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Historic Debut: Nigeria Joins Men’s 3×3 Basketball At Commonwealth Games
By AUGUSTUS ISICHEI Nigeria to Make 3×3 Basketball Debut at Glasgow 2026 NIGERIA is set to make history at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, as the men’s 3×3 basketball team earns its first-ever qualification for the Games. The announcement came on Tuesday when Commonwealth Sport released the official list of qualified nations for the […]
New Partnership Aims To Expand Creative Skills & Infrastructure In Nigeria
IFC and Terra Kulture Forge Strategic Partnership THE International Finance Corporation (IFC) has deepened its engagement in Nigeria’s creative sector through a strategic mandate partnership with Terra Kulture, one of the country’s premier cultural institutions. The collaboration aims to strengthen creative infrastructure, expand skills development, and create meaningful economic opportunities for young people and women. […]
Urhobo Ministers Praise Oborevwori’s Leadership & Development Agenda
Clerics Highlight Oborevwori’s Leadership Achievements DELTA State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has been commended by the Urhobo Christian Ministers Association International for his leadership, particularly his emphasis on peace, inclusive governance, and infrastructure development across the state. The commendation was delivered on Wednesday by Archbishop Solomon Gbakara, President of the association and General Overseer […]
Oborevwori Urges Delta Police Cadets To Uphold Integrity & Professionalism
Governor Oborevwori Inspires Delta Police Cadets DELTA State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has urged newly trained police cadets of Delta State origin to uphold the highest standards of integrity, professionalism, and respect for the rule of law as they embark on their careers in the Nigeria Police Force. The governor made the call on […]
Oborevwori Congratulates Kingsley Esiso On 62nd Birthday
Governor Oborevwori Celebrates Kingsley Esiso’s 62nd Birthday DELTA State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has extended warm felicitations to Dr. Kingsley Esiso, a prominent leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, on the occasion of his 62nd birthday. In a statement released in Asaba by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus […]
Delta Commissioner Champions Education: NIN Registration, Exam Fees Covered
Education Takes Centre Stage in Delta Communities DELTA State Commissioner for Works (Highways and Urban Roads), Comrade Reuben Izeze, has taken decisive steps to secure the academic future of students in Oginibo, Imode, and Agbaghare communities of Ughelli South Local Government Area. What began as an All Progressives Congress (APC) membership e-registration exercise evolved into […]
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Hardship Drives Abuja’s Private Cars Into ‘Kabu-Kabu’
Economic Hardship Turns Private Cars into Survival Tools in Abuja AS Nigeria’s economic pressures deepen, a quiet but telling transformation is unfolding on the roads of Abuja. Private cars—once reserved for personal convenience—are increasingly doubling as informal taxis, locally known as “kabu kabu”, as residents seek new ways to survive rising living costs. Across major […]
New Projects Resurface Despite FG’s 2026 Budget Ban
By TOSAN OYAKHILOME-AKAHOMEN Contradictions at the Heart of the 2026 Budget THE 2026 federal budget has exposed a widening gap between policy directives and fiscal execution, as MDAs introduced new capital projects worth ₦3.50 trillion despite a formal government freeze. A December 2025 Budget Call Circular directed MDAs to roll over most of their 2025 […]
The Stories That Exposed Nigeria’s Deepest Wounds
FOLLOW THE MONEY, FOLLOW THE DAMAGE What Nigeria’s Biggest Investigations of 2025 Revealed THE most consequential investigations of 2025 followed a simple principle: trace the money, document the damage, and listen to the victims. What emerged was a sobering […]
Business
New Partnership Aims To Expand Creative Skills & Infrastructure In Nigeria
IFC and Terra Kulture Forge Strategic Partnership THE International Finance Corporation (IFC) has deepened its engagement in Nigeria’s creative sector through a strategic mandate partnership with Terra Kulture, one of the country’s premier cultural institutions. The collaboration aims to strengthen creative infrastructure, expand skills development, and create meaningful economic opportunities for young people and women. […]
Imams and Pastors To Receive Government Allowances In Bauchi
Government Approves Monthly Allowances for Clergy BAUCHI State has officially sanctioned the payment of monthly stipends to imams and pastors across the state. The approval was granted during a State Economic Council meeting chaired by Governor Bala Mohammed, with top financial and revenue officials present. The Head of Service, Mohammed Sani Umar, confirmed to reporters […]
Innovation, Inclusion, Integrity: CBN Maps Future Of Nigerian Fintech
By FIDELUS ZWANSON & TOSI ORE THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released its first-ever CBN Fintech Report: Shaping the Future of Fintech in Nigeria – Innovation, Inclusion and Integrity, providing a detailed assessment of the country’s fintech ecosystem and a roadmap for its sustainable growth. The report highlights Nigeria’s emergence as a leading […]
From WhatsApp To Ruin: Inside Nigeria’s Growing Remote Job Scam Crisis
“THE PROMISE OF EASY MONEY” A Message That Changed Everything “IT was just a message. One simple message.” That is how Kolawole Ariba (not his real name) still begins the story of how he lost nearly ₦600,000 to an online task-based job scam. The father of two remembers the date vividly—21 February 2025—the day realisation […]
Politics
Oborevwori Pushes Tax Reform, Judicial Appointments Before Delta Assembly
Tax Law Repeal Proposal Before Assembly GOVERNOR Sheriff Oborevwori has asked the Delta State House of Assembly to approve a bill that would repeal the state’s Internal Revenue Service Law of 2020 and replace it with a harmonised taxation framework consistent with federal reforms. The request was contained in a letter read during Wednesday’s plenary […]
Revenue Allocation Review Proposed Amid Electoral Law Stalemate
By MELVIN KOFFA Electoral Law Reform Deadlock THE impasse over Nigeria’s electoral law reform deepened on Tuesday as the Senate emerged from a five-hour closed-door session without issuing a statement or addressing the media. The meeting, which followed a similar session last week, was expected to pave the way for resolving differences over the Independent […]
Igbo Political Power & Nigeria’s Unfinished Question
MORE than five decades after Nigeria’s civil war, the question of Igbo political power remains one of the most enduring and sensitive issues in the country’s national life. Despite the community’s undeniable economic resilience and cultural influence, the Igbo have remained absent from Nigeria’s highest political office since 1970. This gap has continued to shape […]
Inside Aburi: How Dialogue Failed To Stop Nigeria’s Civil War
A Federation on the Brink BY early January 1967, Nigeria was facing an existential crisis. Barely seven years after gaining independence from Britain, the country had been pushed to the edge by political rivalry, ethnic distrust and violent military interventions. The coups of 1966 had not only dismantled the First Republic but also shattered confidence […]