Your Excellency, It is with a profound sense of duty, loyalty, and commitment to the advancement of our dear Edo State that I, Dr. Dennis Osahon Aikoriogie, a proud son of the soil and a dedicated chieftain of the…
THE Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) says the country’s non-oil products exported in the first quarter of 2025 were valued at 1.791 billion dollars. Dr Nonye Ayeni, Director-General of the NEPC said this on Monday in Abuja while presenting…
Eben Enasco Reporting A shocking scandal has rocked the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), under the leadership of Professor Darlington Ewaen Obaseki, with allegations of N40,000 racketeering involving mortuary staff for processing” and “storage” fees of corpse. The official…
SATIRICAL APOLOGY LETTER From the Desk of Senator Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan Dear Distinguished Senate President Godswill Akpabio, It is with the deepest sarcasm and utmost theatrical regret that I tender this apology for the grievous crime of possessing dignity and…
THE UK has deported 43 migrants to Nigeria and Ghana as part of efforts to clamp down on illegal immigration, the Home Office has confirmed. The latest charter flight included 15 individuals whose asylum claims were refused, 11 foreign nationals who…
LEADERS from business, government, philanthropy, and refugee communities are set to gather in Kenya for the third Africa Forum on Displacement (AFD2025) on April 28 and 29, 2025. Hosted by the Amahoro Coalition, Inkomoko, and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency,…
KENYA is poised to overtake Ethiopia as East Africa’s largest economy in 2025, according to fresh forecasts from the IMF. The IMF projects that Kenya’s gross domestic product (GDP) will reach $132bn this year, outpacing Ethiopia’s expected $117bn. The shift comes…
NAMIBIA’S President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has dismissed Agriculture Minister Mac-Albert Hengari following his arrest on serious criminal charges, the presidency confirmed on Sunday. In a statement posted on X, the Namibian presidency said Hengari was relieved of his duties ‘by virtue of the…
RWANDA’S decision to sever diplomatic ties with Belgium over criticism of its involvement in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is already having visible and unexpected consequences across several sectors. Kigali cut relations with its former colonial ruler in March after Belgium…
THE Rural Electrification Agency (REA) on Monday signed grant agreements with nine renewable energy companies to provide electricity access to 17.5 million Nigerians. The companies are, Privida Power Limited, Baobab Plus, Salpha Energy, Asolar, NTA-StarTimes, A4&T Power Solutions, Sunking…
