The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Imo State has said that it is not happy with the way the state governor, Hope Uzodinma, is allegedly dragging the state in the mud. Its state publicity secretary, Ogubundu Nwadike, in a statement on Sunday, said that the recent media outings of the governor were below standard. According […]

Mama Ada cooking with firewood. Photo: Tessy Igomu Suffering amid plenty For quite a while, the skyrocketing price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, known as cooking gas and its crushing effects on Nigerians has been on the front burner. This piece is on what appears to be mistrust and heightened fear of alleged complicity between the […]

Villagers at the burial Residents of Yelwa Zangam community in the Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State are still in shock five days after over 35 villagers were killed when gunmen attacked the community and set their houses on fire. “My heart bleeds over this tragedy that has been visited on my people. […]

A newborn baby boy was on Saturday found dead at the dumpsite in front of a Primary School in Okaka community, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa. According to residents of the area, the baby must have been abandoned by the mother in the night. It was gathered from residents of the area who went […]

Tinubu and Obasa during the visit Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa says the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu is hale and hearty. Obasa, who led some lawmakers on a visit to Tinubu in London, said they had lengthy discussions with their host. Photographs taken during the […]

A woman, Rahama Husseini, jailed for killing her husband, was among 31 inmates released last week from the Kano prison in Kano State. Rahama was said to have been forcibly married off by her father in 2015 while she was 14 years. According to a statement by Dr. Umar Gwandu, the spokesman to the Attorney […]

Residents of Eredo, Ejirin and Epe communities on Sunday charged Lagos State Government for protection against kidnappers. The residents, who spoke on Sunday, in Epe, noted that kidnapping of residents and indigenes of Epe Division of Lagos State was on the increase. This, they stressed called for urgent government attention. They said that they were […]

The Federal Government has postponed the Nigeria at 60 Jubilee Special Award ceremony, scheduled earlier to hold on September 3. Chief Adeniyi Adebayo, the Minister for Industry, Trade and Investment, made this known in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Mr Ifedayo Sayo, on Sunday in Abuja. Adebayo said that the Nigeria @ […]