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The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the immediate posting of Seven Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) to various strategic offices and the posting of eighteen Commissioners of Police (CPs) due for AIG ranks, pending approval from the Police Service Commission (PSC) to AIG offices nationwide.   A statement signed by the Force Public […]

Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, is set to host its inaugural Business Series for the year to commemorate the International Women’s Day 2025.   With the theme, “Against All Odds: The Impact of Women,” this edition of the UBA business series will highlight the remarkable journeys of women who have broken […]

A drama ensued at the Rivers State House of Assembly Complex on Wednesday when Governor Siminalayi Fubara arrived at the quarters but the entrance gate locked.    Our correspondents observed that the security personnel at the complex locked the gates when the governor’s convoy arrived at the complex.   The action of the security personnel […]

It appears there is no limit to the odium Nigerians will endure in the hands of “Sinators” because just when these “legislooters” seem to have hit rock bottom in governance and legislative capacity, they somehow manage to find a way into further depths in ignominy. The travesty of justice that played out in the senate […]

The air in Ogoniland is thick with despair. The rivers, once teeming with fish, now carry the stench of crude oil. The farmlands, once lush and fertile, lie barren, poisoned beyond redemption. The wells, once sources of life, now serve only death. This is the horrific reality of the Ogoni people, and other Niger Delta […]

The immediate-past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufa’i, has resigned from the ruling All Progressives Congress and defected to the Social Democratic Party (SDP).   In a statement he issued on Monday, El-Rufai expressed his disappointment with the APC’s leadership style, accusing the leadership of the party of straying from the progressive ideals of its […]

As the world celebrates International Women’s Day, Nigeria once again stands as a glaring paradox, wearing the mask of false progress, pretending to honor its women while continuing to fail them in every way imaginable. Behind the facade of progress lies a grim tableau of marginalization, where the voices of women are stifled, their potentials […]

Family of late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha (rtd) has cautioned former Military President Gen. Ibrahim Babangida against tarnishing the image of the former military leader.   A statement on Sunday by Mohammed Abacha, the Abacha family noted that Gen. Babangida had in his recent book titled, “A Journey in Service” alleged that the […]

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has invited the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, and other lawmakers for a meeting. The meeting is scheduled to hold at the Governor’s Office in the Government House, Port Harcourt on Monday. This was announced in a letter dated March 7 and obtained by Channels Television […]

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) destroyed counterfeit drugs at the Moniya dump site in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State.   NAFDAC Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, said the counterfeit drugs worth a Hundred Billion Naira were confiscated from pharmaceutical drug marketers in Idumota market, Lagos. She noted […]

The disturbing revelation the other day by the Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, that over 60 per cent of manufacturing firms in Nigeria have exited the national grid, is certainly no complimentary news. At the recent unveiling of the National Integrated Electricity Policy (NIEP) and the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) in collaboration with the […]