Monday at Sumal Foods factories in the Oluyole area of Ibadan. Command spokesperson Adewale Osifeso announced this in a statement obtained on Tuesday. According to Osifeso, the protest was hijacked by  some hoodlums. …

Nigerians’ plight and urgent need for relief The suffering of the average Nigerian citizen has become overwhelming. Many can no longer afford three square meals a day. This dire situation is exacerbated by arbitrary increases in agricultural product prices, severe issues in most farming communities, governmental inaction, and a pervasive lack of hope for resolution. These factors have significantly set …

THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE   The role of technology in combating climate change is both pivotal and transformative, offering innovative solutions to one of the most pressing challenges of our time. As part of my effort to build a better world for all, I firmly believe that technological advancements are essential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, …

Re: Inaccessible Democratic Dividends and Sins of State Governors Still, on the considerable investment to become a governor, I have to quote the words of Dr. Abba Sayyadi Ruma of blessed memory, who said, “You need a minimum of N2 billion for the primary election and another N2 billion for the general campaign. Those giving you financial support attach a …

Many Trapped As Abuja Hotel Building Collapses Many people were trapped when a four-storey building attached to the Westbrook Hotel in the Garki area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja collapsed on Monday night. According to the PUNCH Online, there could be a “possibility” of casualties as two trapped persons were reportedly pulled out from the rubble and taken …

Delayed Minimum Wage: Declare for nationwide strike now, CDWR urges labour   The Organized Labour has been advised to immediately mobilize and declare a nationwide strike over the minimum wage. The advice was given by the Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR). According to CDWR, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), as …

OONI UNVEILS INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL, DIAGNOSTIC CENTRE, URGES END TO FOREIGN MEDICAL TOURISM With a view to putting an end to the endemic medical tourism by which Nigerians spend between $1.5 billion to $2 billion annually on foreign medical cares, the Ooni of Ife, Arole Oduduwa Olofin Adimula, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, CFR Ojaja II, will on Monday July 15th and …

FCT Police, Hunters DSS engage kidnappers in gun duel’, rescue two victims The FCT Police command in conjunction with DSS local hunters at the weekend rescued two young girls from kidnappers According to SP Josephine Adeh, ANIPR FCT Police Public Relations Officer, in a statement released to the press the victims: Mart Ojadi, 15 years old, and Evelyn Chinaza, 12 …

The Joe Biden I saw yesterday was not the same Biden I know and respect. I got so pissed off and disillusioned and depressed that I turned off my tv and went to bed feeling miserable and deflated because I once wrote an article wondering why Biden is going to choose to debate a serial liar, a convicted felon and …

DECREE 25 In line with the Igbo proverb popularized in “Things Fall Apart“ that a man who does not know where the rain began to beat him cannot say where he dried his body”, we must begin to think of where this heavy rain began to beat us in Nigeria so as to know what exactly went wrong and how …

Bayelsa Elders Console Deputy Governor Ewhrudjakpo Over Brother’s Death The Bayelsa Elders Council has commiserated with the state Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, over the death of his immediate elder brother, Nathaniel Ewhrudjakpo, whose sad event took place at the weekend. The Elders Council, led by its Chairman, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John Jonah (Rtd.), on Wednesday, paid a condolence visit …

Navy destroys 10 illegal refinery sites, speed boat in Bayelsa The Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base in Brass, Bayelsa, has destroyed 10 illegal refinery sites, a speed boat and a total of 100,000 litres of suspected stolen crude oil, in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa. The Commanding Officer, Forward Operating Base (FORMOSO), Capt. Ifeanyichukwu Mabeokwu, stated this in an …

FRAMEWORK AND CONTEXT OF NWGF SUMMIT MEETING IN KATSINA: What must be done! Introduction. The two days meeting of the North-West Peace and Security Summit in Katsina has brought to fore the need to revive traditional mechanism to arrest insecurity and its attendant Wahala. The meeting of the Nigeria Governors Forum was to work cooperatively with one another to develop …