By HAUWA MAGANA A City Divided, A People Scarred IN 2003, as violence spread across Jos, Blessing Emmanuel lost her home, her belongings, and the stability she once knew. Hers was not an isolated experience. Plateau State had already become synonymous with ethno-religious conflict, with clashes in 2001 and 2004 claiming thousands of lives. Old […]
By PAULINA NZERUBE NIGERIA marked 65 years of independence still battling diseases long considered conquerable. For the Asagba of Asaba, His Royal Majesty Prof. Epiphany Azinge, this is not just disappointing — it is shameful. Hosting Dr. Joachim Ajakaiye, Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Trypanosomiasis Research (NITR), the monarch delivered a scathing critique of […]
By DAVID JOHN-FLUKE NIGERIA’S economy is showing unmistakable signs of revival. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), and the NNPCL suggest that the worst may be over. Inflation has begun to cool, GDP growth is outpacing forecasts, and foreign reserves are climbing. Yet, for many Nigerians, the […]
By MELVIN KOFFA A Federal High Court in Abuja has declared unconstitutional the attempt by Professor Pat Utomi and his associates to form a shadow government under the Big Tent Coalition Shadow Government (BTCSG). Justice James Omotosho, ruling in a suit filed by the DSS, held that the move was unlawful, null, and void, stressing […]
By NJORIGE LYNUS THE House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) has intervened in the escalating dispute between Dangote Petroleum Refinery and oil unions NUPENG and PENGASSAN, following strikes over unionisation and worker sackings. Committee Chairman Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere described the rift as a threat to downstream sector stability and warned it could scare […]
By FRED LONGJOHN OBEH NIGERIA’S Golden Eaglets will face arch-rivals Ghana’s Black Starlets on Tuesday in the semi-final of the WAFU-B U17 Championship at the Stade Charles Konan Banny, Yamoussoukro, with kick-off at 8:00 PM Nigerian time. The Eaglets, five-time FIFA U-17 World Cup champions, topped Group B with four goals scored and just one […]
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE FORMER Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has called on the Federal Government to urgently resolve the ongoing strike by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), warning it is already hurting Nigerians and the economy. In a statement on Monday, Obi criticized the government’s silence, stressing that […]
By ANITA KNIGHT NIGERIA’S ivory towers may soon be silenced again. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has fired a fresh warning shot at the Federal Government, issuing a 14-day ultimatum to address long-standing grievances or face another round of strikes that could cripple the academic calendar nationwide. The decision, announced after an emergency […]
THE Delta Online Publishers Forum (DOPF) has announced its 2025 Convention and Annual Lecture, set to take place in Asaba, Delta State, from Wednesday, November 26 to Thursday, November 27, 2025. The two-day programme will open with the induction of new members and a capacity-building training session for members and media practitioners, while the second […]
By FRED LONGJOHN OBEH EX-SUPER Eagles striker and coach, Samson Siasia, has questioned the commitment of foreign-born players in Nigeria’s squad, saying many lack emotional ties to the country. Speaking on UTVAfrica, Siasia contrasted his era—when players rose through the local league before moving abroad—with today’s team, dominated by dual nationals like Alex Iwobi, William […]