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7 Jan
In the play Femi Osofisan’s objective is the establishment of a good government and a well-ordered society in which the rights of the people and state authority are expressed in accord with the same high principles.
5 Jan
Youths in the North, under the umbrella of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF), have called for the cancellation of the Computer-Based Test (CBT) format in the forthcoming West African Examinations Council (WAEC) examination in the country. The AYCF said that if such a mode of examination is introduced will ultimately result in massive failure…
28 Oct
As congratulatory messages to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over last Thursday’s Supreme Court judgment, which affirmed his victory at the 2023 presidential election continued to pour in yesterday, leaders of ethnic nationalities in the country have charged the President to focus...
7 Oct
Apex Igbo socio-cultual organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide and Arewa Group, the Northern Defence Network, have dissociated themselves from attacks by some faceless groups against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) and its group chief executive officer, Mele Kyari. A group, which calls itself ‘Coalition of GMD NNPC Mele Kyari Must Go’, had in…
27 May 2023
The Coalition of Arewa Civil Society Groups, after a stakeholder meeting to reflect on issues relating to the zoning of leadership positions of the 10th assembly, has realised that zoning the Senate presidency to the South East geo-political zone was an answer to power exclusion and marginalisation.
28 Apr 2023
Stakeholders in the North have urged the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, to prioritise national interest in the choice of the next leadership of the Senate, saying personal and parochial interests of former leaders in the National Assembly...

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2 hours ago
Nigerian banks have 24 months to recapitalise their capital base to at least N500 billion international authorisation capitalisation to continue operations in the country, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said. This comes after the apex bank urged Nigerian banks to expedite action on the recapitalisation of their capital base to strengthen the financial…
2 hours ago
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Abdullahi Usman Bello as the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), pending confirmation by the Nigerian Senate. Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, confirmed Tinubu's approval of Bello's appointment in a statement on X on Thursday. According to the Ngelale, Dr. Bello is a consummate…
3 hours ago
Hoodlums attacked and set on fire the Neni Divisional Police station in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State. It was gathered that the hoodlums numbering about 30 stormed the area at about 2am on Thursday and destroyed several buildings. READ ALSO: First phase of Lagos-Calabar Highway to be completed in three years – FG…
4 hours ago
To streamline operations and enforce parity across its workforce, the Board of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (Eko Disco) has affirmed recent management changes and its decision to harmonize salaries and conditions of service for all employees. Dispelling rumors of a reversal in the dissolution of the former management under Dr Tinuade Sanda, Mr. Dere Otubu,…
4 hours ago
The Federal Government said the first phase of the Lagos-Calabar highway will be completed within the next three years. This was disclosed on Thursday in a statement by Ben Bem Goong who is the spokesman to the Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi. Goong made this announcement following Umahi's inspection of the Lagos-Calabar coaster highway…
5 hours ago
Nigeria has been left in darkness as the national electricity grid controlled from Osogbo, Osun State collapsed at about 4:30pm on Thursday. Most distribution companies across the country disclosed that their feeders were out leaving their franchises area across the 36 states in darkness. While the grid output was 2984 megawatts as at 4pm, the…
5 hours ago
An Ikeja High Court on Thursday issued a bench warrant against the former employee of Punch Nigeria Ltd., Olusegun Ogunbanjo, and others charged with N950 million fraud.
6 hours ago
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday discharged and acquitted a 23-year-old student, Victory Tasie, charged with defiling his girlfriend.
6 hours ago
Persons familiar with the antecedents of Senator Uba Sani, the Governor of Kaduna State, readily attest to the fact that he is hardly ever deterred by challenges or adversities, no matter how daunting. Stories abound of his daring exploits as a young civil and human rights activist when successive military juntas held sway in Nigeria.…
7 hours ago
A former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus and members of the Presidential Campaign Council of the party for the 2023 general elections in Rivers State have declared their loyalty to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara. A former Minister of Transportation and the Director-General, PDP-PCC Rivers…