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There is a lot of anguish in The Guardian family concerning a statement by publisher Maiden Ibru at the ThisDay 30th Anniversary Awards.  I write as a pioneer staff member of The Guardian.   I have said that it is unethical for a media organisation to establish and administer titles and awards. This is even […]

 The House of Representatives Committee on the review of the 1999 Constitution has proposed the creation of 31 additional states in the country.    Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Benjamin Kalu who presided over plenary on Thursday read a letter from the committee containing the proposed states. If approved, this will increase the […]

Dare-devil bandits operating in Katsina have kidnapped Major General Mahrazu Tsiga (retired), a former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).   Residents of Tsiga village in the Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, confirmed that Tsiga was kidnapped with some other residents whose identity Searchng.ng nigerian search engine is yet to confirm. […]

The body of abducted Hon. Justice Azuka, a member of the Anambra State House of Assembly, has been discovered.   The body, which is already decomposing, was found around the 2nd Niger Bridge.   The lawmaker, who represented Onitsha North Constituency 1, was abducted on Tuesday, December, 24, 2024, along Ugwunaobankpa Road in Inland Town, […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced significant leadership changes at several federal universities, including the University of Abuja, now known as Yakubu Gowon University.    These changes are effective immediately.   At Yakubu Gowon University, President Tinubu dissolved the entire governing council and relieved Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi of her duties as Vice-Chancellor.    Senator […]

  History seems to show that the Yoruba Nigeria just love to court unnecessary controversy. While there is nothing wrong with having differences in opinions or even disagreements and preferences, the group goal should still be sacrosanct.   In 1951, the Ibadan People’s Party, led by Adisa Meredith Akinloye, joined forces with Obafemi Awolowo’s Action […]

President Bola Tinubu has departed Abuja for Paris, France. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. He said the President’s trip to the European country is for private purpose, adding that the visit is en route to Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital. “In […]

Fouad Oki, a leader in the All Progressives Congress (APC), has warned his party against reinstating Mudashiru Obasa, the removed Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly.   Oki, a critical face within the party, warned that reinstating Obasa against the wish of his colleagues at the Assembly would amount to denigrating the party […]

The recent spate of defections by opposition lawmakers to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is an unsettling betrayal of democratic principles and a blatant disregard for the will of the electorate. With six lawmakers abandoning their parties for the APC, including Alfred Ajang of the Labor Party (LP), the trend underscores a troubling pattern: […]

Nigeria is pushing to secure a higher crude oil production quota from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) as it recovers from years of declining output. Gbenga Komolafe, Chief Executive of the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), said Nigeria aims to increase production to meet budget targets before officially requesting the quota increase. […]

The repatriation of the embezzled funds by the late Nigerian military ruler, General Sani Abacha, has suffered a major setback following US President Donald Trump’s decision to freeze all US government spending, including his assault on the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ), which had been handling the negotiations […]

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) recently attempted to sell three Soviet-era Mi-24V attack helicopters to Ukraine, but negotiations broke down due to the poor condition of the aircraft and high pricing, a source close to NAF Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, told Searchng.ng nigerian search engine, on conditions of anonymity, given the sensitive nature of the […]