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Edo Queens Touch Down In Burkina Faso For WAFU B Battle
By FRED LONGJOHN OBEH NIGERIA Women’s Premier League champions, Edo Queens, have arrived in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, for the WAFU B qualifying tournament for the 2026 CAF Women’s Champions League. The Edo-based side left Lagos on Thursday with 21 players and 12 officials. The team travelled through Lomé, Togo, before completing the journey to Ouagadougou. […]
Who Protects The Protectors? Nigeria’s Police Barracks Expose A Deeper Security Failure
By TOSI ORE & MAHMOOD MALIK MUSA (M. M. M.) IBRAHIM & IFEOMA IZUCHUKWU & JULIET EKANEM Police Protect Nigeria from Crumbling Homes: Inside the Nation’s Decaying Barracks A National Security Problem Hiding Behind Barracks Walls IN Nigeria, police officers routinely confront criminals, terrorists, kidnappers and violent groups. Yet after duty, many return to homes […]
NERC Exit: Akwa Ibom Begins Power Market Transition, Keeps PHED In Place For Now
By OFFIONG ARCHIBONG Akwa Ibom Takes Charge of Power Regulation as PHED Transition Begins AKWA Ibom State has begun the process of taking greater control of its electricity market after the transfer of regulatory oversight from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, to the state regulator. The Akwa Ibom State Electricity Regulatory Commission, AKSERC, said […]
UK, France, Germany, Italy, Canada Reject Israel’s West Bank Settlement Plan
By VANCE SHERIFF UK, France, Germany, Italy and Canada have condemned Israel’s plan to construct about 1,200 settlement homes in the E1 area of the occupied West Bank. The five countries described the plan as “unacceptable” and urged Israel to withdraw it immediately. They issued the joint statement on Thursday as concern grew over the […]
‘End The Impunity’: Amnesty Raises Alarm Over Killings, Torture & Disappearances In Southeast
By IFEOMA IZUCHUKWU Families Demand Answers as Amnesty Pushes Probe into South-east Killings Rights group presents reports on alleged unlawful killings & police abuses as victims’ relatives seek justice FOR years, families across parts of Nigeria’s South-east have searched for answers about relatives who disappeared after alleged arrests or encounters with security operatives. Some say […]
FG Set To Unveil 1,600-Bed Hostel At Akwa Ibom State University
By EFFANGA OSOK THE Federal Government and Family Homes Funds Limited, FHFL, are set to commission a 1,600-bed student hostel at Akwa Ibom State University, Ikot Akpaden. The project marks the first university-level facility delivered under the National Student Housing Programme, NASHP. FHFL Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Abdul-Mutallab Mukhtar, disclosed the development in […]
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‘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. […]
Inside Calabar’s Forgotten Infectious Disease Hospital
The Hospital Meant to Fight Infectious Diseases TUCKED away along New Edgerley Road in Calabar, behind Zenith Bank’s Chamley Branch and a short distance from the bustling Watt Market, stands the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH), officially known as the Dr. Lawrence Henshaw Memorial Hospital. Established to serve as a frontline facility for the diagnosis and […]
Nigeria Ranks Third Globally In Student Migration — UNESCO Report
Nigeria Emerges as Global Education Export Hub NIGERIA has been ranked the third-largest source of international students globally, according to a new report by UNESCO. The inaugural Higher Education Global Trends Report revealed that Nigeria accounted for five per cent of all students studying abroad in 2023, placing it alongside Germany in the global ranking. […]
Business
Oborevwori Hails Ohanaeze Traders As 180-Shop Plaza Takes Shape In Okpe
By UCHE OGBODO THE Ohanaeze Ndigbo Traders and Independent Workers Association, ONTIWA, has commenced the construction of a 180-lock-up-shop plaza in Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State. Governor Sheriff Oborevwori commended the association for the investment, saying the project would support trade, create jobs and stimulate economic activities in the area. The governor was […]
Oborevwori Commissions Ozoro Ultra-Modern Market, Targets Trade & Jobs Growth
By BLESSING AGWE ODUGO DELTA State’s commissioning of the Ozoro Ultra-Modern Market in Isoko North Local Government Area has added a new chapter to the state government’s effort to link public infrastructure with commerce, employment and local economic development. For the Oborevwori administration, the project represents more than the construction of shops and public facilities. […]
From Investment Summit To Refinery Site: Delta’s MB Project Moves Closer To Production
By BLESSING AGWE ODUGO Delta Investment Summit Yields Results as MB Refinery Project Gains Momentum THE Delta State Government says the impact of its economic and investment drive is beginning to show, with the MB Refinery and Petrochemical Company Limited project in Ajagbodudu, Warri North Local Government Area, making progress towards construction and eventual production. […]
FG, States, LGs Share ₦3.007 Trillion July Revenue As Statutory Income Jumps
By JOANNA ILUSANMI THE Federal Government, 36 states and 774 local government areas shared ₦3.007 trillion in revenue for July, according to the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC). The Director of Press and Public Relations at the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Bawa Mokwa, disclosed the figure in a statement on Tuesday in […]
Politics
2027: Extend Your Love For Me To President Tinubu, Oborevwori Tells Religious Leaders
DELTA State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has urged Christian leaders across the state to extend the support and goodwill they have shown his administration to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general elections. Oborevwori made the appeal on Wednesday when the Executive Committee […]
2027: Tinubu, Obi, Parties Sign Peace Pact As Presidential Campaigns Begin
By MELVIN KOFFA Political Parties Commit to Peace PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) Peter Obi, Action Alliance candidate Aare Adekunle Rufai Omo-Aje and representatives of several political parties have signed a national peace accord ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. The agreement commits the political actors to peaceful, issue-based […]
Inside Adeleke’s Osun Victory: Voters, Rivalries & The 2027 Warning
By BIMBO ADEYEMI & TINA TOLUTOPE & MELVIN KOFFA & NJORIGE LYNUS Adeleke’s Second Dance: How Osun Voters Rewrote the Political Script GOVERNOR Ademola Adeleke has secured a second term in office after defeating the All Progressives Congress candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, in a closely contested Osun State governorship election. The victory gives Adeleke another four […]
Zambia Election: Hichilema Nears Second-Term Victory With 62% Lead
By FRANKLIN FRANCIS FREY PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has taken a decisive early advantage in Zambia’s presidential election, leading his closest rival by a wide margin as partial results continue to emerge. Results from about 71 per cent of constituencies show Hichilema with roughly 62 per cent of valid votes. His main challenger, Brian Mundubile, trails […]