Edo 2024: Protest rocks Benin as residents reject Sept. 21 election result
Thousands of Edo residents took to the streets of Benin City on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, to protest the outcome of the September 21 gubernatorial election, calling on the Independent…
Uzodimma lauds Ekeh for strategic development in Imo, urges others to emulate him
Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma has called on the well-to-do Imo sons and daughters, to emulate the kind gesture of the Chairman, Zinox Group, Chief Leo Stan Ekeh, who…
NNPC Limited and the ‘Unoka’ syndrome, by Pius Mordi
You have to feel for today’s generation. Of all the deprivation inflicted on them by the chain of failed leadership in Nigeria, the most severe is denying them access to…
Nigeria @64: Obi seeks independence from state capture, end to suffering
The Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 polls, Peter Obi has urged Nigerians to seek a true independent nation free from state capture and end the unprecedented hardship and…
Independence: Stay the Course, Ighodalo Tells Nigerians
Urges Judiciary to Remain Impartial and Punish Electoral Heists Asue Ighodalo The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 21, Edo State governorship election, Dr. Asue…
Food Security: Delta to distribute 12,000 bags of fertilizers to farmers
To improve food security across the State, the Delta State Government has revealed plans to distribute 12,000 bags of fertilizers to farmers in the State. This move was disclosed by…
Nigeria @ 64: Akpabio urges Nigerians; be patient, hopeful
As the nation celebrates its 64th Independence Anniversary, President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, GCON has admonished Nigerian citizens to be patient and hopeful that the administration of…
Disaster Relief Fund: Why fix it when it is not broken?
By Yahaya Etila Recently, the federal government announced the establishment of a “Disaster Relief Fund” to address national disasters like flooding. I struggled to understand the aim and objectives because…
Tinubu swears in Justice Kekere-Ekun as CJN, pledges to preserve sanctity of the judiciary
Justice Kudirat Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun took the oath of office as the 23rd Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) on Monday, with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu reaffirming his administration’s commitment to…
Hotel inspection: Edo govt warns Shaibu not violate extant laws
The Edo State Government has warned the impeached Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu not to act in breach of extant laws. The warning came as the ousted deputy…