2023: Ndokwa people to address neglect, marginalisation- APC chieftain
Chief Anthony Ndanenu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta, has said that Ndokwa area of the state was set to liberate […]
Marginalisation
The North East: Which Way Forward?, By Hassan Gimba
Being a speech delivered by Hassan Gimba, publisher of Neptune Prime online newspaper and magazine, chairman Northeast Publishers’ Forum, as the Guest Speaker at the […]
Council of traditional rulers decry killings, militarisation of S’East
The South-East Council of Traditional Rulers has decried the incessant gruesome killings and destruction of property in the zone. It called for an end to […]
What would Tafawa Balewa say? By Dan Agbese
Email: [email protected] SMS: 08055001912 Saturday, October 1, 1960. The Union Jack came down from the flag pole and yielded a permanent place to a new national […]
2023: We will address infrastructure deficit in Anambra – Ozigbo
Mr Valentine Ozigbo, the Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra, says he will address the infrastructure deficit in Anyamelum Local Government […]
LG congress: We’re still waiting for petitions – Lagos APC Appeal C’ttee
The APC Local Government Congress Appeal Committee for Lagos State, says it has not received petitions from aggrieved groups, despite parallel congresses that trailed the […]
VON DG lauds Buhari on broad-based NNPC Board
Mr Osita Okechukwu, Director General, Voice of Nigeria (VON), has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for putting together a broad-based board for the newly created Nigerian […]
Buhari’s outreach to the Southeast, By Dakuku Peterside
Symbolic gestures are particularly evident in Africa. Ndigbo or south easterners, more than any other group ,attach importance to symbolic gestures. It is ingrained in […]
APC splinter group says parallel congresses bad for party
The Lagos4Lagos Movement, a splinter group within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, says parallel congresses may impact negatively on coming elections. The […]
APC executives: Group holds parallel LG congress in Lagos
A dissatisfied group within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, ‘Lagos 4Lagos Movement’, on Saturday, held a parallel local government congress at different […]
CCN embarks on campaign against child molestation, GBV in Sokoto
The Christian Council of Nigeria (CCN) has embarked on a week-long sensitisation against child molestation and other cases of Gender Based Violence (GBV) against women […]
Boko Haram: Breaking the conflict trap in the Lake Chad basin,By Jibrin Ibrahim
Following a Special Report General Saleh Bala and I had written for the United States Institute for Peace (USIP) entitled “Civilian-led Governance and Security in […]
North-Central zone cries out, demands fairness
North Central Geo-political zone has demanded for fairness in the allocation of resources, saying they have been shortchanged since the return of democracy in 1999, […]
Activist advises FG to adopt innovative measures to end agitations
A political activist, Dr Nnamdi Onochie, has advised the Federal Government to fashion out innovative methods to persuade ethnic nationalities in Nigeria to jettison their […]
Violent extremism persisting in Lake Chad despite efforts – UN
Despite efforts made to address violent extremism and root causes of conflicts in the Lake Chad region, the problem has persisted, blocking progress, the United […]
Embrace economic empowerment to be self reliant, Group urges widows
A non-governmental organisation, Women Centre for Self-Empowerment and Development (WOCSED), has urged widows in Nigeria to embrace economic empowerment to be self-reliant and eradicate poverty. Its Founder, Mrs […]
On being angry with the state and INEC, by Zainab Suleiman Okino
Let’s get it right from the start. Nigeria has been a huge disappointment to her citizens, and no one (not even those in the corridors […]
Ex- Ohaneze President appeals to NASS on creation of Adada state
Former President – General, Ohaneze Ndigbo, Nnia Nwodo, has appealed to National Assembly to support the South East in actualising the creation of Adada out […]
Ijaw National Congress canvases support for restructuring
The Ijaw National Congress (INC) on Tuesday canvassed support for restructuring in the country.President of the Congress, Prof. Benjamin Okaba, made the call when he […]
Insecurity: Stakeholders call for decentralisation of police
Stakeholders from the South-East geopolitical zone have called for a constitutional amendment that will guarantee the decentralisation of the police as part of efforts to […]
Group charges southeast politicians to close ranks to produce next president
A political group has urged southeast politicians to close ranks so as to install one of them as president come 2023. The group, the Movement […]
PDM chieftain in Ebonyi wants power shift to Southeast in 2023
) A 2019 gubernatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) in Ebonyi, Chief Aja Agha, has demanded that the Southeast should produce the next […]
Commissioner urges South-East youths to embrace police recruitment
Mr Onyemuche Nnamani, the Commissioner Representing South East in the Police Service Commission (PSC) has called on youths in the region to take advantage of […]
NOA to hold Youth Summit in Bauchi State
The National Orientation Agency (NOA), says it will hold a Youth Summit in Bauchi State to x-ray issues affecting the youth in the state. Alhaji […]
Education: Religious leaders, others back gender policy review
Some clerics and other stakeholders have expressed commitment to ensuring review of the National Policy on Gender in Basic Education, to resolve issues of inequality […]