By Taiye Olayemi The Afro Asian Community Initiative for Development (AACID) has congratulated Narendra Modi on becoming India’s longest-serving democratically elected Prime Minister in continuous office. AACID President, Mr Sanjay Srivastava, said in a statement on Wednesday that Modi achieved the milestone on June 10, 2026. According to Srivastava, ModiContinue Reading
Democracy: Statesman tasks leaders on people-oriented projects, human capacity development An Elder Statesman, Chief Hycienth Ngwu, has tasked political office holders and leaders on people-oriented projects and human capacity development to ensure democratic dividends get to the grassroots. Ngwu, who is a well-known community leader in South-East, saidContinue Reading
27-Year: Democracy not perfect, remains preferable to military rule – Ex-DG VON The former Director-General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr Osita Okechukwu, says Nigeria’s uninterrupted democratic rule is not perfect but remains preferable to military rule. Okechukwu, who is a foundation member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), saidContinue Reading
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday convicted and sentenced five men, including a Nigerien citizen, to a 25-year imprisonment for terrorism offences. Justice Binta Nyako handed down the judgment after the convicts pleaded guilty to the four-count charge preferred against them by the Department of State ServicesContinue Reading
Don advocates more inclusion, Digital Access, Literacy for women By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus A Professor of Rural Sociology at the University of Ibadan, Prof. Janice Olawoye has called for more inclusion, improved Digital access and Literacy for the women gender for economic and personal developments. OlawoyeContinue Reading
By Sunday Adepoju Ayede (Ogbomosho): The Federal Polytechnic Ayede, Oyo State has expressed profound appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing Engr. Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe as Nigeria’s Minister of Power. The commendation was contained in a statement issued by the acting Rector of the institution, Engr. Dr. TemilolaContinue Reading
By Dianabasi Effiong A new Executive Council of the Energy and Maritime Reporters of Nigeria (EMR), Akwa Ibom State Chapter, was formally inaugurated on Tuesday in Uyo with a charge to its leadership to make the association a leading platform for credible and professional reporting in the state andContinue Reading
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday fixed July 24 for ruling on a no-case submission filed by Mrs Chioma Okoli, a food critic, in the alleged cybercrime offences over her online commentary on Erisco Foods Limited’s tomato paste. Justice Peter Lifu fixed the date after Okoli’s counsel,Continue Reading
The Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) Legal Advocates for Ethics & Integrity (LAGEI) has asked Kenneth Okonkwo, a lawyer and former actor, to retract defamatory comments made against the party’s 2027 presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Convener of the group, Mr Maxwell Opara, at a press briefing on Wednesday in Abuja, alsoContinue Reading
