Edo govt absorbs 4,000 volunteer teachers, recruits 500 new ones

The Edo government has announced the absorption of 4,000 volunteer teachers under the EdoStar Teaching Programme and the recruitment of 500 new teachers to strengthen the state’s education system. The state commissioner for education, Paddy Iyamu,...

MTN Group Fintech Secures Best Platform Business Award at Y’ello Care Awards

MTN Group Fintech proudly announces its historic achievement by securing the first Regional Platform Business Award at MTN’s Y’ello Care Awards. For 21 days in June, MoMo teams across the group and markets on the continent made a positive impact...

Abimbola Olashore: As Kids, We Used to Sit on NTA’sFloor for Tales By Moonlight

The Chief Executive Officer of Lead Capital Limited, Mr. Abimbola Olashore, who is also the President of Council of the Nigeria British Chamber of Commerce, takes a nostalgic look at his childhood and life lessons in this engaging conversation....

Even fools grow old: Rethinkable black identity and self worth

For too long, Africa’s story has been told by others, often rewritten, misinterpreted, and reduced. But a new generation is beginning to reclaim the narrative and redefine black identity with pride and truth. For too long also, history was written...

Police rescue two missing minors after nine months

Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have rescued two children, Sunday Aliya, 14 years old, and Ebenezer Emmanuel, 12 years old, after they had been missing for nine months. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP...

Edo: Why we unsealed erring private school – Commissioner

‎ ‎Edo state government has unsealed Authentic Royal Preparatory School located in Benin City, with a marching order to the school’s management to fix contending issues in its facility. ‎The school was sealed on September 26, 2025 over alleged...

Kolos, Ref, Loud, Gum and Fast lane, by Funke Egbemode

Scene One Henry is poor and he knows it. He plays those betting games with fancy names, drinks, smokes, and loves loud music. He is in his late 30s with a wife and two children. They all live in a room in one of the new areas in Lagos, not too far...

Akpabio tasks Houses Assembly on effective oversight

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has tasked the State Houses of Assembly on effective oversight to ensure government funds translate into improved livelihood By EricJames Ochigbo Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has tasked the State Houses...

Anambra: Police rescue 2  missing minors after 9 months

The Police Command in Anambra has rescued two children, Sunday Aliya, 14-year-old and Ebenezer Emmanuel, 12-year-old, after being missing for nine months. By Obinna Unaeze The Police Command in Anambra has rescued two children, Sunday Aliya,...

Police rescue two missing minors in Anambra after nine months

The Police Command in Anambra has rescued two children, Sunday Aliya, 14 years old, and Ebenezer Emmanuel, 12 years old, after they had been missing for nine months. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga,...

Police rescue two missing minors after 9 months in Anambra

The Police Command in Anambra State has rescued two children, Sunday Aliya, 14, and Ebenezer Emmanuel, 12, after being missing for nine months. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on...

Ijaw agitators beg Okpebholo for amnesty

Ijaw agitators and activists in Okomu, Ovia South West local government area, have begged Governor Monday Okpebholo to grant them amnesty. They said they were ready to drop their arms and joined Governor Okpebholo’s fight against kidnappers and...

Without NUC, It would have been a sad story for Nigeria’s university system – Chris Maiyakic

Chris Maiyaki is the former Acting Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Nigeria’s apex regulatory body for university education. Appointed on June 30, 2023, following the voluntary resignation of Prof. Abubakar Adamu...

Obaseki: The Lonely Fugitive of Edinburgh

(A Comic Political Chronicle of Misrule, Mirage, and Melancholy) *By Fred Itua* It is often said that history repeats itself first as tragedy and then as farce. In the curious case of Godwin Obaseki, former governor of Edo State, it seems to have...

Nigeria exits debtors’ list as IMF releases names of 10 African countries with lowest debt in 2025

After fully repaying its $3.5 billion COVID-19 loan, Nigeria was struck off the debtors’ list by the IMF However, a lot of African countries are still trapped with high debt exposure to the fund The IMF, in a recent update, released the list of 10...

Royal Celebrations: Egor-Ikpoba Okha Fed. Legislator, Hon. Murphy Omoruyi Celebrates Oba Ewuare II On Birthday And 9th Anniversary

The reign of His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo Ewuare the Second, Oba of Benin, has been described as one marked by peace, stability, and remarkable progress across the ancient Benin Kingdom and Edo State in general. This was...

Okpebholo approves permanent appointments for 5,000 contract teachers

Education GOV. Monday Okpebholo of Edo State on Wednesday absorbed the 5,000 contract teachers into the state Ministry of Education as permanent staff. The teachers, who had been on contract with a monthly stipend of ₦65,000 since the previous...

See the list of African countries with low risk exposure to IMF

After fully repaying its $3.5 billion COVID-19 loan, Nigeria was struck off the debtors’ list by the IMF However, a lot of African countries are still trapped with high debt exposure to the fund The IMF, in a recent update, released the list of 10...

Flory Bidunga headlines international impact in the Big 12

In recent years, college basketball has seen a surge of international players signing with top universities. In the 2023-2024 season alone, there were a record number of 826 international men’s basketball players in Division 1 of the NCAA. For...

Explained: The Purpose Of The Pink Ball Co-chaired By Isha Ambani At The British Museum

For the first time in the British Museum’s 272-year-old history, the institution became a host to the inaugural Pink Ball. It was a major fundraising gala event co-chaired by India’s business tycoon Isha Ambani and Director of the British Museum,...