By CHUKWUEMEKE K. VICTOR FOR decades, the agitation for Anioma State stood as one of Nigeria’s oldest and most consistent quests for political, cultural and administrative justice. So when Senator Ned Nwoko tabled a Bill for its creation, the enthusiasm across Delta North was unsurprising. What shocked many, however, was the sudden political pushback—not from external […]
By TOSAN OYAKHILOME-AKAHOMEN THE Nigerian Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to deploy troops to Benin Republic to help restore order following an attempted military takeover in the neighbouring country. Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the decision after lawmakers adopted the request through a voice vote during the Committee of the Whole. Although the […]
By BUNMI BUSOLA CHIEF Emeka Agba, founder of the Chief Emeka Agba Foundation, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s military intervention in Benin Republic, describing it as unconstitutional and unnecessary. Speaking in an interview, Agba argued that the President acted without the mandatory approval of the National Assembly. He noted that the 1999 Constitution clearly states […]
By AUGUSTUS ISICHEI NIGERIA’S football industry has bled an estimated $2 billion in the last ten years due to poor contract management and limited understanding of international transfer rules, sports lawyer Pius C. Ndubuokwu has disclosed. Speaking at the second International Sport Solicitors’ Football Law Annual Moot (FLAM) in Abuja, he said systemic ignorance continues […]
By EDWIN OKOH FOR decades, Ika South Local Government Area has been viewed as one of Delta State’s most politically endowed constituencies—yet paradoxically one of the most externally controlled. Today, however, the LGA stands at a moment of reckoning. A deeper investigative dive reveals a community confronting its political history, re-evaluating its power structures, and attempting […]
By PAULINA NZERUBE REP. Francis Waive, representing Ughelli North, Ughelli South and Udu Federal Constituency, has expressed deep concern over what he described as the steady and troubling decline in the voting population of the Delta Central Senatorial District. Speaking at the Delta Central APC Leaders and Stakeholders Meeting held at the Petroleum Training Institute […]
THE campaign for Adada State—an old but resurging agitation in the South-East—is no longer just a constitutional argument about equal state distribution. It has evolved into a deeper cultural and political question: What happens to the Igbo communities stranded outside Igboland by colonial-era boundaries? Across Kogi and Benue States, several indigenous Igbo […]
By MAHMOOD MALIK MUSA (M.M.M.) IBRAHIM NORTHERN governors have approved a joint security plan that will see all 19 states contribute ₦1 billion each monthly for a year—amounting to ₦228 billion—to strengthen regional security operations and deploy advanced technology against banditry. Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule disclosed the decisions, explaining that the funds will support […]
By NJORIGE LYNUS NIGERIA’S First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has projected a dramatic economic turnaround for the country, asserting that by 2026, foreign nations will seek loans from Nigeria. She made the declaration in Ile-Ife, Osun State, after being installed as Yeye Asiwaju Gbogbo Ile Oodu’a during the 10th coronation anniversary of the Ooni of […]
STAKEHOLDERS of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta Central Senatorial District, on Sunday, held a strategic political meeting at the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI), Effurun, where they unanimously pledged unwavering loyalty to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori. The gathering, which drew party leaders, senior government officials, grassroots […]