By Our Reporter Cross River State has been officially designated as one of the key beneficiaries of a groundbreaking HIV prevention initiative, following Nigeria’s receipt of the first batch of Lenacapavir – a novel, twice-yearly injectable drug. The state is among a select group of eight pilot locations across the federation chosen to implement the…
By Ovat Abeng After weeks of rigorous sittings, during which thirty-two memoranda were received and twenty-eight oral testimonies heard, the Panel of Inquiry set up to look into the dispute surrounding the traditional stool of Awka has concluded its assignment and submitted its report to Governor Chukwuma Soludo. Presenting the report on behalf of other…
By Ovat Abeng The Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, has officially renamed a major road called Limca road Nkpor after the former Commonwealth Secretary General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku. With the renaming, the road would now be generally known as Ichie Emeka Anyaoku Road henceforth. The low key ceremony took place at the…
The Cross River State Ministry of Commerce has concluded its statewide stakeholder engagement for the development of the Cross River State Trade Policy, with the final consultative meeting held on March 12, 2026, at the Ogoja Council Hall for the Northern Senatorial District. The engagement, which spanned the three senatorial districts of the state, is…
Nigerian judge, Justice Roli Daibo Harriman, led the CAF Appeal Board that stripped Senegal of its AFCON 2025 title. Harriman is Nigerian High Court judge and the President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Appeals Board. She led the 9-member appeal panel that ruled on the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) dispute, ultimately awarding…
Over the last few years, remote work has significantly changed a long-standing assumption about modern life: that your job determines where you must live. For decades, moving abroad was usually tied to corporate transfers, retirement plans, or navigating complex immigration procedures. Today, however, the expansion of remote work, digital entrepreneurship, and creator-driven businesses has widened…
By Sir Abayomi Apata Let me put a caveat at the outset. Firstly, I was Dr. Jimoh Ibrahim’s coursemate at OAU almost four decades ago. In addition, he made me the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Nicon Insurance Ltd a couple of years ago. However, I do not intend to relinquish or surrender…
A decommissioned coalmine near the north pole is the last place you’d expect to find Indigenous stories from rural Nigeria, but deep below the Arctic permafrost of Svalbard a storage unit contains a cache of cultural and literary records from the West African country. The Arctic World Archive (AWA) is a data storage unit where organisations…
The Federal Government has declared Thursday, March 19, and Friday, March 20, 2026, as public holidays to mark the celebration of Eid-el-Fitr, which signifies the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The declaration was made by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on behalf of the Federal Government. In a statement on Tuesday…
By Ovat Abeng The Vice President of Nigeria, Senator Kashim Shettima, two former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, former Commonwealth Secretary General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, the Oni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan, on Tuesday March 17, 2026 honoured the second term Swearing-in ceremony of Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo and his deputy, Dr Onyekachukwu…
