The Convener of the Nigeria’s Pride Awards, Mr. Bonaventure Phillips Melah, has called on Nigerians to take pride in the nation’s vast resources, exceptional talents, and global achievements, urging a collective effort to project the country’s positive image to the world. Mr. Melah who is also the CEO of First Green White Resources, delivering his remarks at the award presentation ceremony described Nigeria as “an investor’s goldmine and a tourist’s haven”, blessed with immense natural and human resources that remain under-celebrated. “Nigeria, the most populous black nation on earth, is richly endowed with crude oil, gas, gold, zinc, limestone, marble,…
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A coalition of U.S.-based advocacy groups has called on the Nigerian government to take seriously the growing international concern over alleged attacks on Christians in parts of the country. The appeal follows comments by a United States senator who recently condemned what he described as “targeted violence against Christian communities in Nigeria.” In a joint statement released on Thursday and signed by Dr. Sylvester Onyia, the Coalition of American Veterans of Igbo Descent (AVID), alongside Ambassadors for Self-Determination and Rising Sun, urged the Nigerian government to engage constructively with the global community and address reports of faith-based violence. The groups…
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, PhD, CFR, has urged the Abia State Government and the entire South-East region to acknowledge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, for ensuring the release of funds driving key infrastructural projects across the country. Kalu made the call on Friday during the commissioning of projects in Aba, Abia State, where he commended Governor Alex Otti for his efforts in transforming the state’s infrastructure, while also stressing the need to recognize the President’s fiscal support. “I am not a member of your party; I belong to the APC. But when…
The Chairman of the Nigerian Universities Ranking Advisory Committee (NURAC), Professor Emeritus Peter Okebukola, has hailed the inclusion of the University of Ibadan (UI) and the University of Lagos (UNILAG) among the world’s top 1000 universities in the 2026 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. In a statement issued in Abuja, Okebukola described the latest ranking as a “big leap forward” for Nigeria’s higher education system and a sign that sustained reforms are beginning to yield results. “This is a proud moment. From having only Covenant University in the top 1000 last year, Nigeria now has two of its…
The legal team representing the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has warned that the continued prosecution of their client is damaging the credibility of Nigeria’s judiciary and eroding public confidence in the justice system. In a statement issued on Thursday, October 9, 2025, and signed by Njoku Jude Njoku, Esq., for the Mazi Nnamdi Kanu Global Defence Consortium, the lawyers accused the Federal High Court, Abuja, of violating constitutional principles and judicial ethics in the handling of the case before Justice James Omotosho. Njoku described proceedings in court on Wednesday, October 8, as…
The Campaign for Good Governance in Kogi State (CGGK) has urged Governor Ahmed Ododo to pursue re-election in 2027 on the strength of his own record rather than relying on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s popularity to secure political endorsement. The group, in a statement signed by its chairman, Comrade Sadiq Maiwuka, and other executive members, reacted to the recent inauguration of a committee chaired by Senator Smart Adeyemi to canvass support for the re-election of both President Tinubu and Governor Ododo. According to CGGK, while President Tinubu has made measurable progress at the national level, Governor Ododo’s administration in Kogi…
Nigeria’s foremost rights advocacy group, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), has warned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that any attempt to handpick a partisan loyalist as the next chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) would amount to sabotaging democracy and laying the groundwork for a disputed 2027 general election. In a statement signed on Wednesday by its National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, HURIWA hailed Professor Mahmood Yakubu, whose decade-long stewardship of INEC ended this week, describing his reforms as “a turning point in Nigeria’s electoral history.” The group credited Yakubu with institutional innovations such as the…
***Warns APC Against Danger in Overcrowding Turning Senate Into a Party Hall The defection of Senator Kelvin Chukwu from the Labour Party (LP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday has set off a storm in the Senate, laying bare the fragility of Nigeria’s multiparty system and rekindling debate over whether the opposition can survive the relentless pull of power at the centre. Chukwu, who entered the Senate in 2023 after replacing his slain elder brother, Senator Oyibo Chukwu, had been one of the Labour Party’s prized electoral trophies in Enugu State, riding on the wave of the…
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday formally welcomed two new lawmakers into its fold, as Barrister Joseph Ikpea (APC, Edo Central) and Emmanuel Nwachukwu Chibuzor (APGA, Anambra South) were sworn in during a brief but symbolic ceremony at the Red Chamber. Senate President Godswill Akpabio presided over the oath-taking, administered by the Acting Clerk of the Senate, Emmanuel Odo, after which the new senators presented their INEC certificates of return and were introduced to colleagues. Ikpea fills the seat vacated by Monday Okpebholo, who left the Senate after winning the Edo State governorship election, while Chibuzor steps in as successor to…
By Ówudà Isah Chronicles of Nigeria’s legal and political developments reveal outstanding navigational buoys, the floating anchored devices that serve as aid to navigation (AtoN) in the ocean of legal profession and body polity. One of such personalities is Mohammed Bello Adoke, SAN, a distinguished son of the Ebira ethnic extraction, whose life and works exemplify unwavering integrity, resilience, and a profound commitment to justice. Through his seminal books, Burden of Service: Reminiscences of Nigeria’s Former Attorney-General (2019) and OPL 245: Inside Story of the $1.3 Billion Nigerian Oil Block (2025), Adoke has not only chronicled his remarkable journey but…