News

Joseph Irikefe   The Northern Elders Forum has stated that the planned relocation of key Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) departments to Lagos will only serve to further strengthen the already dominant position of Lagos, while…

Maureen Aguta   The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved Group Life Assurance for Federal workers, ministers, para-military and intelligence officers at a cost of N9.25 billion. This was the highpoint of the…

Joseph Irikefe   Last Tuesday, the President announced the slashing of officials accompanying him and other top government officials on official trips, said the move was part of the new government’s “massive cost-cutting…

Maureen Aguta Distraught parents of seven Akwa Ibom prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), members kidnapped in Zamfara State are losing hope on the fate of their children still in kidnappers’ den over four months…

Paul Ogbuokiri Former President of Nigeria, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan message of congratulated to Elder Asu Beks, foremost Nigeria’s maritime journalism was the highpoint a weeklong celebration of the doyen of the…

Chidi Anselm Odinkalu   Nearly one year after the country began voting in February last year, Nigeria’s Supreme Court is still casting the final votes in the 2023 elections. It has been a long, tortured and traumatic…

Maureen Aguta No fewer than 24 Permanent Secretaries the Federal Civil Service have been redeployed or appointed as new ones to head the Federal Ministries including the newly created ones. The major shake-up has…

Maureen Aguta The Synagogue Church of all Nations (SCOAN), on Tuesday, scoffed at the documentary released by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on Monday, alleging multiple atrocities by its late founder, Prophet…

In a landmark decision, South Korea is planning to ban the controversial consumption of dog meat. The parliament in Seoul approved a special law on Tuesday aimed at prohibiting the breeding, slaughter and sale of dogs for human…

Maureen Aguta The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has claimed that the federal government stopped paying N35, 000 minimum wage after first month despite having the revenue to pay. The President of the Trade…