Latest News
Okubor To Chair 2026 DOPF Conference, 6th Lecture Series In Asaba
DR Festus Goziem Okubor, Chief Strategist to the Delta State Government, has accepted an invitation to chair the 2026 Annual Conference and 6th Lecture Series of the Delta Online Publishers Forum (DOPF), scheduled for Wednesday, October 21, in Asaba. The conference will hold at David’s Event Centre, GRA, Asaba, beginning at 11:00 a.m., with the […]
Nigeria’s Football Future On FIFA’s Table: Normalisation Committee Or NFF Congress?
By AUGUSTUS ISICHEI Leadership Crisis Puts NFF at a Crossroads NIGERIAN football administration faces a potentially decisive moment as the FIFA Council prepares to consider the country’s governance crisis at its meeting in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday 15 October. Reports indicate that FIFA has listed the matter under Article 7, “Miscellaneous,” on the agenda for […]
Can We Escape The Identities We Inherit? Kehinde Fatai’s Poetry Challenges The Verdicts Of Society
When Philosophy Meets the Enigma of Poetry FOR readers drawn to philosophy, poetry can present a fascinating paradox. Both forms explore ideas, question assumptions and probe the complexities of human existence. Yet, while philosophical arguments often seek clarity through reasoning and exposition, poetry frequently arrives at meaning through ambiguity, imagery, rhythm and the careful arrangement […]
Nigeria’s Subsidy Windfall, Workers’ Woes: Why Billions In Public Revenue Have Yet To Ease Hardship
By BIMBO ADEYEMI The Growing Disconnect Between Revenue & Welfare NIGERIA’S economic reform debate is increasingly defined by a troubling contradiction: while the removal of petrol subsidies and other policy changes have expanded government revenues, millions of citizens continue to struggle with high living costs, declining purchasing power and uncertain employment prospects. For workers, small-business […]
From Poetry To Artificial Intelligence: NLNG Awards Celebrate Nigeria’s Power To Imagine & Innovate
A Night Where Different Worlds of Excellence Converged NIGERIA’S literary, scientific and creative communities found common ground in Lagos on 9 October 2026, when Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) brought outstanding achievers together for its Grand Award Night. Beyond the glamour of the ceremony, however, the event raised a deeper question about the country’s future: how […]
Bodies Abandoned For Over A Decade: UCTH Sets Final Date For Mortuary Evacuation
By IFIOK UDOM UCTH Sets 21st October Deadline for Relatives to Claim Unclaimed Corpses Hospital Moves to Decongest Mortuary THE University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) has scheduled 21 October 2026, for the mass burial of corpses that remain unclaimed in its mortuary after a final grace period expires. The hospital said the exercise would […]
Trending News
The Price Of A Medical City: Akwa Ibom Residents Fight Over Compensation For Demolished Homes
By EFFANGA OSOK ₦117.5bn Medical City: Akwa Ibom Families Challenge Compensation as Govt Keeps Silent THE construction of the Ibom Medical City in Ikono Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State is being presented as a landmark investment in healthcare. But for residents whose homes and properties stand within the project’s footprint, the development has […]
Delta’s Erho-Abraka Court Puzzle: ₦50 Million Reported Spent, Judiciary Says No Access To Funds
By TIMOTHY HAGGERTY-NWOKOLO Budget records clash with judiciary’s account A ₦50 million magistrate court project in Erho-Abraka, Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State, has raised questions over the accuracy of the state’s public expenditure records. The 2024 Delta State budget allocated ₦50 million for the construction of the court under the High Court […]
‘Thank The President For What?’ Nigerians In South Africa Demand Action, Not Assurances
Stranded Nigerians Challenge Consul’s Appeal as Evacuation Delay Fuels Anger Consul General Assures Citizens of Ongoing Evacuation Efforts FRUSTRATIONS mounted among stranded Nigerians in South Africa after the Nigerian Consul General urged them to appreciate President Bola Tinubu for the Federal Government’s efforts to evacuate them, despite uncertainty over when the operation would be completed. […]
Business
Beyond Cattle & Poultry: Edo’s New Drive To Modernise Livestock Production
By TOSAN OYAKHILOME-AKAHOMEN A New Direction for Edo’s Livestock Sector EDO State is looking beyond traditional livestock production as it seeks to expand food production, attract investment and create employment through a more modern animal-husbandry industry. The state government’s latest move has taken the search for technology and expertise beyond Nigeria’s borders. Officials represented Edo […]
Frozen Without Notice: Where Banks’ Powers End & Customers’ Rights Begin
By HAPPINESS OLUOMA OGUAGHAMBA When Access to Your Money Suddenly Stops FOR many bank customers, the first sign that something is wrong comes when a routine transaction fails. A transfer will not go through. An ATM withdrawal is declined. The banking application displays a restriction. The customer may have received no telephone call, warning or letter. […]
Why Warri-Itakpe Rail Must Return As Businesses Battle Rising Transport Costs
By BLESSING AGWE ODUGO Rail Suspension Raises Fresh Economic Concerns A former seafarer, Dickson Igbruke, has urged the Federal Government to resume the Warri-Itakpe Train Service to help reduce transportation and logistics costs for businesses. Igbruke made the call against the backdrop of President Bola Tinubu’s Independence Day address, in which the President highlighted roads, […]
After ₦4.65 Trillion Recapitalisation, CBN Tightens Watch On Banks
By OBI DAVIES THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is moving into a tougher phase of banking-sector supervision after the completion of the latest recapitalisation programme. The apex bank says stronger capital alone cannot guarantee a resilient financial system. Instead, banks must combine bigger balance sheets with sound governance, effective risk management and productive lending. […]
Politics
2,600 Isoko North Residents To Receive ₦50,000 Each Under ₦130 Million Empowerment Programme
By UCHE OGBODO LEADERS of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State have launched a ₦130 million cash empowerment programme targeting 2,600 beneficiaries across Isoko North Local Government Area. The initiative, led by the member representing Isoko North and South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rep. Jonathan Ukodhiko, alongside Isoko North Council […]
INEC Publishes 2027 Candidate List: Omo-Agege, Chinda, Adamu Among Those Included
By PAULINA NZERUBE THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released its final list of candidates for the 2027 general elections, featuring several prominent politicians whose eligibility had faced scrutiny following disputes over party membership registers and nomination procedures. Among those listed are former Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu, former Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege, […]
Nwoko Vs. Okowa: Could A Courtroom Reversal Reshape Delta North Politics Ahead Of 2027?
The dispute over the APC’s Delta North senatorial ticket raises questions about judicial intervention in party primaries, internal party cohesion, political representation and the future of Anioma statehood advocacy. A Senate Ticket Dispute With Wider Political Consequences THE struggle over the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial ticket for Delta North has evolved into a significant […]
INEC Excludes ADC, NDC From Cross River Governorship Race
By EFFANGA OSOK THE African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) will not field governorship candidates in Cross River State’s 6th February 2027 election, following their omission from the final list of cleared candidates released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). INEC published the list on Saturday, confirming that only eight […]