Attacks on the media: IPI Nigeria demands Presidential rebuke of Bago, asks IGP to sanction Governor’s CSO
The International Press Institute (IPI) has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to caution Governor Mohammed Umar Bago of Niger State against incessant attacks on journalists in his state. IPI Nigeria,…
Two pilots killed, 74 others cheat death as plane collides with fire truck while landing
An Air Canada Express jet collided with a fire truck while landing at New York’s LaGuardia airport late on Sunday, killing both pilots, injuring dozens, and closing the facility,…
Mining: Over $2.6bn FDI attracted in two years as Alake advocates regional energy hubs
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has charged the US and African nations to prioritize the establishment of regional energy hubs as a strategic pathway to accelerate cross-border…
Tinubu hosts governors in Lagos, says help coming from France to deal with insecurity
President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday in Lagos, said his administration will intensify efforts to tackle the challenges of insecurity across various parts of the country, assuring that the safety and…
The substance, symbolism of President Tinubu’s UK State visit, by Tunde Rahman
It is said that no one does ceremonies quite like the British. This much was obvious last week when Nigeria literally strutted the red carpet rolled out in her…
NDLEA nabs 2 Italy-bound Nigerians, others in multiple operations
Attempt by drug lords to move consignments of illicit substances especially methamphetamine and opioids concealed in walls of carton, winter jackets and body cream containers to countries in Europe have…
My blood, their bounty, by Ken Ugbechie
Again, you wonder. Why are Niger Delta states not looking like Dubai, Qatar or any of the oil-bearing nations around the world? As I write this, a question kept ringing…
Umahi opens up on proposed N1bn payment to accuser, Tracy Ohiri
Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, said that for the sake of peace, he had promised to give N1 billion to his accuser, Mrs. Tracy Ohiri, if she could provide…
Ambassador Adejare Bello greets Tinubu, Muslims on Eid-el-fitr
The immediate past Nigerian Ambassador to Mexico and Pro-Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, His Excellency, Ambassador Adejare Bello, heartily congratulates His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President and Commander-in-Chief of the…
As state police gathers momentum, by Monday Phillips Ekpe
Law enforcement should be shared responsibly between federal and state governments, writes MONDAY PHILIPS EKPE Late last month, during an interfaith breaking of fast at the Presidential Villa, Abuja,…