Six years after, Sokoto businessman shot by DSS finally gets justice in court
After years of hardship following a wrongful shooting by SSS operatives, a Sokoto businessman finally received justice in form of compensation by the agency The […]
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Natasha: The Conspiracy of Vultures, by Hassan Gimba
“It’s a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the best people have always done.” – Harriet Beecher Stowe. Not as […]
Ododo wins “Governor of the Year” award in Agriculture
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has been honoured with the “Governor of the Year Award (2024) in Agriculture” by Independent Newspapers Limited, publishers of […]
USPF Secretary applauds ITU, UK-FCDO’s partnership on Nigerian rural connectivity
L-R: Representative of the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (UK FCDO), Udoh Indogesit; Nigeria National Consultant, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Ogundipe Olubunmi; Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation […]
The dance of desire, by Osmund Agbo
I want fame, I will fortune but no flashing lights,No crowded streets or endless nightsWhere strangers pry and whispers sting I want the peace that’s fit […]
Gov Mbah lauds DSS for arresting five high-profile kidnap suspects
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has commended the Department of State Services (DSS), whose operatives arrested five high-profile kidnappers operating in forests across the […]
Time to be proactive, by Nick Dazang
For Kebbi State, it not only rains, it pours. Consider the catalogue of its woes: Like most States in the North, it is immersed in […]
Aliko Dangote Foundation targets 1 million Nigerians with 1 million bags of rice worth N16bn
Over one million Nigerians nationwide will receive a 10kg bag of rice each as the Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) Thursday launched the 2025 Annual National […]
History will judge President Tinubu favourably-Information Minister
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has affirmed that President Tinubu is steering the affairs of Nigeria with the utmost fear of […]
Judge okays start of N5bn suit by DSS against SERAP
A court of the Federal Capital Territory (FTC) has fixed March 21 to begin definite hearing on a case of defamation filed by two officers […]
Lagos Assembly crisis: The Guardian apologises to DSS
*Says no malice intended The management of Guardian Newspapers Limited has apologized to the Department of State Services (DSS) over a story the newspaper house […]
Tinubu’s trillion-dollar economy: Hoping on GDP rebasing?
By Zainab Suleiman Okino President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has set forth an ambitious vision for Nigeria’s economic transformation—a $1 trillion economy by 2026, with projections […]
Kogi state mourns passing of former Deputy Governor, Adaba
The Kogi State Government deeply is mourning the passing of a distinguished statesman and former Deputy Governor of our dear state, Chief Patrick Adaba, who […]
”No Kogi citizen should go to bed hungry”-Governor Ododo
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has declared that no citizen of Kogi State should go to bed hungry under his watch as the Governor […]
CBN, LG autonomy and need for financial probity
By Lawal Nasir When in July 2024, the Supreme Court gave a ruling that effectively granted financial autonomy to the 774 local government councils in […]