The Vice Chancellor of the University of Uyo, Prof Christopher Ekong, has declared a new era in the institution, warning that his administration will not tolerate “cutting corners” in infrastructure,…
***Vows to independently verify election results ***rules out stepping down for Atiku Isaac Samuel The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has accused former Chairman of…
***Pledges 75,000MW power, four public refineries ****Challenges Tinubu to debate Isaac Samuel The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo, has unveiled the party’s 2027–2031 manifesto,…
The Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, September 7, 2026, arraigned one Bilal Muhammad before Justice B.T Zanna of the Borno State High…
By Reuben Abati “Brother, how now? How was your weekend?” “Basically, a weekend of shocks” “What could possibly be shocking you? Life is for the living. Live it as it…
By Femi Fani-Kayode I attempted to stay out of this discussion but I found the whole matter so nauseating that I cannot in good conscience do so any longer. I…
Kwankwaso, Sowore kick as Peter Obi’s convoy is blocked in Benu Isaac Samuel The convoy of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, was on Tuesday…
Isaac Samuel Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has said his former running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, remains his brother and political ally despite their differences over…
Isaac Samuel The family of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has given the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (rtd.), seven days to retract his allegation that the former…
By ETIM ETIM In the last one month, I have lost two professional colleagues who were also close friends. Anietie Ben Akpan, from Esit Eket, was a longtime correspondent of…
Isaac Samuel The Southeast geopolitical zone received the lowest Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) disbursement among Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones between January and May 2026, with its five states receiving…
Isaac Samuel Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the running mate to Peter Obi in the 2023 presidential election, has said he warned the former Anambra State governor against joining the African…
By ETIM ETIM With the governorship election scheduled to formally commence on Wednesday nationwide, Gov. Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has unveiled his campaign structure and the strategy for…
By Marcel Okeke This piece is prompted by a press release issued by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, on behalf of the federal ministry of finance, in which…
The National Universities Commission has approved the commencement of the MBBS Medicine & Surgery programme for Akwa Ibom State University, effective the 2026/2027 academic session. A statement by the Registrar…
Justice K.A. Jose of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Tapa, Lagos, on Thursday, September 3, 2026, convicted and sentenced five persons to seven years imprisonment for their involvement…
By Mohammed Bello Doka On the very same day that the Presidency was gasping for air over the damning FBI confirmation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s criminal drug trafficking investigation,…
Gov. Umo Eno has stated that the ongoing Ibom International Hospital project will be delivered as a world-class medical facility capable of providing advanced healthcare services to residents of the…
By ETIM ETIM Last Tuesday, a brand new Airbus A220 – 300 series flew direct from Canada where it was built direct to Victor Attah International Airport, Uyo, as an…
By Aniebet James Governor Umo Eno’s claim that his akara business used to generate N10 million monthly has kept the media space buzzing with opinions. But if we look at…
Isaac Samuel The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has dismissed a security officer, identified as Daniel Stephen, for allegedly helping Aichatou Asabe El-Rufai, wife of former…
Isaac Samuel The Presidency has dismissed reports suggesting that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is facing a criminal case in the United States, saying the ongoing litigation before a federal court…
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has called on students and youths across the country to be the builders of their own…
**Says Uzodinma, Abdulrazaq working against him ** Insists Tinubu cannot dictate how states spend subsidy gains’ Isaac Samuel Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said he…
By Mohammed Bello Doka President Bola Tinubu stood before the nation on Tuesday and declared that Northern Nigeria is the biggest beneficiary of his economic reforms. Speaking through the National…
By Babafemi Ojudu I have just finished reading the account of former DSS operative, Mr Dennis Amachree, on the sudden death of General Sani Abacha in his book DSS @…
Vice President Shettima turns 60 today; says he wants no gifts or celebration Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima is 60 years old today, but he has asked Nigerians to neither…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno on Tuesday received the fifth aircraft acquired by his administration for Ibom Air, saying the addition would strengthen the airline’s operations and position…
Isaac Samuel The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has confirmed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was the subject of a criminal investigation into drug-trafficking offences in the early…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has broken its monetary asset recovery record in both national and foreign currencies in the 34 months of Ola Olukoyede’s leadership. The disclosure…
Isaac Samuel Former Anambra State governor and presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has criticised President Bola Tinubu over his bid to stop the release of…
Nigeria’s favourite airline, Ibom Air, has explained why air fares on its Uyo routes tend to be higher than fares on other routes. Here’s the airline’s statement: Following recent public…
Isaac Samuel Former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and ex-Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva, has resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), accusing the ruling party of…
Isaac Samuel The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have clashed over the alleged replacement of the party’s candidates for the 2027 Anambra State House…
By Musa Abubarkar _A customer dispute highlights a growing regulatory challenge as mobile numbers increasingly function as digital identities, banking credentials and gateways to financial services._ By any measure, mobile…
By ETIM ETIM Akwa Ibom State-owned airline has debunked speculations that it is in the habit of scaring away other airlines from operating to Uyo. In a statement issued Sunday…
By ETIM ETIM With just two weeks to the official commencement of governorship campaigns nationwide, the people of Ibesikpo-Asutan LGA of Akwa Ibom State have pledged to work for the…
By Mohammed Bello Doka The fine line between Senator Abdulaziz Yari and Mallam Nasir El-Rufai is gradually blurring—so much so that one might mistake them for mirror images of the…
Olufemi Ajayi When Rita Markenny Egba publicly alleged that approximately ₦3 million was withdrawn from her Access Bank account through USSD transactions between October and December 2025 while she was…
By Marcel Okeke For quite some time now, there appears to be unanimity of opinions that reforms by the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) have resulted in the stabilization of…
by Mohammed Bello Doka The mathematics of national suicide is rarely this precise. On May 29, 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu stood before the nation and delivered two blows to…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, facilitated the extradition of the duo of Mudashiru Afeez Olawale and Adebola…
Two days after the Managing Director of NDDC, Samuel Ogbuku announced in Benin City, Edo State, that the commission would intervene in the failed portions of the Benin–Sapele axis of…
By Martin Oloja How Unpaid $100,000 Pledges, Missing Abuja Flats And National Honours May Have Cost Nigeria The 2026 Title. And Why EFCC Must Probe The Football House. From Morocco…
By Farooq A. Kperogi Last week, I argued that Atiku Abubakar’s promise to restore petrol subsidy had rattled President Bola Ahmed Tinubu because it finally opened a policy flank on…
Remembering Beko Ransome-Kuti By Babafemi Ojudu One of the most remarkable mentors I ever had was Dr Beko Ransome-Kuti. I visited him often, and in those days, you would almost…
Isaac Samuel The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has pledged to reopen Nigeria’s land borders with Niger Republic, Benin Republic, Cameroon and Chad if elected…
By ETIM ETIM Despite their huge hydrocarbon deposits and massive contributions to Nigeria’s foreign exchange earnings, the six states of the South-South geopolitical zone have the worst network of federal…
By Mohammed Bello Doka In 2023, the North made a choice. It placed its trust in a man from the South who promised to restore its glory, to end the…
EFCC PRESS RELEASE EFCC Arraigns Man for N13.6m Property Fraud In Ibadan Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan has arraigned a man, Yusuf Ademola Oyepeju before Justice Olusola…
