Tinubu deserves praise for connecting Nigeria, Onanuga declares
Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga has said that President Bola Tinubu deserves praise for expanding infrastructure across the country. He stated this during an inspection tour of the Makurdi–Otukpo–Obolo-Affor–Enugu dual carriageway by the Renewed Hope Ambassadors Presidential Media Team. The team led by Onanuga is being conducted round completed and ongoing federal and state infrastructure […]
Eno cautions corps members against ethnicity, religious bigotry
The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno has cautioned corps members deployed to the state to avoid ethnicity and religious discrimination during their service to the nation. He gave the advice on Friday during the swearing-in ceremony of the 2026 Batch ‘B’ Stream 11 corps members at Ikot Itie Udung in Nsit Atai Local […]
Why I revamped N70b Taraku mill abandoned for 40 years, by Alia
Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue has said he revived the N70 billion moribund Taraku Mill after 40 years because the state could no longer afford to waste its economic potential. He made the disclosure on Friday in Makurdi during a media chat with the Renewed Hope Ambassadors Presidential Media Team. The team was led […]
Group hails Tinubu for approving military pay rise
The Society Security Initiative (SSI) has commended President Bola Tinubu for approving a 30 to 80 per cent salary increase for members of the Armed Forces. The group, in a statement on Saturday by its President, Abdulsalam Mohammed, described the approval as a significant morale booster capable of enhancing troops’ commitment and effectiveness […]
LIFE CHALLENGES, No. 10: THE BURDEN NOBODY SEES
By Toyin Falola When Poverty Begins to Know Your Name Money no longer passes by my street. Maybe it heard that sorrow lives here. Maybe it saw my roof, my cracked shoes, the tired face behind the window, and decided that there was nothing left to harvest. Owó! You’ve become a stranger […]
Nigeria’s admission into World Energy Council excites Tinubu
Congratulates Isa, Wunti President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has welcomed the formal admission of Nigeria as the newest National Member Committee of the World Energy Council (WEC), describing it as a proud moment for the nation and a strong vote of confidence in Nigeria’s energy reforms and leadership role in Africa. According to him, Nigeria’s […]
Tinubu hails Makarfi at 70
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Senator Ahmed Muhammed Makarfi, prominent politician and former governor of Kaduna State, on his 70th birthday on August 8, 2026. He described the former governor as a quintessential public servant and statesman whose life has been defined by integrity and exemplary leadership. President Tinubu called Senator Makarfi a perfect gentleman […]
Nigeria: Why journalism is dying!
By Olayinka Oyegbile All the metrics for legacy news media are headed in the same direction: less revenue, far fewer reporters and editors, less profit to reinvest and less community clout – Rory O’Connor It is not in doubt that journalism around the world is undergoing tremendous changes and threat: technology, dictatorship, problems of funding […]
COWAS President visits T
R-L: President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and outgoing president of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray at the State House, Abuja, Thursday, August 6, 2026