Governorship: Ekiti North Senatorial District endorses Oyebanji
Major stakeholders in Ekiti North Senatorial District have endorsed Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji for a second term as governor of the state. Speaking at an event described as “A Historic Grand Endorsement Rally”, Chief Stephen Adewunmi Abejide, Chairman of the Organising Committee said, the rally was organized to declare unflinching support for the administration of […]
Wanted: Blueprint For Nigeria’s Waste Management Crisis
By Ogunlade Olamide and Esi-Ife Arogundade The fantasy that natural resources are inexhaustible and always renewable, despite the overwhelming amount of waste generated has been dispelled by the alarming decline of our environmental health. The global waste crisis is staggering. Annually, it is on record that more than 2 billion tons of municipal solid waste are generated, […]
Court Sentences Osinachi’s Husband, Peter Nwachukwu, to Death By Esi-ife Arogundade On Monday, Justice Nwosu-Iheme of the FCT High Court in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, sentenced Peter Nwachukwu, the husband of the late gospel singer Osinachi, to death by hanging. Nwachukwu was found guilty of culpable homicide in connection with his wife’s death on April […]
Lagos signs MOU to rehabilitate water project
The Lagos State Government (LASG) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with an international consortium company, Belstar and ENKA, for the rehabilitation and expansion of water supply works in the state. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria […]
Professor Abimbola Adelakun: A Journey Through Time
By Toyin Falola Professor Abimbola Adelakun left Ibadan, the city of Brown Roofs, to study and live a new life in Austin, the Bat City. Her next abode is now the Windy City, where she has accepted a prestigious job at the University of Chicago, an Ivy League. Let me take the story from the […]
Dele Jegede At 80: Skill and creativity for social development
By Toyin Falola It was a privilege to have participated in the one-day symposium on “Dele Jegede at 80: Examining the Nexus of Art, Activism, and Academica, held on April 26, 2025, at the University of Lagos.” Jegede’s Old Testament beard added color to the event, although no divine vision was brought from the wilderness. […]
Akpabio leads Nigeria’s delegation to Pope Francis’ funeral
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent a high-powered delegation to Vatican City to attend the burial of His Holiness, Pope Francis, on Saturday, April 26. Senate President Godswill Akpabio is at the head of the five-member delegation. Other members of the delegation are the Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu Ojukwu; Archbishop Lucius […]
Rivers: Ibas requests more time to brief Reps
The Sole Administrator of Rivers, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas has requested for more time from the House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on Rivers, to properly brief the committee on the on developments in the state. He made the request on Friday at a meeting with the committee in Abuja after failing to appear […]
Delta mass defections painful, disappointing, says Damagum
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described mass defection involving Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori, other elected and party leaders in Delta to the All Progressives Congress (APC) as painful and disappointing. Acting National Chairman of PDP, Umar Damagum, made this known in Abuja at a ceremony for the issuance of Certificate of Return to Mr Jude […]
Kidnapped Kaduna Catholic priest regains freedom
The Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan has confirmed the release of Rev. Fr Ibrahim Amos, who was kidnapped from his residence by bandits in the early hours of Thursday. Amos is the Parish Priest of St. Gerald Quasi Parish, Kurmin Risga in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. In a statement, Rev. Fr Jacob Shanet, […]
