Author: Alade Adisa

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday wrote the National Assembly proposing a budget of N1.48 trillion to be approved for Rivers State. In the letter read at plenary by the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, Tinubu explained that when approved, the money would be used by the Emergency Rule Government of Rivers State to provide for education, agriculture, provision of free drugs, among others. READ ALSO: Tinubu returns from Rome after attending Pope Leo XIV’s installation (PHOTOS) Akpabio explained that N324billion is earmarked for Infrastructure development in the fiscal year, N166billion for health, N75.6billion for education, N31.4billion for agriculture and…

While Millennials bemoan house prices and Gen Z laments the toll of social media, another generation trudges on largely unnoticed—and undeniably strained. They don’t make viral TikToks. Few podcasts or documentaries dissect their anxieties. And no one seems to be crying for them. But perhaps they should. Generation X, born between 1965 and 1980, is arguably the most squeezed, most sidelined, and most systematically shortchanged cohort alive today. A growing body of data and social insight now makes the case that if you’re looking for the real victims of intergenerational imbalance, look beyond Boomers, Millennials or Gen Z. Look at…

Ondo State, one of the safest states in Nigeria’s southwestern region, is fast becoming insecure for citizens, losing its reputation as a sanctuary of calm to an environment eroded by rampant kidnappings, occurring both day and night, with alarming frequency. While many are yet to get over the June 5, 2022, mass shooting at St Francis Catholic Church in the Owo Local Government Area of the state, kidnapping activities, which started as what the government felt it would curb in no time, have expanded to all parts of the state. Without much doubt, the level of insecurity knows no boundaries…

By Adeniyi Yusuf  A Nigerian up and coming afrobeat artiste, Onaopemipo Idowu, known as Laba Laba music, shares with The New Daily Prime her interest(s) in music, struggles in the industry and a host of other_s Can you tell us about your journey into the world of art and how did it all begin for you? Honestly, I’ve always been an artist at heart. Growing up, I was that girl who loved to sing, dance, paint, anything that let me express myself. It just came naturally. But when adulthood hit, reality checked in. I needed a way to survive, so…

By Alade Adisa President Bola Tinubu on Friday held a closed-door meeting with the nation’s service chiefs and the Inspector General of Police (IGP) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The meeting reportedly aimed to tackle the resurgence of insurgency in some parts of the country and inter-tribal hostilities in other regions. The security chiefs are expected to brief the President on ongoing efforts to address insecurity nationwide. The meeting came ahead of the President’s scheduled trip to Rome on Saturday for the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV, following an official invitation from the Vatican. In attendance were the…

Inter-university centres that have been battling to be included in the series of intervention programmes of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, may soon smile, as the House of Representatives is considering a bill to make the centres beneficiaries of the Fund’s activities too. A bill in that regard passed second reading in the House on Tuesday. It was titled, “”Bill for an Act to Amend the Tertiary Education Trust Fund Act, No.16, 2011 to Provide for the Inclusion of Inter–University Centres among beneficiaries of the Tax Imposed under the Act; and for Related Matters HB.1754,” was sponsored by the…

By Kayode Adebiyi History has always been unkind to visionary leaders—at least in their own time. They dream in decades while their people struggle in days. They build for generations while their critics complain in the moment. But if history teaches us anything, it is that nations that succeed are led by those bold enough to think beyond present discomfort and into a future of possibility. My last trip back home for my father’s funeral rites was heartwarming. I was overwhelmed by the goodwill of friends and family alike. Indeed, you never truly understand the depth of your friendships until you…

The recent release of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results has, once again, sparked widespread concern. Out of approximately two million candidates who sat for the exam, over 1.5 million failed to attain the benchmark score of 200 out of 400, which is 50% of the total. This outcome has sparked further debates about the difficulty of the examination, the declining standards of education in Nigeria, and the perceived lack of seriousness among students. However, while these discussions are important, they overlook a fundamental structural flaw in the system—the rigidity of JAMB’s once-a-year examination model. In an era…

The Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria has rejected the recent summons issued by the House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions, targeting the Speakers of the Benue and Zamfara State Houses of Assembly. The summons, allegedly based on petitions from the civil society group Guardians of Democracy and the Rule of Law, is seen by the conference as an overreach of constitutional authority and a direct challenge to Nigeria’s federal structure, which it said undermined the autonomy of State Legislatures as guaranteed under the 1999 Constitution. READ ALSO: Rivers: Reps unveils 21-member committee to oversee emergency rule In…

The Chairman of the Governance Advisory Council, GAC, in Lagos State, Prince Tajudeen Olusi, has expressed deep concern over the growing trend of established politicians promoting their children—especially sons—to contest in the upcoming local government elections in Lagos. Speaking in an interview monitored by The New Daily Prime, Olusi described the development as “alarming,” warning that it signals a dangerous shift in Nigeria’s political culture, where public office is increasingly treated as an inheritance rather than a calling. READ ALSO: Despite Tinubu, GAC’s intervention, Lagos Assembly leadership crisis deepens “This is part of what is wrong in this country that all…