DSS versus Utomi: Shadow Government Contention P Elempe Dele National discussions in Nigeria are always moving kinetically; lively, dynamically, energetically, actively and vigorously. The latest wholesale discussion today is the contention between Professor Patrick Utomi, professor of economy and politician, and the Department of State Service, DSS. And here, let us pause, and use this…
DESTMA DG, Okiemute Marks One Year of Reforms, Records 273% Revenue Increase The Director-General of the Delta State Traffic Management Authority (DESTMA), Hon. Benjamin Okiemute, on Thursday presented a detailed account of his first year in office, outlining far-reaching reforms, restored discipline, enhanced traffic control, and a significant rise in operational efficiency across the state….
Ughelli South United Forum Backs Tinubu, Oborevwori for 2027 Elections By Yahaya Idris The Ughelli South United Forum, a new political group of stakeholders from the local government area, has vowed to work towards securing massive electoral victories for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections. Led by Olorogun Godwin Okporoko and…
Delta Devt: Odutemu drums support for Oborevwori, urges humility from public officers The Archbishop of Bendel Province and Bishop of Ughelli Diocese (Anglican Communion), His Grace, Most Revd. Cyril Odutemu, has called on all Deltans, both at home and diaspora, to queue behind Governor Sheriff Oborevwori to develop the State. The cleric made the call…
Nasarawa Speaker visits Azara with lawmakers as Majority Leader’s daughter gets married, receives Santalma Azara title …Commission newly built Magistrate Court Speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dr. Danladi Jatau, commended the Majority Leader, Hon. Suleiman Yakubu Azara, for initiating impactful projects to alleviate the plights of rural dwellers. This commendation…
Nasarawa Speaker inaugurates State Children’s Parliament, lauds its resuscitation ……Says it will strengthen the nation’s democracy. Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Danladi Jatau, has lauded the resuscitation of the State Children’s Parliament, saying that it would strengthen the nation’s hard earned democracy and give democratic leadership knowledge and background to the children…
June 12: Mrs. Priscilla Chidinma Otti Urges Collective Action Against Child Labour The wife of the Governor of Abia State, Mrs. Priscilla Chidinma Otti, has issued a passionate call to end child labour, coinciding with the global campaign against this grave injustice. According to the National Bureau of Statistics’ Nigerian Child Labour and Forced Labour…
Police arrest 25-year-old Samuel Eze in Anambra with a fresh female breast In Anambra State, a 25-year-old man named Samuel Eze was arrested on July 6, 2025, for being in possession of a fresh human female breast. The arrest was made by a Joint Security Team comprising police officers attached to Awada Police Station and…
South West Appointment and projects favoritism: fact or fiction?” — Abba Dukawa “It is utterly insensitive for Northern Nigeria’s elite to accuse President Tinubu’s administration of favoring the South-West geopolitical zone. Alleging favoritism towards the South-West, demonstrate a striking lack of sensitivity. Where were these critics when former President Buhari’s administration faced controversy over alleged…
IDRIS AHMED, Lokoja. The new Miss Nollywood international beauty Queen, Miss Hassana Ozohu Salisu (HOS), has promised to mobilize Nigerian Youths for patriotism and nationalism. In an interactive session in Lokoja with members of the Correspondents ‘Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Kogi State Council, the newly crowned Queen appealed to Nigeria media to…