The Hope Alive Initiatives, HAI, has called on Nigerians to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over his impactful reforms as exemplified by the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFund. Describing the impact of the reform as a revitalization of the country’s education sector with with landmark initiatives that are already reshaping the future of learning and research across the nation, the group noted that supporting the president will enable him produce more outstanding reforms in other sectors the same way he set a new benchmark in education sector. The good governance group made the call in a statement on Sunday by…
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The Chairman of Imota Local Council Development Area, Hon. Benson Sunday Ayodele, has charged the newly elected executives of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the council area to prioritize party unity, grassroots mobilization, and effective service delivery as preparations gradually gather momentum ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking at the inauguration of the Local Government Area (LGA) and Ward Executives of the party at the APC Party Secretariat in Imota, Hon. Benson congratulated the newly elected officials on their emergence and reminded them that leadership positions within the party should be seen as opportunities for selfless service and…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a Brazil-based Nigerian businessman at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, after discovering shirts and towels allegedly impregnated with liquid cocaine in a major anti-narcotics operation that also led to the seizure of over two tonnes of illicit drugs across the country. The suspect, 41-year-old Abugu Ikechukwu, was arrested upon arrival from São Paulo, Brazil, via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight. NDLEA said a detailed examination of his luggage uncovered 14 shirts and towels soaked in liquid cocaine, dried and carefully ironed to evade detection. The…
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has emerged as the new Paramount Ruler of Ayakoro Community in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, assuming the traditional title of Daufa VI. Ogbuku’s emergence was in accordance with the provisions of the Ayakoro Community Constitution. His installation came six months after the demise of the late Paramount Ruler. Before his elevation, he served as Deputy Paramount Ruler of the community. The transition process was conducted under the supervision of the Bayelsa State Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, with Chief Micha Itekesi also…
The Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, has stated that several road projects for the South East region, originally conceived during the colonial era but left unrealised for decades, are now being brought to life under President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Speaking on Saturday, 13 June, 2026, in Ebonyi State, while conducting senior journalists and government officials on a tour of the administration’s legacy projects, Senator Umahi—former Governor of Ebonyi State—highlighted the Calabar-Ebonyi-Benue Trans-Saharan Superhighway as a project of strategic importance to the South East, South South, and parts of the North Central region. “It is a colonial-era dream…
Veteran Nollywood actor, Kola Oyewo is dead, reports thegazellenews.com. Thegazellenews.com reports further that Oyewo’s son, Dr Wale Oyewo broke the sad news on Friday, 12 June, 2026. He was 80 years old. Kola Oyewo was widely celebrated for his remarkable contributions to the Nigerian theatre and film industry and leaves behind a lasting legacy in the entertainment world.
The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has pledged that the state will deliver 95 per cent of its votes to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 general elections, declaring that the President deserves a second term in office in recognition of the far-reaching economic reforms initiated by his administration. Governor Abiodun gave the assurance on Friday during a strategic meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) held at the Presidential Lodge, Ibara, Abeokuta. The governor noted that the reforms introduced by President Tinubu have helped to reposition the nation’s economy and lay a solid foundation for sustainable growth…
By Dare Babarinsa It is 33 years since we lined up to vote for Chief Moshood Abiola to become the President of Nigeria. It is now like ancient history. More than half of Nigeria’s population today was not even born then. June 12, 1993, was a pivotal day in our country’s march to constitutional democracy. On that date, Nigerians were given the option of picking one of two. Abiola’s opponent was the Kano businessman, Bashir Tofa, the candidate of the National Republican Convention, NRC. Abiola was of the Social Democratic Party, SDP. The truth was that both parties were sponsored…
By Olabode Opeseitan A record $10 billion flowed into Nigeria in a single quarter, and a Nairametrics Capital Importation Report says almost none of it will build a factory, hire a worker, or survive beyond the next Treasury bill rollover. The report is not wrong in its arithmetic. It is incomplete in its accounting. There is a meaningful difference, and that difference matters enormously for how investors, policymakers, and citizens read Nigeria’s economic progression. What the Report Got Right Let us begin where intellectual honesty demands: the Nairametrics piece correctly identifies a structural tension that no one can dismiss. Of…
Alimosho Local Government has recorded a major milestone in its environmental sanitation campaign with the successful execution of the maiden enforcement operation under ‘Project Iron Shield’, leading to the arrest of 10 suspected environmental offenders. The operation, which was carried out overnight on June 11, 2026, covered strategic locations including the Egbeda Road Corridor, Shasha Axis, and Dopemu Under Bridge. It was designed to curb indiscriminate refuse dumping and reinforce environmental discipline across the local government area. According to the authorities, the suspects were apprehended while allegedly disposing of refuse at unauthorised locations. The Local Government disclosed that they would…