ECOWAS @50: Activist on 50 day celebration journey arrives in Cotonou
April 2, 2025 A Nigerian activist, Mr. Bishir Dauda, who has embarked on a 50 day celebration road trip across West Africa to mark ECOWAS’ 50th anniversary on Tuesday, arrived…
InDrive drivers strike over insecurity, low fares
April 2, 2025 The Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transporters of Nigeria (AUATON), Lagos State Council, has directed its members to boycott the inDrive ride-hailing platform, citing security concerns and exploitative…
Professor Barth Nnaji to deliver The Bullion Lecture April 10
Globally acclaimed energy expert, Professor Barth Nnaji, is to deliver the 2025 edition of The Bullion Lecture. The theme of the lecture is “Architecting the Energy Sector for Nigeria’s $1-Trillion…
Quick facts about new NNPCL Group CEO, Bayo Ojulari
Ojulari who hails from Kwara state has been pencilled down by President Bola Tinubu for a long time as a worthy successor of Mele Kyari for the post of Group…
Police raid ‘Yahoo School’ in Lagos, apprehends 10 suspects
April 2, 2025 The Police Command in Lagos State has uncovered and dismantled internet fraud training facility, commonly referred to as “Yahoo School”, operating in the Iju area of the…
Uromi killings and sectarian scourge in Nigeria, by Pius Mordi
As despicable as the killing of some people described as hunters was, followers of developments in the area would not be entirely surprised. It was gory to apprehend some young…
NNPCL: Kyari out, Ojulari in as Tinubu reconstitutes new Board
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a sweeping reconstitution of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited board, removing the chairman, Chief Pius Akinyelure and the group chief executive officer,…
Dickson frowns at extra judicial killing in Edo state
The Senator representing Bayelsa West Senatorial district, Senator Seriake Dickson, has condemned the killing of 16 northern travellers in Edo State. The former Bayelsa State governor expressed his resentment in…
Lagos generates 13,000 tonnes of waste daily as State now has a glass recycling plant
April 1, 2025 Lagos State generates an average of 13,000 tonnes of waste daily, the state waste management agency has said. Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, Managing Director of Lagos State Waste…
Trafficking: I recruited, trafficked my 19 year old daughter, others to Mauritania – Suspect confesses
April 1, 2025 Operatives at the Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos, have detained a syndicate for allegedly trafficking girls from Nigeria to Mauritania for prostitution and sexual exploitation. The…