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Abia tops medal table at maiden South-East Shooting Championship
By Ihechinyere Chigemeri-Uwom Abia State has emerged as the overall winner of the South-East Shooting Championship after finishing top of…
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Will the FG-ASUU agreement end strikes in our universities? – 1 By Bolanle BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058. You can’t believe this, but it is the truth, uncomfortable and damning as it is: Since…
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Davido misses out as Tyla wins Best African Music Performance at 2026 Grammys
Nigerian singer Davido missed out on the Best African Music Performance award at the 2026 Grammy Awards, as South African…
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Dangote, NNPC seal strategic Gas Supply Agreements
Towards meeting the energy demands of their ongoing expansion projects, three subsidiaries of Dangote Industries Limited, Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Dangote…
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What Peter Obi is likely to achieve if elected Nigerian President next year By Chief Emeka Asinugo
Today, Nigeria stands at crossroads because the old social habits of wastefulness, indifference, and elite insulation from the masses, fueled…
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Konga launches “Black Valentine” to redefine Valentine’s celebrations
The Valentine’s season has long been painted in hues of romantic partnership, underscored by campaigns targeting couples. This year, Konga,…
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Oil export cut by 225,000 bpd till March as Bonga FPSO is shut for maintenance
Nigeria’s oil export will dip by 225,000 barrels per day (bpd) in February following the shutdown of the Bonga Floating…
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Imo at 50: Uzodimma thanks God, Church for stability, calls for unity, more prayers
Governor Hope Uzodimma has expressed gratitude to God and the Church for the role they played in stabilising Imo State…
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Warrior ethos crucial to combat-readiness, mental resilience – COAS
By Ankeli Emmanuel, Sokoto The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has underscored the pivotal role of…
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Family announces funeral programme for killed Abuja-based Barrister, Nwamaka Chigbo
Lagos, February 1, 2026 – The family of the late Pa Adolphus and Victoria Chigbo of Abidi Village, Umuoji, Idemili…
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Tinubu hails Fela as philosopher, celebrates Grammy honour
By Muhyideen Jimoh Abuja, Feb. 1, 2026 President Bola Tinubu has paid tribute to late Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti,…
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Okonjo-Iweala receives ABU’s Doctor of Science Award
Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has thanked the leadership of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU)…
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Tinubu urges reactivation of regional standby force to tackle Sahel threats
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu (NAN) By Fortune Abang Abuja, Jan. 31, 2026 President Bola Tinubu…
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Tinubu returns to Abuja after Türkiye state visit
By Muhyideen Jimoh Abuja, Jan. 31, 2026 President Bola Tinubu on Saturday night returned to Abuja after concluding a state…
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Time to celebrate Murtala, Abuja and G-7 @ 50 By MARTINS OLOJA
It is indeed a time to celebrate with Abuja and a group of seven states Hurricane Murtala Muhammed who spent…
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Mondy Selle Gold’s book on Isaac Adaka Boro: Fitting tribute to ‘The Lion of the Niger Delta’ – Prof. Steve Azaiki
Title: ISAAC ADAKA BORO THE UNFINISHED PROJECT: The Lion of the Niger Delta – VOL I” Author: Mondy Selle Gold…
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Journalists barred from covering ABU’s 45th Convocation
By Mustapha Yauri Zaria (Kaduna State), Jan. 31, 2026 The Security Division of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, on…
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Hoodlums attack, mar LP-ADC event in Lagos
By Adekunle Williams Lagos, Jam. 31, 2026 Unidentified hoodlums on Saturday disrupted the Labour Party (LP) – African Democratic…
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NDDC commissions 9.4-Km road, Royal Hall in Rivers State
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has commissioned the 9.4-kilometre Ogu Community Road Network and a 1,500-seater Royal Hall in…
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Defection: Governors remain leaders of APC in states – Tinubu declares
By Martins Abochol Jalingo, Jan. 31, 2026 President Bola Tinubu has declared that governors under the All Progressives Congress (APC)…
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Abia too, has left us behind By Chinedu Agu
I arrived in Umuahia in the afternoon of 23 January 2026 for the Quarterly Meeting of the Eastern Bar Forum…
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Chef Hilda ‘Jollof’ Baci: In the news again with 3rd Guinness World Record! By Ebuka Ukoh
The cynicism had come too quickly. A couple of years ago, after Hilda Baci, Nigeria’s celebrity chef, set another Guinness…
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Governor Diri acknowledges NDDC’s support at Deputy’s burial
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has expressed appreciation to the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, and its Managing…
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US slams sanctions on Iranian officials for suppression of peaceful protest
January 30, 2026 The United States of America, Friday, announced that it is imposing sanctions on Iranian officials responsible…
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Our villages were paradise many decades ago By Emeka Asinugo
There was a time when our Igbo villages were paradise, not because they were perfect, but because they were human.…
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