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The Benue Good Governance Network (BGGN) has lauded the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, for his recent visit to Benue State to coordinate military operations aimed at restoring peace and order in conflict-affected communities. The group described the Army Chief’s actions as bold, timely, and deeply reassuring...

Economists and commentators have written and said much about the positive trajectory and indicators signposting Nigeria’s economic growth. These indicators indicate that the reforms embarked upon by President Bola Tinubu since assuming office two years ago have begun to engender successful outcomes. The reforms are paving the way for economic recovery. The...

Constitutional lawyer, Professor Mike Ozekhome (SAN), has cautioned that Nigeria is veering dangerously toward authoritarianism, warning that the country could morph into a de facto one-party state if current trends continue unchallenged. Appearing on Channels Television’s Hard Copy programme on Saturday, Ozekhome sounded the alarm over what he described as...

Actress and entrepreneur Aisha Lawal has attributed her life’s turning point to the COVID-19 era, revealing she made N10 million in just a week or two during that time. In a recent interview with Biola Bayo, Aisha also addressed rumours about receiving a Venza car from MC Oluomo, denying the claims and...

A male student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka has been confirmed dead after he jumped from a three-storey building and was rushed to a nearby hospital. The incident occurred at a lodge close to the university’s gate. Residents of the area said the student apparently consumed hard drugs before jumping from the...

In a moment of deep grief comes a glimmer of joy. A newborn baby boy has arrived on Eid-el-Kabir festival, six days after the father, Abubakar Yakubu Isma’il, died in the vehicle conveying members of the Kano State contingent from the National Sports Festival held in Ogun State. Abubakar, one of the dedicated...

The people of riverine Kantu (Ikantu) community in Warri Southwest Local Government Area of Delta State, have affirmed their Gbaramatu Kingdom ancestry, pledging “loyalty and allegiance” to the Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom, HM Oboro Gbaraun II. Leaders, including Chiefs of Gbaramatu kingdom, who hail from the community, while speaking at a press...

The Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council, Comrade Grace Ike, has extended warm greetings to Muslim journalists and the broader Muslim community as they celebrate this year’s Eid-ul-Adha. In a goodwill message issued on behalf of the Council’s executive and members, Comrade Ike...

Nigeria must strengthen control of illicit arms influx to defeat terrorism, National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu said yesterday. He spoke during the destruction of 3,867 small arms and light weapons (SALW) by the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) in Abuja. The exercise was the...

…operators expect further price reduction by Dangote, others Six depot owners have reduced the prices of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol as competition heightens in the downstream sector of Nigeria’s petroleum industry. The depot owners, which slashed their prices yesterday included Emadeb, First Royal, MENJ, Aiteo, Pinnacle and Hyde....