Egungun festival crucial to economic advancement – Makinde
Ibadan: Gov. Seyi Makinde says the Yoruba heritage should not be allowed to fade due to its importance to Oyo…
Concerned APC leaders of Esan South-East reject 3rd term bid, kick against imposition
…Describe Hon. Sunny Ojiezele’s ambition as “Alien” to Esan Land BENIN CITY — A group of party elders, under the…
Expert seeks economic overhaul of power sector
Lagos: An energy economist, Wumi Iledare, says Nigeria’s electricity crisis will persist without economic and institutional reforms, rather than continued…
Wellspring University admits 785 students, as VC sets tone on discipline, innovation
BENIN CITY — Wellspring University has admitted 785 students into its various academic programmes for the 2025/2026 session, with a…
Irabor demands data-driven overhaul of Nigeria’s security architecture
OKADA — Former Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor (Rtd), has called for an urgent transformation of Nigeria’s security…
Bauchi governor dumps PDP for APM
Bauchi: Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the Allied…
Troops neutralise 4 bandits leaders in Katsina
Katsina: Troops of the 17 Brigade in Katsina have neutralised four suspected terrorists during combat along the Turare–Yantumaki Road in…
Don’t abandon Sokoto–Badagry Highway, cleric urges Tinubu
Badagry (Lagos State): The Prelate of Methodist Church Nigeria, His Eminence, Dr Sunday Makinde, has urged President Bola Tinubu not…
Rivers: NLC seeks termination of contributory pension scheme
Port Harcourt: Mr Alex Agwanwor, the Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Rivers, has called for the immediate termination of…
Mental health and addiction in Nigeria’s classrooms
By Ocheni Christopher As Nigeria marks the Mental Health Awareness Month this May, there is a growing but under-acknowledged crisis.…