NCC Unveils 2025 Corporate Governance Guidelines, Vows Strict Enforcement
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has unveiled a new set of Corporate Governance Guidelines for the telecommunications sector, introducing stringent sanctions including licence revocation, board dissolution, hefty fines, and licence suspension for operators who fail to comply. Launched on Wednesday in Lagos and set to take effect in 2025, the new guidelines also prohibit top […]
PDP to Decide Wike’s Fate Next Week, Party Has Endured Enough
The South South Zonal Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Emmanuel Ogidi, has disclosed that the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) will meet next week to review the conduct of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and take a decisive stand. Speaking during a television interview on Wednesday, […]
Secondus: Tinubu Driving Nigeria Into Economic, Democratic Crisis
Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has accused President Bola Tinubu of overseeing what he described as the gradual dismantling of Nigeria’s democratic values and economic stability. Secondus made the comments during the public presentation of two books authored by veteran journalist Ike Abonyi: The Bubbles of Nigeria’s Democracy: The […]
Sanusi Decries Erosion of Values, Blames Leadership and Society for Moral Decay
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has raised alarm over the deterioration of moral values in Nigeria, lamenting that society has normalized the celebration of individuals who enrich themselves at the nation’s expense. In an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor criticised Nigeria’s value system, describing […]
Environmental Concerns Threaten Closure of Controversial ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center
A controversial migrant detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” located deep in the Florida Everglades, is facing potential shutdown over alleged environmental violations, as a federal judge prepares to hold a critical hearing on Wednesday. The facility, hastily built on the grounds of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport—an abandoned piece of tarmac west of […]
Japan Marks 80th Anniversary of Hiroshima Bombing with Plea for Peace Amid Global Tensions
Japan observed a somber moment of silence on Wednesday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, a defining event in world history that claimed more than 200,000 lives and ushered in the nuclear age. At exactly 8:15 a.m.—the time when the U.S. dropped the atomic bomb on August 6, 1945—bells tolled […]
Trump Envoy Steve Witkoff Heads to Moscow for Eleventh-Hour Ukraine Peace Push
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow on Wednesday for a high-stakes diplomatic mission aimed at securing a peace deal in the Ukraine war, just two days ahead of a deadline set by President Donald Trump for Russia to agree to a ceasefire or face sweeping new sanctions. Witkoff—a real estate magnate with no […]
Court Halts Niger Govt’s Move to Demolish Badeggi Radio Station
A Niger State High Court has issued an interim injunction restraining Governor Umaru Bago and the state government from taking further punitive actions against Badeggi Radio, a private broadcast station in Minna. Justice Mohammed S.A. Mohammed, presiding at the Vacation Court in the Minna Judicial Division, granted the order on Tuesday following an ex-parte application by Badeggi Radio Broadcasting Services Ltd and its proprietor, Mohammed Shuaibu Badeggi. The applicants sought court protection […]
Umahi: South-East Should Back Tinubu in 2027, Presidency Will Come Later
Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has said the South-East region should not expect to produce Nigeria’s president in the upcoming 2027 general elections, urging instead for strong support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election. In a statement released on Monday, Umahi dismissed claims of marginalisation and pointed to President Tinubu’s ongoing infrastructure projects in the region as evidence of commitment to national equity. “Politics […]
Sowore Opposes Zoning, Demands Merit-Based Presidency
Human rights activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has strongly criticised the idea of rotational presidency, arguing that competence not region should determine Nigeria’s leadership. Speaking on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme, on Tuesday, Sowore said Nigerians deserve a president who can deliver good governance, regardless of ethnic or geopolitical affiliation. “If I have a good president in […]
