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By Admin I Monday, June 29, 2026 ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been ranked among the top three best-performing Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) of the Federal Government in the 2026 Public Service Reforms Performance Assessment conducted by the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR). In the latest Public Service Reforms Performance Assessment, the Commission was ranked third overall, following a comprehensive evaluation across key reform indicators, including the Self-Assessment Tool (SAT), Freedom of Information (FOI) Compliance Score, Fiscal Transparency and Integrity Index, and official website performance metrics. In the ranking, the Nigerian…
Admin I Monday, June 29, 2026 LEKKI, Lagos – Pathway Advisors Limited has announced its role as Lead Issuing House to a N300 billion Commercial Paper Programme for Pivot Integrated Energy Services Limited, reinforcing its leadership in capital market advisory and energy sector finance. The transaction was formally concluded with the execution of programme documentation at Capital Club, Victoria Island, Lagos, following the completion of all regulatory and programme clearances. The signing ceremony marked a defining milestone in mobilising large-scale short-term capital for Nigeria’s downstream petroleum sector. Speaking at the event, Mr. Adekunle Alade (MBA, FCA, M.CIoD), Founder and…
By Omamus Emmanuel CONCERN is mounting for one of Africa’s biggest movie legends after he was spotted looking dishevelled and sitting on the bare floor of a busy city street. Hanks Anuku, a veteran of Nigeria’s powerhouse “Nollywood” film industry, was filmed by a distressed eyewitness in the Wuse 2 district of the capital city, Abuja. The heartbreaking video, which has quickly gone viral online, shows the former screen tough-guy appearing “homeless and intoxicated,” sparking a massive wave of sympathy and panic across social media. The eyewitness who captured the tragic footage could not hide her distress as…
Match Report: Canada 1-0 South Africa By Our Football Correspondent at the Los Angeles Stadium It had to be him. On a blistering afternoon in Southern California where the glitz and glamour of Hollywood met the grit and grind of World Cup knockout football, it was Stephen Eustáquio who provided the blockbuster script. Deep into four minutes of agonizing second-half stoppage time, with the specter of extra time looming large over the Los Angeles Stadium, the Porto midfielder produced a moment of pure, unadulterated magic. Stepping up to a bouncing clearance on the edge of the eighteen-yard…
By Titus Eleweke, Editor, Southeast AWKA, Anambra – Nigeria’s human rights lawyer and lead counsel for the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has cautioned criminal elements in the South-East against turning the region’s liberation struggle into a criminal enterprise. Ejiofor, who holds the traditional title of Dunu-Ezeugosinachi, gave the warning in a statement titled: “Weekend Musings: The South-East Must Never Bleed Again: The Peril of False Labels, Criminal Impunity, and the Collective Duty to Defend Peace – When Every Criminal Is Conveniently Called IPOB, Who Then Is Hunting the Real Killers?”, released on Saturday. According to him,…
Admin I Sunday, June 28. 2026 ABUJA, Nigeria – Vice President Kashim Shettima GCON, has flagged-off a nationwide community empowerment programme in science, technology, skills acquisition and renewable energy for youth and women championed by the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) in Kano State. The programme which commenced on Saturday, 27th July, 2026, will see over 160 participants trained in solar installation and maintenance, mobile phone hardware repairs, electrical appliances and electronics repairs and maintenance across the six geopolitical zones of the country. Vice President Shettima represented by the Personal Assistant to President Tinubu on Subnational…
By Kola Odepeju I Sunday, June 28, 2026 IRAGBIJI, Osun – Two gubernatorial elections are crucial in 2026 for the All Progressives Congress (APC) to win in the South-west. They are the Ekiti and Osun gubernatorial elections. Our governors should take a cue from Governor Oyebanji who has adhered strictly to the four principles of good governance viz. accountability, transparency, rule of law and participation. Governor Oyebanji has held firmly to these four pillars upon which good governance is built and so, it isn’t surprising that he has been rewarded accordingly for his faithfulness to these principles …
Titus Eleweke, Editor, Southeast AWKA, Anambra – The Counsel to the Ogbe-Ozoma Quarters of Okpanam Kingdom, Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Esq., KSC, has stated that the case between Obi Emma Okocha & Ors. (for themselves and on behalf of the people of Ogbe-Ozoma Quarters of Okpanam Kingdom) and Pastor Emma Agba Arinze & Ors. (for themselves and on behalf of the people of Issele-Azagba Quarters) has not been determined by any court. He cautioned against the misrepresentation of the court’s ruling in Suit No. AKU/118/2025, warning that some individuals were deliberately peddling a false narrative by portraying the decision as…
Pro-Adesina Group Fights Back Admin I Sunday, June 28, 2025 ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigerian Senate has continued to face serious pressure to reject the ambassadorial nomination of a former Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Prof. Abayomi Sunday Fasina. The latest protest is from a coalition of over 300 civil society organisations and prominent activists who petitioned lawmakers to withhold his confirmation pending the determination of criminal and civil cases instituted against him. Among the signatories to the petition are a former Minister of Education, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili; the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Nigeria;…
BY OUR CHIEF FOOTBALL WRITER AT DALLAS STADIUM Even when he is supposed to be putting his feet up, Lionel Messi simply cannot resist the pull of footballing immortality. In front of a raucous, star-studded crowd inside Texas’s spectacular Dallas Stadium, the 39-year-old maestro stepped off the substitutes’ bench to wrap up a standard 3-1 victory for Argentina over a fiercely competitive Jordan side, and in doing so, etched his name into the record books yet again. Reigning World Cup holders Argentina had already comfortably secured their passage to the knockout phase, leading manager Lionel Scaloni to roll the…