OSOPADEC crisis: AUPCTRE seeks Aiyedatiwa intervention
The Amalgamated Union of Public Corporation, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE) has appealed to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to urgently intervene in the crisis rocking the Ondo State…
The Torments Of Childlessness
By Abdu Rafiu MY colleague, Dr. Lasisi Olagunju in his inimitable and breathtaking outing last Monday, 02 February, discussed exhaustively the harrowing experiences, the torments a childless woman goes through…
Beyond sanctions, time to reform Africa Cup of Nations
By GEB One of the hard lessons presented by the recently concluded 2025 Africa Cup of Nations football tournament in Morocco is that while the tournament ranks as one of…
How did they get here? Lecturer’s lament on academic decline
By Seun Perez Adekunle I HAVE spent over seven years teaching in secondary schools across Kaduna and Ibadan, and the last two years lecturing at the university. This means I…
Prioritising Profits Over Health: Reps On NAFDAC’s Endless Wars
By Joachim Eluchukwu SIR: In Nigeria’s cut-throat arena where corporate greed clashes with the fragile shield of public health, a damning pattern continues to emerge: powerful industries repeatedly bulldoze regulations…
The Silent Press And The Silent Siege
By Segun Adediran WITHIN the next several years, the invisible architecture of Nigeria’s democracy faces a quiet but existential threat. For decades, the local press served as the bedrock of…
Cross River two jailed for human trafficking, attempted sale of 12-year-old girl
TWO persons have been convicted by the Federal High Court, Calabar for human trafficking and attempted sale of a minor. The convicts, Patience Okon, 25, and Michael Ofem, 32, were…
Abia man dies after alleged son’s assault over property dispute
An Abia State resident, Uchechukwu Uchegbu, is in police custody after he allegedly assaulted his father, Emmanuel Uchegbu, during a long-standing property dispute, an incident the family says preceded the…
Akpodubakaye restrained from blackmailing Otuaro
A Delta State High Court sitting at the Warri Judicial Division on Thursday, February 5, granted an interim injunction restraining one Jude Gbaboyo Akpodubakaye from posting defamatory videos against the…
EFCC arraigns Bichi over N19.7m bribery allegations
The Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a former Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Dutsinma, Katsina State, Professor Armaya’u Hamisu Bichi, over alleged…