By PAULINA NZERUBE THE Delta State Ministry of Economic Planning, in partnership with Universal Investment and Development Company (UIDC) Ltd, has trained selected civil servants on data analysis and visualisation to enhance evidence-based decision-making. Declaring the workshop open in Asaba, Commissioner for Economic Planning Mr. Sonny Ekedayen described data as “the new oil” driving modern […]
By MELVIN KOFFA INTERNATIONAL human rights lawyer Emmanuel Ogebe has explained that Sunday Jackson, an Adamawa farmer on death row for killing a herdsman in self-defense, was excluded from President Bola Tinubu’s recent pardon list because his conviction falls under state law, not federal jurisdiction. Ogebe said the Constitution only empowers the President to pardon […]
By TINA TOLUTOPE HUMAN rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s recent pardon of 175 convicts, warning that it could embolden criminals and weaken Nigeria’s justice system. Effiong acknowledged that clemency for figures like Gen. Mamman Vatsa and the Ogoni Nine was understandable but questioned pardons for convicts of murder, drug trafficking, and […]
By IFEOMA IZUCHUKWU A postgraduate student, Kayode Bello, has sued the University of Ibadan (UI) for allegedly denying him access to the school’s registration portal despite completing all required payments. Bello, representing himself, claims the university’s actions amount to victimisation and have stalled his Master’s degree in Communication and Language Arts since 2021. Justice Nkeonye […]
By TOSI ORE NIGERIA is reeling from shock after President Bola Tinubu granted a presidential pardon to convicted kidnap kingpin Kelvin Prosper Oniarah, whose decade-long reign of terror spanned six states—Delta, Edo, Rivers, Abia, Benue, and Oyo. Oniarah, once described as one of Nigeria’s most feared criminals, operated detention camps in Warri, Kokori, Ugbokolo, Benin […]
By MAHMOOD MALIK MUSA (M.M.M.) IBRAHIM PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Sunday for Rome to attend the Aqaba Process Heads of State Meeting on West Africa’s security. The summit, co-chaired by Jordan and Italy, will address terrorism, piracy, and online radicalisation in the region. Tinubu will hold bilateral talks with other leaders on […]
By ABDUL AHMED (A.A.) RUFUS THE Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has introduced a Post-Amnesty Voluntary Return and Documentation Programme (PAVRDP) for foreign nationals who failed to regularise their stay or leave Nigeria during the Expired Visa Initiative, which ended on 30 September 2025. According to NIS spokesperson ACI Akinsola Akinlabi, the programme — starting 13 […]
By PAULINA NZERUBE DELTA State Sports Commission Chairman, Onoriode Joshua Oborevwori, will receive the Best Sports Commissioner Award at the 2025 Nigeria-France Sports Awards in Paris on 20 October. Organisers said the award recognises his “transformative leadership” and contribution to grassroots and youth sports development. Since assuming office in November 2024, Oborevwori has repositioned Delta […]
By NJORIGE LYNUS THE Presidency has dismissed a World Bank report claiming that 139 million Nigerians—about 61% of the population—live in poverty, calling the figure a “statistical projection” that misrepresents current realities. In a statement on Wednesday, Presidential Adviser on Information and Strategy, Sunday Dare, said the report, which uses the global poverty benchmark of […]
By PAULINA NZERUBE THE Partners for National Economic Progress (PANEP), a coalition of civil society groups, on Thursday held a massive citizens’ rally in Asaba, Delta State, calling on President Bola Tinubu to protect the Dangote Refinery from what it described as a coordinated campaign of sabotage by entrenched oil cartels. Themed “National Unity Against […]