Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has expressed his condolences to the family of the departed former military governor of the old Western Region, General Adeyinka Adebayo, over the passing of their mother, Mrs. Modupe Adebayo. She died on Saturday, March 8, at the age of 85. A statement by by the Adebayo family and […]
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By Ehichioya Ezomon Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, elder statesman, former Federal Commissioner, Leader of the Ijaw Nation, and Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), died on Monday, February 17, 2025, aged 97. Since his passing, the family home in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has become a melting port for “our leaders” to sympathise with the […]
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By Lasisi Olagunju “Possibly he cohabited with Miss Bloggs, but don’t mention it in front of his wife, let the sleeping dogs lie.” Gordon Jarvie’s ‘Dictionary of Idioms’ contains that example of a warning that has been with us since Geoffrey Chaucer’s 1385 epic poem, Troilus and Criseyde. When the storm is angry and howling, […]
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Gunmen have killed the Chairman of the Kwara State chapter of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Idris Abubakar. The Kwara State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, confirmed the incident on Sunday, March 9, 2025. Reports said that Abubakar, 32, was shot dead by gunmen about 10 p.m. on Saturday […]
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The Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly, on Sunday, asked Governor Siminalayi Fubara to channel his invitation to the members properly and not through social media. The reaction followed the invitation to the Assembly to a meeting with the governor at the Government House, on Monday (today). Fubara, through the Secretary to the State […]
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By Promise Chizara Agriculture has always been the backbone of human civilisation. From the dawn of time, the shift from hunting and gathering to farming marked a turning point in our history. Today, as Nigeria faces mounting food insecurity, climate change, and economic challenges, we stand on the cusp of another agricultural revolution—one driven by […]
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President Bola Tinubu presenting the 2025 budget proposal to members of the National Assembly on Wednesday, December 18, 2024 in Abuja. Photo Credit: Presidency President Bola Tinubu signed the N54.99 trillion 2025 budget penultimate Friday, calling it a “Budget of Restoration” to secure Nigeria’s future and rebuild prosperity. But for many Nigerians, the past 21 […]
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The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party intensifies, as the camp of the former Rivers State Governor and FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, rejects the South-South Zonal Caretaker Committee announced by the National Working Committee. The PDP National Vice Chairman for the South-South, Dan Orbih, along with another leader from Wike’s camp who preferred to remain […]
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Catholic bishops in Nigeria have raised the alarm over a looming national crisis, warning that worsening youth unemployment and widespread frustration with governance could push the country towards chaos. Speaking at the opening of the 2025 first plenary meeting of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria in Abuja on Sunday, the clerics urged political leaders […]
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The National President of the Alumni Association, Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Mr Bolaji Oladeji has described as very cheering the decision of the federal government to take over TASUED as a federal institution. The Alumni in a statement on Monday said that this federal government’s decision as approved by President Bola Tinubu would […]
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