Edo Queens Crowned NWFL Champions, Book CAF Women’s Champions League Qualifier Spot
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting Edo Queens Football Club of Benin City have been crowned champions of the 2025/26 Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Premiership after a hard-fought goalless draw against defending champions Bayelsa Queens Football Club in their final Super Six match in Port Harcourt. The result was enough to secure the title for the Benin-based […]
General Rabe’s Death Shows Even Top Political Leaders Are Not Safe, Says Buratai
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting Former Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai (rtd), has cautioned that Nigeria’s escalating insecurity could result in the kidnapping or assassination of high-profile political figures if urgent and firm measures are not taken. In a strongly worded reaction to the reported abduction, torture, and killing of retired Maj. Gen. Rabe Abubakar by […]
AAU Governing Council Lauded For Securing NDDC Road Project Intervention
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting The Concerned Stakeholders of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, have commended the university’s Governing Council, led by Chief Dan Orbih, for facilitating the construction of internal road networks within the institution by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The commendation was contained in a statement signed by Dr. Festus Imonsili on behalf […]
2027 Senatorial Race: Edo South NDC Members Protest Aguebor’s Emergence, Demand Respect For Primaries
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting Tension flared in Edo South Senatorial District over the weekend as members of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) staged a protest near the Oba of Benin’s palace, rejecting Mr. Sunny Aguebor’s emergence as the party’s senatorial candidate for the 2027 general election. The protesters, led by spokesperson Osaze Idemudia, accused some […]
Police Fire Teargas as Protesters March in Abuja
Police fired teargas at protesters during a June 12 demonstration in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, disrupting a march organised to draw attention to insecurity, governance concerns and the plight of abducted schoolchildren. The protesters had gathered at Berger Bus Stop and were marching towards the Federal Secretariat and Eagle Square, where they intended to present their […]
FOI Campaigner Aigbokhan To Lead National Disability Rights Moot As Presiding Judge
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting President Aigbokhan, a respected human rights lawyer, public interest advocate, and Freedom of Information (FOI) campaigner, has been named Presiding Judge for the semi-final stage of the Wahab Egbewole, SAN National Disability Moot Court Competition, which will be held at the University of Ilorin. Widely regarded as one of Nigeria’s leading platforms […]
Senate Washes Hands Of Kyari Arrest Warrant, Rebukes Oshiomhole
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting The Senate has formally dissociated itself from the arrest warrant issued against former NNPCL Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari, declaring that the decision of its Committee on Public Accounts failed to follow due process and was inconsistent with the provisions of the Legislative Houses (Powers and Privileges) Act. It also rejected […]
Edo Govt Reopens Schools Closed Over Security Concerns In Edo North
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting The Edo State Government has announced the reopening of schools that were previously shut down due to security challenges in the Edo North senatorial district. The announcement was contained in a statement issued on Friday by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Enodolomwanyi Otamere, and made available to journalists in […]
Senate Questions SEDC Over N16.6bn Spending
Nigeria’s Senate has questioned the South East Development Commission (SEDC) over the management of N16.6 billion released to the agency in the 2025 budget, amid concerns over “unexplained” and “inappropriate” expenditures. The Managing Director of the commission, Mr Mark Okoye, appeared before the Senate Committee on SEDC on Tuesday to account for how the funds […]
Senate Leader Proposes Single Six-Year Term for Presidents, Governors
Nigeria’s Majority Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, has said he plans to introduce a bill seeking a single six-year tenure for presidents and state governors, arguing that the current system distracts elected leaders from governance. Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Monday, Bamidele said the proposal would be among the first bills he hopes to sponsor […]