FORMER Minister of Information, Chief John Nnia Nwodo, has warned that Nigeria risks disintegration before the 2027 general elections if urgent steps are not taken to restructure the country. Nwodo, also a former president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, stated that the current political structure has failed to address Nigeria’s complex challenges and must be reformed before […]
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, said its investigations have revealed that many abandoned estates in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, are owned by civil servants. Noting that some of the estates have been abandoned for over 10 years, the anti-graft agency, through its Chairman, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, said it has […]
NO fewer than 24,000 Nigerians have been declared missing by their families over the last 10 years, according to data provided by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). María Toscano, an ICRC Protection of Family Links Team Leader, who made this known at a media workshop in Maiduguri, said the international body was […]
Lawyer drags EFCC to AGF over “double jeopardy” arrest AN Abuja-based lawyer, Khadijah Bayern, has petitioned the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) over what she described as “double jeopardy” and intimidation following the re-arrest of her clients by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on the same matter already being handled by the […]
THE West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has temporarily shut down its result check portal. The shutdown of the result checker portal was due to technical issues that will be resolved within the next 24 hours. The Head of Public Affairs unit of WAEC Nigeria, Mrs. Moyosola Adesina, revealed this in a statement on Wednesday evening. […]
LET’S take a close, careful look at what I call hegemonic Islam in Northern Nigeria — not Islam as private faith, but Islam as a political architecture used to secure power, shape social norms, and control resources. Hegemony, by definition, is domination through consent as much as coercion: it works when a set of values […]
By JACINTA NWACHUKWU AFRICA Development Bank (AfDB) and its partners have mobilised 2.2 billion dollars (about ₦3.4 trillion) to implement special agro-industrial processing zones in Nigeria. Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the outgoing President of AfDB disclosed this in a paper presented at the 2025 Standard Chartered Bank Africa Summit recently held in Lagos. In a copy […]
By BENSON EZUGWU FINALS of Governor Peter Mbah Secondary Schools Games, on Thursday began in Enugu with the arrival and accreditation of athletes at Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Enugu. Dan Onwuegbuna, Director, Information, Ministry of Youth and Sports, Enugu State, said in a statement on Thursday that the games would be held between 7 and 10 […]
THE National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and its counterparts in Anambra, Ebonyi and Enugu states said they have set up machineries to respond to the impending floods in the zone. Reports stated that the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMET) and Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency have issued fresh warnings about possible flooding in about 19 states in […]
By GEORGINA ADEGBIE THE founder of the Association of Nigeria Women in Sports (NAWIS), Prof. Florence Adeyanju, has urged their representatives in different sports federations to maintain their integrity and stand strong in the face of challenges. Adeyanju who made the call in an interview in Abuja on Thursday said that the association’s mission was […]