Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has donated medical equipment to the Model Primary Health Care Centre, Orogbum Community, in Port Harcourt Local Government Area of Rivers State, as part of its efforts to strengthen healthcare infrastructure and improve access to quality healthcare in the Niger Delta region. Speaking during the handover at the Health Centre, the NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, stated that the intervention aligns with the Commission’s mandate to enhance healthcare delivery and improve the well-being of people in communities across the region. He noted that access to functional healthcare facilities remained critical to sustainable development and…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
By Tanimu Yakubu In periods of economic adjustment, citizens naturally judge government performance through the prices they encounter in markets, petrol stations and grocery stores. Those experiences are real and deserve serious attention. Yet sound economic analysis requires more than observing nominal price movements. It requires measuring those changes against the value of the currency itself. When that principle is ignored, misleading conclusions can emerge from otherwise accurate figures. Recent political commentaries and infographics have circulated widely, purporting to demonstrate the performance of the Nigerian economy between May 2023 and May 2026 by comparing selected prices in naira terms. The…
The popular saying that a prophet is not honoured in his hometown may have been refuted as Ghana-based Nigerian fashion designer Ajulo Ruben Ayodelewas recently celebrated for bringing glory and honour to his motherland.The graduate of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo State has made a big name for himself as one the top fashion designers in Accra, Ghana.With his Tomz Fashion Hub Limited located at Adenta Taxi Rank, Accra, Ajulo is an experienced fashion designer efficiently marketing fashionable clothing and expert in translating global fashion trend into commercially successful menswear collections through sustainable material sourcing and perfect designs.Ajulo is not…
The Kulen Allah Cattle Rearers Association of Nigeria has called on herders and farmers across Nigeria to respect farmlands, grazing reserves and designated cattle routes as the 2026/2027 farming season begins, warning that renewed conflicts between the two groups could worsen food insecurity, deepen economic hardship and undermine national stability. In a statement signed by its National President, Khalil Mohammed Bello, the association appealed to pastoralists to avoid the destruction of crops during grazing and migration while urging farmers not to encroach on designated grazing reserves or block recognized cattle routes. KACRAN said the appeal had become necessary given Nigeria’s…
By Michael Olukayode For thousands of young Nigerians, the dream is familiar: leave home, find work abroad and build a better life. But for many who set out on the perilous migration route through North Africa, the dream often ends in exploitation, violence and years of uncertainty. Among a recent group of Nigerians evacuated from Libya was a young woman who believed she was travelling to Egypt to work as a hairdresser and makeup artist. Instead, she found herself trapped in Libya’s shadowy migrant economy. “We were told that we were going to Cairo,” she said quietly. “Unfortunately, we found…
The long-abandoned water route between Baga in northern Borno State and neighbouring Chad may soon spring back to life as Governor Babagana Umara Zulum intensifies efforts to restore commerce and economic activities across the Lake Chad region. During a visit to Baga on Saturday, 6 June, 2026, Zulum held high-level consultations with military commanders and security officials on plans to clear the strategic waterway that has remained largely inaccessible for years due to insurgency and insecurity. The Governor said discussions centred on practical steps needed to secure the route and facilitate the movement of goods and people between Nigeria and…
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has called on the Federal Government to protect critical assets and heavy equipment belonging to the Chad Basin Development Authority (CBDA), warning that attempts to dispose of serviceable machinery as scrap metal could undermine agricultural development and security efforts in the North-East. The Governor’s appeal follows reports that some individuals are allegedly seeking to auction equipment and facilities located at the CBDA headquarters and booster stations across northern Borno under the guise of scrap metal disposal. Established by the Federal Government to harness the agricultural and water resources of the Lake Chad Basin, the…
The Nigeria AI Film Festival (NAIFF) returns this September 2026 at Alliance Française Lagos to continue exploring the growing role of AI in filmmaking across Africa. Following a strong debut, the festival founded by Obinna Okerekeocha has quickly become a gathering point for filmmakers, technologists, and creatives examining the intersection of AI and storytelling. Last year’s inaugural edition recorded over 400 submissions and featured curated screenings, industry panels, and the AI Academy—an initiative providing creatives with practical tools for AI-driven production. Chidera “Odera Collins” Okonji, the festival’s Director of Communications, described the experience as “a necessary disruption,” noting how it…
By Tunde Rahman The recent abduction of schoolchildren in Ahoro-Esiele Community, Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State, remains deeply distressing. On May 15, 2026, heartless kidnappers abducted 38 schoolchildren, killing one teacher in a heinous assault on our nation’s security and educational system. The Nigerian Union of Teachers and students across the country have taken to the streets in protest. The action is understandable. However, this and similar tragic incidents should never be used as political fodder, especially in the midst of our country’s challenging security situation. Anyone who has fallen victim to kidnapping or is a close relation…
By Lanre Adewole True, the Yoruba believe that those burdened by hunger pangs are unmoved by other issues around them. We can call them the tifun loran (belly only) clan. Do we then say that was the reading of the Oyo school mass kidnapping by the Bola Tinubu presidency, which offered grieving parents with toddlers in captivity rice and undisclosed (either paltry or wad) sums of money, exactly two weeks after the dastardly act? The presidential delegation to the raided community was supposed to deliver comfort and assurance to the traumatised residents with their loved ones in kidnappers’ den, but…