Plane crash: House Committees on Army, Air Force mourn COAS, others
The House of Representatives Committee on Army has commiserated with the Federal Government, the Nigerian Army and family of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), […]
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AstraZeneca vaccine still off limits for Norway’s health authorities
Norway’s health authorities remain cautious about the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and are holding off on reinstating its use. “There is still great […]
Kaduna Kidnap: 39 students still missing – Commissioner
Mr Samuel Aruwan, Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, says 39 students of Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, are still missing […]
Insecurity: Senate advocates stiffer penalties for illegal bearers of firearms
By Haruna Salami The Senate on Tuesday, advocated for stiffer penalties for anyone caught in possession of firearm not legally procure in Nigeria. This was […]
INEC and the Creation of New Polling Units, By Jibrin Ibrahim
One of the realities of Nigeria is that every administrative decision or process is read as and understood as being political. Currently, INEC is […]
TRIBUTE: Galadima, Dr GTN Ajakpo: A friend and prayer partner flies away
By Folu Olamiti, FNGE As I punch the key-board to write this, it still feels like a dream. A very bad dream. As I […]
Oil & gas will still supply over 50% of world energy needs by 2045 – OPEC
The Secretary General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Dr Mohammad Barkindo, says the oil and gas sector will still supply over 50 […]
#ENDSARS: Why proceedings are slow in Enugu Panel-Chairman
The Chairman of the Panel on Police Brutality and Extrajudicial Killing in Enugu State, Justice Kingsley Udeh Rtd. says the slow pace […]
Nigeria needs the peace serum of restructuring, By Atiku Abubakar
Nigeria needs to be restructured. Just look at Nigeria today. This truth is staring us in our collective faces. The current ethnic and religious […]
Facing 2021: Notes to the Nigerian Left, By Edwin Madunagu
The last paragraph of my last published article for the year 2020, titled “Study notes on state and state failure” (December 22) started with a […]
‘I am still alive’, says Christian Chukwu
Former Super Eagles Coach, Christian Chukwu has debunked the news of his death, saying that he is hale and hearty. Chukwu disclosed this on Sunday […]
Order over Justice: Man’s Original Sin, By Osmund Agbo
“The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict… [an individual] who accepts evil without protesting […]
Defection: Umahi still remains our leader, friend in PDP – Lawmaker
A federal lawmaker, Chief Sylvester Ogbaga, says Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi remains the leader and friend of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the […]
On My father’s Memorial: As we look forward to another year, By Orji Uzor Kalu
It’s exactly ten years since my dearest father passed on. He was a quiet, peaceful and a private man; and, his fond memories shall […]
World Bank says Nigeria’s $1.5 bn budget support loan request ‘still in the works’
Nigeria’s 1.5 billion dollar budget support loan request is “still in the works”, says Shubham Chaudhuri, World Bank Country Director for Nigeria. Chaudhuri said this […]
COVID-19 Mass production of vaccines still far – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) says in spite of announcements of discovery of vaccines to tackle novel coronavirus pandemic, mass production of the […]
TETFund still suspends conference sponsorship for lecturers — Bogoro
The Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Prof. Suleiman Bogoro, has disclosed that the agency had yet to lift suspension on sponsorship of conference […]
COVID-19 still very much around and real, group cautions Nigerians
An Abuja-based NGO, Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC), has cautioned Nigerians who threw the COVID-19 protocols to the wind to continue to abide […]
DPR says 2020 marginal oilfield bid still on
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says the bid round process for its 57 marginal oilfields in the country is still ongoing. Mr Paul Osu, […]
Uneasy calm in Lokoja as schools, banks, businesses still remain closed
There is palpable uneasy calm in Lokoja on Tuesday as banks, schools and business premises remained closed for fear of the unknown. Assailants, riding in […]
#EndSARS: Osun says curfew still in force
The Osun Government says the 24-hour curfew imposed on the state by Gov. Gboyega Oyetola, to rid the streets and communities of violence, prevent loss […]
Curfew: Some Enugu residents defy order, still transact businesses
Some residents of Enugu State capital, have defied the 24-hour curfew imposed by Gov Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi on Wednesday, over the recent civil unrest and opened […]
Curfew: Business activities stand still as protesters block roads in Osogbo
Business activities in Osogbo, Osun, remained halted on Thursday, as the curfew imposed by the state government enters day two, the News Agency of Nigeria […]
Edo 24-hour curfew still in place, says gov’s aide.
Edo Government on Wednesday reiterated that the 24-hour curfew imposed on Monday to quell civil disturbances in the wake of the hijack of #ENDSARS protests, […]
#EndSARS;Things left unsaid, By Dakuku Peterside
On Friday, December 18, 2010, a man named Mohamed Bouazizi, protesting police corruption and ill-treatment, set himself on fire in the […]