By Paul Ejime The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday, 9 December, declared a state of emergency across the region, the first time since the regional bloc was formed in May 1975. The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Touray, announced during the 55th SessionContinue Reading
The United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has met with Nigeria’s National Security Advisor Nuhu Ribadu at the Pentagon. In a press statement made available at the official website of the US Government Department of War, the Assistant to the Secretary of War for Public Affairs and SeniorContinue Reading
*(Most Gen Z of today’s digital age are preoccupied with social media and the attendant social vices. In Africa, many are worried about their lack of education, unemployment and the future. But here are the transformative thoughts incubating in a 14-year-old, Andrew Kenechukwu. Andrew, born to a Polish fatherContinue Reading
By Victoria Frances NIGERIA is not in the latest International Monetary Fund, IMF, list of Africa’s fastest-growing economies. Realnews reports that countries such as Benin Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Uganda made the list if those leading Africa’s growth trajectory in the world. According to the IMF, Continue Reading
*By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu When Olusegun Obasanjo took over in 1976 from the slain Murtala Mohammed as Nigeria’s military Head of State, the regime was already committed as a matter of policy to transition power to an elected civilian administration in 1979. This was a big deal, alright, butContinue Reading
(President Bola Ahmed Tinubu) *ONCE UPON A TIME, ONCE UPON A COUNTRY: *1. In 1950 in a place called Lagos ,Olorunimbe was the first Mayor of Lagos with Mazi Mbonu Ojike as his Deputy.* *2. In 1952 a man from Ogwashi Ukwu, by the name of Chief EkwuiyasiContinue Reading
By Biola Lawal Abuja (FLOWERBUDNEWS): Economic Empowerment outfit, ALMUNTAQIM has congratulated Nigerians on the occasion of year 2025 Democracy Day, urging the citizens to have more confidence in the Nigerian nation for more achievements. In a Goodwill message signed by its National Secretary, Adepeju Ajilogba, ALMUNTAQIM also urged NigeriansContinue Reading
As Nigeria marks year 2025 Democracy Day on June 12, Ambassador Sarafa Tunji Isola OFR has called for a re-affirmation of commitment to inclusive development, participatory leadership, and justice for all. The immediate past Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom made the call in a statement titled “JuneContinue Reading
– (a realist petition to God Almighty on the free flow of human blood in nigeria) By Sylvester Udemezue “I drank alcohol and cut her body into pieces.” These were the chilling words confessed openly in court, on 11 June 2025 in Kwara State, by Abdulrahman Bello, aContinue Reading
