•Tinubu Nigeria is under siege of the terrorists. The nation’s highways are no longer safe for travellers as commuters are kidnapped, taken into the bush and ransom demanded before their release. In some cases, the victims are still killed even after ransom has been paid, reports Saturday Vanguard. Several communities have been sacked and farm...
•Zeb Veteran Nigerian filmmaker and producer, Zebulon Ejiro, simply called Zeb Ejiro, is plus one today. In November 2005, Zeb received a National award of Order of the Federal Republic alongside Lere Paimo in recognition of his immense contributions to the Nigerian film industry. The dark-skinned Isoko, Delta State-born ace movie produ...
•Security checkpoints override Southeast roads Road travel in the South has rarely been an epic joyride, but it just got worse. Multiple checkpoints by various security agencies and touts alike – sometimes at 500-metre intervals – suggest a no-thoroughfare to the Eastern part of the country. While the need for security presence is understood b...
•Police checkpoint Nigeria’s bad roads and other transportation infrastructure are fuelling illegal taxation, human rights violations and inflation. The development is also worsening ease of doing business, food wastage and environmental disaster. KINGSLEY JEREMIAH, in this special report by The Guardian paints a picture of the ordeal. On the ...
•National Assembly The National Assembly is set for a fresh amendment to the constitution – an exercise that has routinely cost the country an average of N1 billion yearly. Findings by this paper showed that the review has been consistent in the last 24 years, with at least 30 alterations made to the 1999 Constitution […]
The Minister was visibly surprised by what he saw. His joy was conspicuous and written boldly on his face. Since he became Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development on August 21, 2023, Festus Keyamo, a brilliant senior lawyer and politician, had been agonising publicly about the lack of world class aviation facilities in t...
•Victim’s mother, Olugbemisola Alao As many residents of Bodija and their relatives grapple with the effect of Tuesday’s explosion at Adeyi Close, YEJIDE GBENGA-OGUNDARE reports that while many are still fighting for their lives in various hospitals across Ibadan and some mourning the loss of loved ones, efforts are being made by residen...
•Eno and Keyamo ANIETIE USEN, Uyo reporting For three hours yesterday Tuesday, January 16, 2024, Government House, Uyo, practically relocated to the Victor Attah International Airport to host the Minister for Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, SAN, who was on a one-day working visit to Akwa Ibom State. A surprised Keyamo to...
The groundwork began quietly very early in the first few weeks of the Umo Eno Administration. Preliminary discussions took place inside the ground floor Meeting Room of the Governor’s Office, with Governor Eno personally presiding. This was followed by a couple of technical sessions of dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s. Then thr...
On Tuesday, January 2, some motorcyclists, popular as ‘okada’ riders were apprehended by the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. When the video hit social media, many castigated the governor for arresting the erring riders who, according to their supporters, were in the process of finding their daily bread. The pleas of the arrested pers...

