A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Obidike Chukwuebuka, has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has restored the confidence of Nigerian youths through strategic appointments, people-focused reforms, and empowerment-driven initiatives. Obidike, who is Chairman of Bidiks Nigeria Limited and Clarivo Oil & Gas Limited, told our correspondent that Tinubu’s administration has shown “uncommon…
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) on Wednesday released its preliminary findings on the Abuja–Kaduna train derailment that occurred on August 26, 2025, at Asham Station, confirming that 21 passengers sustained injuries but no fatalities were recorded. The incident involved a locomotive with registration number CDD5c2 2701, which departed Idu Station in Abuja at 9:45…
The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and Allied Institutions (NASU) has extended its strike ultimatum to the Federal Government by two weeks. The unions had earlier issued a seven-day ultimatum over unresolved welfare concerns, threatening a nationwide strike if their…
Nigeria’s political landscape ahead of 2027 is taking a dramatic turn as loyalists of late former President Muhammadu Buhari rally behind ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar, even as President Bola Tinubu made a symbolic visit to Buhari’s family in Kaduna. The development signals a fierce contest over who inherits Buhari’s vast northern political base—an asset still…
The Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Tuesday resumed legislative duties at the National Assembly after her suspension was lifted, describing Senate President Godswill Akpabio as a “dictator.” Her return followed the unsealing of her office in Suite 2.05 of the Senate Wing by the Deputy Director of the National Assembly Sergeant-at-Arms, Alabi Adedeji….
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has called on the Federal Government to take a firm stance against the 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, over his recent remarks about President Bola Tinubu and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. Rivers APC Chairman, Tony…
The Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH) hosted a send-off ceremony on Thursday, 18th September 2025, in honour of 59 retired members of staff. The event, held at the university podium, recognised employees who concluded their services meritoriously between 2022 and 2025. Representing the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olumuyiwa Odusanya, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics), Professor…
By Babajide Fadoju Lagos, Nigeria’s vibrant economic hub, pulses with the energy of over 22 million people, all living on the edge of a precarious coastal shelf. Here, the realities of climate change, rising seas, torrential rains, and sprawling waste aren’t distant threats but daily challenges. Yet, in the face of these pressures, Lagos is…
A former player of Plateau United Football Club of Jos, Jerome Dung, who was part of the team that won the Nigerian Professional Football League, NPFL, title in 2017, has cried out over the unfulfilled reward of N1.5 million and a plot of land promised the team by ex-Governor Simon Bako Lalong. The all-conquering team…
Santos forward Neymar has hit out at the organizers of the Ballon d’Or over Barcelona winger Raphinha’s fifth-place finish in the 2025 edition. The 33-year-old made his feelings clear about the 2025 Ballon d’Or rankings, calling Raphinha’s fifth-place finish ‘a huge joke’. Recall that Ousmane Dembele won the 2025 Ballon d’Or ahead of Lamine Yamal…
