SCENT OF DANGER: Your perfume may be harming you
By Sola Ogundipe Every morning, you spray it on but your favorite perfume or cologne could be hiding hidden chemical risks. Researchers at Rutgers University studied nearly 10,000 personal care…
Residents raise alarm over movement of armed herders in Benue
By Peter Duru, Makurdi Tension has gripped parts of Guma and Logo Local Government Areas (LGA) of Benue State following reports of armed herders allegedly roaming communities and farmlands, raising…
UK govt considers removing ex-prince Andrew from line of succession
The British government on Friday mulled passing a law to remove former prince Andrew from the line of succession, as police stepped up investigations into his conduct, quizzing the disgraced…
Wike thinks governance is about what he alone wants — Kingibe
The senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ireti Kingibe, has accused the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, of running the affairs of the nation’s capital in an autocratic…
Gov. Mbah inspects 44.1 km Enugu-Opi-Nsukka Road dualisation project
…Visits security flashpoints …Contractor promises October delivery, commends funding Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, on Friday undertook an unannounced on-the-spot inspection tour of the ongoing 44.1km Enugu-Ugwogo Nike-Opi-Nsukka…
NNS Beecroft busts drug ring, seizes 486kg Cannabis
…Says “We’ll go after fleeing suspects By Evelyn Usman Operatives of Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Beecroft, Apapa, Lagos, have dealt a major blow to a suspected drug syndicate operating along…
The Road to a Doctor’s Nigeria, by Azu Ishiekwene
There Was a Country, lamented Chinua Achebe, Nigeria’s literary icon and one of the world’s greatest storytellers. Achebe’s title evokes many things in the mind beyond its primary thematic concern…
REV. JESSE JACKSON: Adieu, civil rights leader and moral voice
By GBENGA HASHIM The passing of Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson at the age of 84 marks the end of an era in the global struggle for justice, equality, and human…
2027 presidential election: A pivotal moment for democracy
By AUSTIN AIGBE Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election is emerging as one of the most consequential political moments since the return to civilian rule in 1999, with the potential to shape…
Farewell, distinguished brother, by Donu Kogbara
I’ve just been told that Senator Barinada Mpigi, who represented the Rivers South East senatorial district, has died, aged 64, following a protracted illness. Barry, as many of us called…