By Chief Reuben Fasoranti Today, at 99 years of age, I stand before you not in body, but in spirit – carried by the voice of my beloved brother, Senator Dr Femi Okurounmu. My physical frame may be weakened by the weight of nearly a century, but my commitment to our people burns as fiercely…
For the first time in years, the waterfronts of Warri, Koko, Sapele, and Burutu may soon begin to hum again. Barges glide past fishing canoes, cranes groan to life, and the chatter of dockworkers breaks through the silence that once hung over Delta Ports. To the people of the Niger Delta — long defined by…
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan was to be inaugurated Monday with the internet still blocked after election protests in which the opposition says hundreds were killed by security forces. The electoral commission says Hassan won 98 percent of the vote. But the main opposition party, Chadema, which was barred from competing, has rejected the results…
Applicants for the student loan scheme have surpassed one million, according to the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). The milestone was achieved less than a year after the programme was launched on May 24, 2024, a statement on Sunday by the Director of Strategic Communications, NELFUND, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, said. According to the agency, over N116bn…
US President Donald Trump on Sunday repeated his threat of a military operation in Nigeria over killings of Christians, after the Nigerian presidency suggested a meeting to resolve the issue. Asked by reporters aboard Air Force One if he was considering US troops on the ground in Nigeria or air strikes, Trump replied: “Could be,…
The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the 2023 election, Rabiu Kwankwaso, says the United States of America (USA) should assist Nigeria with “cutting-edge technologies” to fight insecurity. “The United States should assist the Nigerian authorities with better cutting-edge technology to tackle these problems, rather than posing a threat that could…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state has appealed for renewed diplomatic engagement between Nigeria and the United States of America over the recent security situation in the country. In a statement issued and signed by the Governor’s Spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, over the recent threat of security and diplomatic actions against Nigeria by President Donald Trump,…
By Muhammad Suwidi Yusha’u Introduction Good day, my fellow Arewa people. Do you know? On October 29, 2025, at the International Conference Centre in Akure, Chief Bisi Akande, a respected Yoruba elder statesman and former interim chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), delivered a keynote address that, on the surface, celebrated national reform and…
Leadership excellence is not measured by the number of promises made or projects commissioned, but by the number of lives uplifted. The true currency of leadership is human wellbeing. If policies look impressive on paper but painful in the marketplace, then leadership has drifted from its purpose. If citizens struggle to afford food, transport, or…
…Says “all attempts to kill opposition politics in Nigeria shall be resisted” Former presidential candidate, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has warned that Nigeria’s democracy is under grave threat, alleging a coordinated effort by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to cripple opposition politics and impose a one-party civilian dictatorship. Hashim, in a statement issued from Doha, Qatar,…
