By TINA TOLUTOPE PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has admitted that instances of compromise within the judiciary undermine its integrity and weaken public confidence. Speaking at the opening of the 2025 All Nigerian Judges Conference in Abuja, he urged judges to protect the sanctity of their profession and restore trust through fairness, speed, and transparency in justice […]
By TIMOTHY HAGGERTY-NWOKOLO ACROSS Nigeria, the question “Who is the youngest billionaire?” fuels arguments from Lagos boardrooms to family WhatsApp groups. But beneath the excitement lies a murky landscape of unverifiable claims, opaque wealth structures, and social-media-driven illusions that rarely mirror financial reality. A months-long investigation reveals a truth that Nigeria’s business elite already know: […]
By FRED LONGJOHN OBEH AFRICA’S biggest football showpiece returns on 21 December 2025 as Morocco hosts the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time since 1988. The Atlas Lions welcome 23 other teams for a month-long tournament that will run until 18 January 2026, with champions Ivory Coast aiming to defend their crown. This […]
By IFEOMA IZUCHUKWU TRAGEDY and frustration have gripped the Anambra State House of Assembly as workers begin an indefinite strike over poor pay and lack of allowances. The strike follows the death of Tochukwu Ezekobe of the Publications Department, who reportedly succumbed to pressure over an unpaid loan. She is one of three assembly staff […]
By DIANA CHUKWUKA ACROSS Nigeria’s federal ministries, departments and agencies, frustration is boiling over. What appeared at first to be minor salary discrepancies—deductions between ₦1,000 and ₦2,000 in October—has widened into a national outcry, with workers accusing the Federal Government of wage tampering masked as health reform. The controversy began when civil servants noticed unexplained […]
By STELLA JOHNSON OGBOVOVEH WITH October salaries, federal civil servants received an unexpected jolt: a deduction ranging from ₦1,000 to ₦2,000. For many, it was an unwelcome surprise in a season of rising living costs. For the Federal Government, however, it marked the quiet rollout of a major policy—mandatory contributions to the National Health Insurance […]
By MAHMOOD MALIK MUSA (M.M.M.) IBRAHIM THE Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) has condemned the attack on Government Girls’ Comprehensive Senior Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State, where bandits killed the school’s Vice Principal and abducted 25 female students. In a statement from Gombe, the Forum’s Chairman and Governor of Gombe State, Inuwa Yahaya, […]
By TAYO TAIWO (T.T.) OLUWOLE OBIAGARI Pemela Ameachi’s silver-medal finish at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games is more than just another podium moment for Team Nigeria—it is a story of grit, growth and grace under pressure. Competing in Riyadh on the same day she arrived after a long journey, the 24-year-old discus thrower delivered a […]
By FIDELUS ZWANSON THE latest FAAC disbursement figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics lay bare a familiar yet troubling reality: Nigeria’s state-revenue structure remains profoundly uneven, structurally lopsided, and politically consequential. Between January and August 2025, the 36 states collectively received ₦4.587 trillion, but the gulf between the top earners and […]
By ANDERSON (ANDY) CLIFF NIGERIA has urged the international community to stop “naming and shaming” the country over its security challenges, calling instead for stronger collaboration to curb the illicit flow of small arms and light weapons. Speaking at the UN Security Council, Nigeria’s Chargé d’Affaires, Syndoph Endoni, warned that unchecked arms proliferation continues to […]