By FATIMA HUSSAINI AUTHORITIES in Niger have jailed three journalists — Ibro Chaibou, Youssouf Sériba, and Oumarou Abou Kané — on cybercrime charges after they allegedly shared a government press invitation with an exiled aide of ousted President Mohamed Bazoum. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the trio were remanded in Kollo prison […]
By TAYO TAIWO (T.T.) OLUWOLE GREEN Springs School emerged the star performer at the Chess and Life International School Teams Chess Championship, held on Saturday at Bowine International School, Lagos, with Esdras Adebayo clinching gold after winning all five rounds. Adebayo’s teammates, Chinino Nwagwu and another Green Springs player, secured silver and bronze, sealing a […]
By HAUWA MAGANA REPORTS of rising cases of unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortions have sparked concern at the Makurdi Ultra Modern International Market, now home to thousands of displaced persons from Yelewata in Benue State. Health workers say several aborted foetuses were recently found at the camp’s refuse site, exposing the growing crisis of unprotected […]
By DAVID JOHN-FLUKE A new report by consulting firm Proten International has revealed that over 70% of Nigerian employees lack formal training in critical thinking and creative problem-solving—posing a major threat to workplace innovation and national competitiveness. The study, Assessing Gaps in Critical Thinking and Creative Problem-Solving in Corporate Workforces, found that while 81% of […]
BY GLORY UGOBA THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says that over 95 per cent of results from Saturday’s Anambra governorship election have been successfully uploaded to its Result Viewing Portal (IReV). Checks by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the IReV platform showed steady progress in result transmission from polling units across the […]
BY GLORY UGOBA THE Centre for Transparency Advocacy (CTA) has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for giving special attention to the elderly, pregnant women, and persons with disabilities (PWDs) during Saturday’s Anambra governorship election. The CTA’s Election Experts Team Lead, Prof. Alex Asigbo, made the commendation on Saturday in Awka while presenting the […]
TODAY on SUI, our guest is an Editor-in-Chief of a magazine. Question: Please, can you briefly tell us about yourself and the magazine you represent? ANSWER: I am Comrade Samuel Ogbemuvire Ogude, Publisher/Editor- in- Chief of Bailout Magazine and Assistant Secretary, Nigeria Union of Journalists, Warri Correspondents’ Chapel. I am also a member, Association of […]
By IFEOMA IZUCHUKWU AS Anambra State prepares to elect a new governor this Saturday, the spotlight falls not just on the political heavyweights vying for the top seat but also on a stark gender gap that continues to define Nigerian politics. While women make up over half of registered voters in the state, their presence […]
By AUGUSTUS ISICHEI THE start of the Women’s Basketball League Africa (WBLA) Qualifiers has been pushed back by two days, with tip-off now scheduled for Sunday 9 November 2025, instead of the original Friday start in Nairobi, Kenya. Though organisers have yet to release an official statement, insiders attribute the postponement to logistical and travel-related challenges […]
By TIMOTHY HAGGERTY-NWOKOLO WHEN U.S. President Donald Trump declared that over 3,100 Christians were killed in Nigeria within a year—calling it “genocide”—his statement ignited global debate. But a closer look reveals a far more complex picture. Reports from Open Doors confirm roughly 3,100 Christian deaths between October 2023 and September 2024, mainly from […]