By Iyiola Olalere The Democratic Front (TDF) has hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for linking the South East geopolitical zone to huge trade opportunities through the ongoing construction of the 123.6 kilometres superhighway. The highway stretching from Eboyin State, through the South South, to Benue, Kogi, and Nasarawa StatesContinue Reading
Food Poisoning Menace: Garuba Olumide Blames Lack of Farmer Education for Nigeria’s Rising Crisis BY ONYEKA EZIKE Following a recent report on foodborne illnesses by the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Salako, the founder of Voice of the Farmers, Afeez Olumide Garuba, has expressed deepContinue Reading
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced three terrorists to death by hanging over terrorism offences. The three terrorists were convicted and sentenced to death after they pleaded guilty to the offences they were charged with by the Federal Government in the ongoing Abuja made trial. The NewsContinue Reading
Flowerbudnews The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Offiong Effanga Offiong, has called on institutional stakeholders to embrace the Nigeria Education Repository and Databank, NERD, for research and documentation of data as a means of advancing the education sector. Prof. Offiong gave the charge at the Godswill AkpabioContinue Reading
_Update as of June 18, 2026 _ 1. Confirmed: Monarch Died in Captivity* The traditional ruler of *Olayinka community, Ifelodun LGA, Kwara State – Oba Salman Olatunji Aweda, also called Alhaji Olatunji* has been confirmed dead *What happened:* 1. *Kidnapped*: April 17, 2026, 1:40am. Armed men stormed palace,Continue Reading
By Sylvester Udemezue (1) *BACKGROUND* For many years, conversations about governance in Nigeria often revolved around the Federal Government and the States, while the Local Government system, the tier of government closest to the people, appeared increasingly weakened, marginalized and unable to fully perform its constitutional responsibilities. Across theContinue Reading
(Sachet Alcohol on display by sellers) By Kemi Akintokun Lagos: The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday said plans were already in motion to begin the second phase of enforcement on the sale of sachet alcohol in the country targeting distributors andContinue Reading
By Sylvester Udemezue (1) *INTRODUCTION* The recent suit reportedly instituted by Messrs. Olukunle Edun, SAN, and John Aikpokpo-Martins, seeking judicial intervention to prevent the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) from posting corps members to what they describe as “high-security-risk states,” has understandably attracted public sympathy and media attention. AtContinue Reading
Customs FOU Zone ‘C’ Intercepts 3,310 Jerrycans of Smuggled Vegetable oil Lagos, June 15, 2026, The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone C, Owerri, has announced a significant enforcement success following the interception of 3,310 Jerry can of smuggled foreign vegetableContinue Reading
