Month: August 2026

NUJ The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Cross River State Council has appealed to the state government to reinstate quarterly ministerial press briefings, saying citizens are not being adequately informed about government policies, programmes and projects. The call was made by the NUJ Chairman, Comrade Archibong Bassey, on Thursday during a familiarization visit by the Commissioner for Information, Pastor Ekpenyong Cobham, to the NUJ Secretariat in Calabar. Bassey said the absence of regular ministerial briefings has created an information gap, despite the many activities of the Senator Bassey Otu administration. “Before now, we…

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke By Mandy Park Osun State governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke and the Vice Chancellor of Osun State University (UNIOSUN), Osogbo, Professor Clement Adebooye, have charged the newly inducted medical graduates of the institution on service to humanity and researches capable of breaking new grounds in global medicine. The duo gave the charge on Wednesday during the maiden induction ceremony of 90 medical graduates of medicine and surgery into Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) at the main campus of the institution. Adeleke, who lauded the management of…

Minister of Blue Economy Adegboyega Oyetola By  Mandy Park The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy and leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, has criticised the administration of Governor Ademola Adeleke over the poor condition of roads across the state, despite what he described as substantial federal allocations accruing to the state over the past three years. Oyetola spoke in Inisa, Odo-Otin Local Government Area, while addressing APC leaders, stakeholders and supporters at an interactive meeting ahead of Saturday’s Osun State governorship election. The former governor expressed concern…

Lekki Deep Sea Port The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, the Association of Nigeria Licenced Customs Agents, ANLCA , Onne Youths and other stakeholders at the Onne Port have issued a -four day ultimatum to the federal government to fix all the dilapidated internal roads at Port and also call off the E-Call Up levies imposed on trucks that comes into Onne Port or face a total shutdown. The stateholders argued that the Federal Government realized N487bn in revenue from Onne Port between January and July this year , stating that a…

Peter Obi, Atiku Abubakar and Rabiu Kwankwaso By  CHUKWUDI GEORGE  Uncertainty has continued to trail the proposal for a single opposition presidential candidate ahead of the 2027 general election, with political parties expressing divergent positions on the proposed arrangement. The development followed a call by the Group of 100 Nigerians led by former All Progressives Congress chieftain, Salisu Lukman, for opposition presidential candidates and political leaders to close ranks and present a common candidate against President Bola Tinubu in 2027. The group had urged former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the…

Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu (left) and United States’ Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Allison Hooker, during the United States-Nigeria Joint Working Group meeting in Washington DC. BY MANDY PARK Fresh round of talks by the United States (U.S.) and Nigeria joint working group has begun in Washington, D.C., with security cooperation and counterterrorism measures featuring prominently on the agenda. National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, led the Nigerian delegation at yesterday’s meeting, while the U.S. Under-Secretary of State, Allison Hooker, headed the American team. Among the Nigerian officials attending the…