By PAULINA NZERUBE DELTA State governor, Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has called on Christians across Nigeria to rise above denominational barriers and unite as one body in confronting the moral and social challenges plaguing the nation. He made the call on Thursday during the 2025 Delta State Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Day celebration, held at […]
By STELLA JOHNSON OGBOVOVEH IN Ogijo, a bustling industrial town straddling the Lagos–Ogun border, the air carries more than the usual dust of a growing community. It carries a quiet, deadly pollutant—lead—floating invisibly in the wind, settling on rooftops, on farm soil, on school […]
DELTA State Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, says Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s strong emphasis on strict supervision is helping the state achieve quality projects and full value for money. Aniagwu stated this on Wednesday during a wide inspection tour of ongoing and completed rural road projects in Aniocha North and […]
By TOSAN OYAKHILOME-AKAHOMEN ON 14 October, the Nigerian Senate had a chance to speak for the voiceless, yet the chamber fell silent. Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi Central moved a motion demanding government intervention for Nigerian women reportedly abused and exploited in Libyan prisons. The plea was urgent, emotional, and deeply human. But when […]
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE THE Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has congratulated Elozino Olaniyan on her historic appointment as the first female Chief Executive Officer of Midwestern Oil and Gas. In a congratulatory letter, NSE President Mrs. Margaret Oguntala noted that Olaniyan’s leadership, effective from December 1, marks a major milestone in the energy sector and […]
DELTA State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, on Tuesday commissioned a newly built cluster of housing units and supporting infrastructure in Okuama, Ughelli South Local Government Area—marking a decisive step in the state’s commitment to rebuild the once-devastated community. Okuama was razed in March 2024 following the killing of 17 Nigerian Army personnel, an incident that displaced […]
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 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 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, […]