Author: Damilola Olufemi

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday held its much-anticipated 100th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting at the party’s national headquarters in Wadata Plaza, Abuja, despite a brief police presence at the venue earlier in the day. The gathering brought together members of the Board of Trustees (BoT), governors, lawmakers, and other key NEC stakeholders. In his remarks, Acting National Chairman Umar Damagum clarified that the meeting’s sole agenda was to set a date for a broader NEC session where issues surrounding the party’s convention would be discussed. He explained that this limited focus was agreed upon following prior consultations…

Nigerian entertainer Darlington Okoye, popularly known as Speed Darlington, has reacted defiantly after the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) declared him wanted over serious allegations including rape, cyberbullying, and cyberstalking. In a video shared on YouTube Monday, Speed Darlington rejected the claims, saying he had done nothing wrong. “I’m not coming. You hear me? I’m not coming. I have not committed any crime. All I did was speak,” he said in the video, dismissing the allegations as unfounded. He accused NAPTIP of trying to gain attention by targeting him. “Where is your evidence? Who is…

Ali Bukar Dalori has officially taken over as the acting national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), following the resignation of his predecessor, Abdullahi Ganduje. Ganduje stepped down last Friday, a move the party later confirmed. According to APC National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka, the former Kano governor resigned to focus on “urgent and important” personal matters. Presenting Ganduje’s resignation letter to the National Working Committee (NWC) during its Monday meeting, the party’s national secretary, Suraj Ajibola, said: “On behalf of the party, I present formally to the NWC the resignation letter of the former chairman, Dr Umar Abdullahi…

A prominent chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, has condemned the deployment of armed police officers to the party’s national secretariat in Abuja, which disrupted the planned meetings of the National Executive Council (NEC) and Board of Trustees (BoT) on Monday. Speaking to journalists after Bode George and other members of the party’s National Working Committee were denied access to the Wadata Plaza headquarters, George criticised the action and cautioned the Federal Government against igniting political unrest. “It’s strikingly annoying. This is our property. Was there any court order to say we will not hold our meeting…

By Alade Adisa Many Nigerians who attended primary and secondary schools up until the 1990s would not deny that they made use of a library in one way or another, whether in their schools or at public libraries run by the government. Now, that era feels like a distant memory, as libraries have disappeared from most schools, and the few public ones that still exist are in a state of disrepair. Some of the remaining public libraries merely offer seats and shelves stocked with a handful of outdated books. “Readers are leaders,” as the saying goes, but with the country’s…

By Alade Adisa With the giant strides being recorded by countries in the area of research and development—efforts that have propelled many into the ranks of industrialised and advanced nations—Nigeria does not appear to take the issue of research seriously. Findings by this paper show that practically nothing is being done in the nation’s universities and research institutes, which are supposed to take the lead. It is unbelievable that no fund is allocated for research in Nigeria’s public universities, whereas their peers globally, and even in South Africa, are making significant progress in that sector. Some experts in science and…

Some undergraduates break the barrier by attaining a CGPA of 5.0. People in this category are often seen as highly talented, even whiz kids, and are treated with great respect by society.

The Director-General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Ms Omolara Oloworaran, has said.

The Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has laid blame for the naira’s sharp decline at the feet of the Buhari administration, pointing to what he described as reckless monetary practices by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under the guise of the ways and means provision. Speaking at the Progressives Governors Forum meeting in Benin City on Saturday, the former Edo State governor said, “We are coming from a country that was almost like Zimbabwe or Idi Amin’s Uganda where he asked the Central Bank governor, ‘go and print more money for us to share to the people’. And…

The World Bank has expressed serious concern over the growing rates of extreme poverty in Nigeria and 38 other countries struggling with conflict and deep instability, warning that these conditions are worsening hunger and derailing global development efforts. In a report released on Friday titled “Extreme Poverty is Rising Fast in Economies Hit by Conflict, Instability”, the Bank revealed that poverty is intensifying in fragile states long after much of the world has begun recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. World Bank lists fragile countries Nigeria is among the 39 countries the World Bank categorises as Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations —…