673 million people live in hunger -WFP
World Food Programme (WFP), says about 673 million people or around eight per cent of the world population are not getting enough to eat and going hungry. The WFP, a UN food programme said export restrictions, tariffs and volatile commodity prices were destabilising food markets, making food less affordable andContinue Reading
Reps to investigate $35 million investment in non-existent modular refinery
BY GODWIN OBI The House of Representatives on Wednesday resolved to investigate why the government-funded modular refinery in Brass, Bayelsa state, has failed to commence despite an investment of about 35 million dollars in the project. This followed a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Billy Osawaru (APC, Edo),Continue Reading
“Nigeria Has No Opposition Except Peter Obi – Fayose Blasts Political Class”
Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has said that the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is the only remaining opposition voice in Nigeria. Fayose made the remark on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, while maintaining, however, that no one would defeat President Bola Tinubu and the AllContinue Reading
20-Nation Naval Delegation Storms NIMASA C4i Centre for Global Maritime Security Exchange
Naval Officers from 20 countries across the world currently on Siren Course onboard the LHD TONNERRE during a visit to the Regional Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (RMRDC), Kirikiri Lagos. In a major boost for international maritime cooperation, naval officers from 20 countries currently participating in the Siren Course aboard theContinue Reading
Petrol Crisis Deepens: Marketers Blame Depots as Pump Price Soars Toward ₦1,000/Litre — Dangote Refinery Hit by Supply Glitch
BY GODWIN OBI Nigeria’s petrol crisis worsened this week as pump prices in major cities raced toward the ₦1,000 per litre mark — a development marketers blame on depot price hikes and temporary supply disruptions at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. Checks by Frontline Reporters on Tuesday revealed that Premium MotorContinue Reading
Political Earthquake in Enugu: Governor Mbah Joins APC, Says Move is for Prosperity — Not Fear
BY GODWIN OBI The political landscape of the Southeast shook yesterday as Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, formally defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) — a move that has been hailed by party leaders as a defining moment in the region’s political realignment. With his defection, GovernorContinue Reading
Tension at Seme Border: Police Defend Checkpoints, As Customs, Community Leaders Cry Extortion and Economic Strangulation!
BY GODWIN OBI A storm is brewing along the Seme–ECOWAS corridor as police authorities, customs officials, and border community leaders clash over the increasing number of checkpoints choking the vital trade route. While the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) insists that the roadblocks are essential for national security, local leaders andContinue Reading
Royal Endorsement: Ketare Monarch, Bello Hails NIPR for Championing Public Enlightenment, National Development
Group picture of the newly inaugurated Executive Members of the Katsina State Chapter of the NIPR BY GODWIN OBI The Kanwan Katsina and District Head of Ketare, Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara, mni, has commended the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) for its pivotal role in deepening public enlightenment and driving national development.Continue Reading
Loan Palaver in Benue: Alia, Ortom Trade Blame Over ₦100bn Borrowing Spree
BY JOY IBEH Benue State has erupted into a fierce political crossfire as Governor Hyacinth Alia and his predecessor, Samuel Ortom, traded accusations over the state’s freshly approved ₦100 billion loan, turning what should have been a financial policy into a bitter political duel. The Benue State House of Assembly,Continue Reading
Atiku Blasts Tinubu: ‘Pardons Mockery of Justice’
BY GODWIN OBI Atiku Abubakar Blasts Tinubu’s Presidential Pardon, Says It ‘Erodes Morality and Emboldens Criminality’ Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has launched a scathing attack on President Bola Tinubu’s recent wave of presidential pardons, calling it a reckless misuse of executive power that trivializes justice and emboldens offenders. InContinue Reading