The Igbo Women Assembly (IWA) has thrown its full weight behind the October 20 nationwide protest organized by rights activist Omoyele Sowore, demanding the unconditional release of detained Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu. In a statement issued Saturday by its National President, Lolo Nneka Chimezie, the pan-Igbo women’s group praised Sowore and…
The recent spike in cooking gas prices and widespread shortages across Nigeria have been partly blamed on a disruption in supply caused by industrial action, according to industry insiders. Bassey Essien, Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM), explained that the strike by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff…
Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, has stated that over 90% of Nigerians working in the informal sector are too poor to afford taxation, describing their daily struggle as one of mere survival rather than profit-making. Oyedele made the remarks during a roundtable session with journalists, policy analysts, and…
In a move that has won widespread praise across Oyo State, Governor Seyi Makinde has approved a dramatic increase in the monthly salary of security personnel at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), raising their pay from ₦18,800 to ₦80,000. The decision came shortly after a courageous security guard publicly voiced his hardship during a…
An 11-year-old Nigerian boy, son of detained Biafran leader Nnamdi Kanu, has made global headlines after achieving a historic feat at the International World Brain Olympiad: winning first place in English, Mathematics, and Russian Language, all in the same competition. The young prodigy, whose name has not been widely released for privacy reasons, outperformed competitors…
Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D, NPM, has issued a stern directive prohibiting police officers from participating in or facilitating land recovery operations, emphasizing that such activities fall outside the statutory mandate of the Nigeria Police Force. In a strongly worded statement released by the Force Headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday, 23rd September,…
In a powerful show of support for accountability and democratic courage, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has hailed the reopening of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s office as a victory for justice over oppression. Speaking via his X handle, Atiku, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, said: “The voice of…
In a heartbreaking accident that has shaken the nation, a police officer and a female passenger were crushed to death yesterday, the 23rd of September, 2025, at Ijora. Vanguard Newspaper reported that the 40-foot container-laden truck overturned on a commercial tricycle at Ijora Causeway, inward Ijora 7Up The report had it that the incident occurred…
