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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), yesterday, in Abuja, officially approved the withdrawal of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso from the regional bloc.  

The Elegushi Kusenla III of Ikate Kingdom, Lekki, Lagos State, Oba Alayeluwa Saheed Ademola, has made a surprise stop-over visit to the newly completed Richmond Pearl Estate located in Ikate, Lekki, Lagos State.

Concerned about the plethora of obnoxious and anti-media laws in the country’s legal book, the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has inaugurated a five-man committee to work closely with the office of Minister of Information and National Orientation

A further controversy may have sparked off, at the weekend, over the leadership of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation with the emergence of Nze Fidelis Ozichukwu as President General to complete the tenure of Imo State.

Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has rejected the deal between Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Sahara Energy and West African Gas Limited (WAGL over OML 11, calling for presidential fiat to resolve the ongoing issue.

Justice O.O. Oshin of the Lagos State High Court in Osborne, Ikoyi, has scheduled a Case Management Conference (CMC) for February 6, 2025, in a suit filed by businessman, Michael Ogbole, demanding $60,206.66 as unpaid commission from First City Monument Bank (FCMB).

The Senator representing Abia South Senatorial District of Abia State, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has described Igbo as the most disenfranchised and marginalised group in Nigeria. 

The Presiding Shepherd of the Shalom Baptist Church, Akowonjo, Lagos State, Rev. Theophilus Olaolorun, yesterday, said that 2025 would be a year of restoration for Nigeria.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday received Donald Duke and Rabiu Kwankwaso, who are former governors of Cross River and Ogun states, respectively, in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. Though details of the meeting held at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) have not been disclosed, it may be connected to the 2027 elections. Kwankwaso,…

The National Council on Information and National Orientation Agency (NOA) has adpoted proposals aimed at advancing the National Identity Project (NIP) during its 48th session held in Kaduna. The two memoranda submitted by NOA include proposals for restoring dignity, standardising national symbols, and implementing the National Values Charter (NVC) at sub-national government levels; the council's…

Kemi Badenoch, the Nigerian-born leader of the UK Conservative Party, has sparked yet another controversy with her remarks about her country of origin. This time, however, Badenoch is not the one facing the heat. While many Nigerians have supported Badenoch in speaking out against rogue Nigerian police operatives, Reno Omokri, former Special Assistant on New…

Nze Fidelis Chukwu from Imo has emerged as the new President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide. This is contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide Imeobi and General Assembly meeting held on Saturday in Enugu and signed by the Secretary-General Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide Amb. Okey Emuchay. Chukwu’s leadership is expected…