ADC primary: Atiku to pick ticket while Obi, Amaechi scramble for running mate
By Ehichioya EzomonThe die is cast for the primaries of the political parties participating in Nigeria's 2027 General Election, with the main opposition figures congregating under the African Democratic Congress…
Cross River governor directs free treatment for survivors of gas explosion
Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, has directed hospitals to provide free medical care to individuals who are survivors of a recent gas explosion. Governor Otu, accompanied by…
NDLEA intercepts opioids, meth in carton walls, winter jackets, cream at Lagos airport
By Onuora Aninwobodo Desperate attempts by members of Drug Trafficking Organisations (DTOs) to move consignments of illicit substances especially methamphetamine and opioids concealed in walls of carton, winter jackets and…
Surveyors should embrace new tech, regulatory shifts, fill skills gap, says NIS Lagos Chairman
L-R: Secretary, Nigeria Institution of Surveyors (NIS) Lagos State Branch, Mr Femi Fatoki; Vice Chairman NIS Lagos, Mr Moses Ogundare and Vice Chairman Association of Private Practising Surveyors of Nigeria…
Prince Charles Dickson: The Good, the Very Good and the Best Nigerians
By Prince Charles Dickson PhD “Apart from the known and the unknown, what else is there?” Harold Pinter asked. In Nigeria, that question lingers like harmattan dust over memory, over…
NCC reassures on commitment to Green Telecoms, targets 50% cost reduction
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reaffirmed its commitment to accelerating the Green Telecoms Initiative as part of efforts to transition Nigeria’s digital infrastructure toward environmentally sustainable technologies in line…
Nasrudeen Abbas: The hypocrisy of Shari’ah critics and the politics of misinformation in Nigeria
By Nasrudeen Abbas Public debate about religion in Nigeria rarely stays within the bounds of honest inquiry. Nowhere is this more evident than in the recurring backlash against calls for…
Massive rainbow graces rally at Tehran’s Enghelab Square as Iran celebrates Persian New Year
Massive rainbow graces rally at Tehran's Enghelab Square as Iran celebrates Persian New Year Millions of Iranians shrugged off the dangers of possible US and Israeli bombs to celebrate the…
Women’s rights organisations condemn delta ‘festival of rape’ as police arrests five
Womanifesto, a coalition of over 500 women’s rights organisations, haa raised alarm over what they described as absolute horror at the orgy of sexual violence being perpetrated against women in…
Tinubu arrives in Lagos for Eid celebration
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived in Lagos early on Friday after a two-day historic visit to the United Kingdom. The President later joined other Muslim faithful later in the day…
