Mining: New rates unrealistic, no proper consultation made – Stakeholders
July 14, 2024 Stakeholders in the mining sector have decried the lack of proper consultation before new mining rates were announced by the Federal Government. The Minister of Solid Minerals…
Troops arrest 2 terrorists, recover motorcycles after intense shooting in Taraba
July 14, 2024 In a decisive operation, troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army and Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have successfully apprehended two notorious terrorists after a fierce shootout…
Beyond satire: Columnist as moral compass, by Louis Odion
Treacherous was the moment. Most editors got a whiff of the story but were either afraid or reluctant to publish. Meffy (Godwin Emefiele, then CBN governor) had gone rogue in…
US, UK, Europe-bound cocaine, opioids concealed in shoe soles, clothes seized in Lagos
July 14, 2024 Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted various quantities of cocaine and opioids among others concealed in soles of shoes, clothes and other…
Again, APC’s Okpebholo Missing As Ighodalo Shines In Town Hall Meeting
Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, was again typically missing in action on Saturday as he failed…
Former Senate President, Anyim, Ogba, others dump PDP for APC
Former Senate President, Pius Anyim, alongside former gubernatorial candidates of opposition parties in Ebonyi on Saturday defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Anyim, formerly of the Peoples Democratic Party…
CGC Adeniyi and Presidential Award, by Ken Ugbechie
Awards are rewards for service conferred on individuals, corporates or group of persons. A decoration that commemorates their service to humanity, nations, organisations, et al. The Comptroller General of Customs,…
School Building Collapse: Obi mourns with bereaved families
The Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi has described as disheartening the tragic incident of the collapse of a school building in Jos, Plateau state….
School building collapse: Plateau govt. declares 3 days of mourning
July 13, 2024 Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau has declared three days of mourning in response to the tragic loss of lives and injuries sustained by teachers and students of…
Fire guts Emir of Kano’s palace
July 13, 2024 Fire has gutted the outer Court of the Kofar Kudu Palace of the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II. A statement by Munir Bayero (Danburam Kano), the…