LG Chairmanship aspirant lauds Tinubu, Okpebholo for including Edo in Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway

BENIN CITY: A chairmanship aspirant for Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area in the forthcoming council elections in Edo State, Hon. Ikponmwosa Clement Aitusi, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for approving the inclusion of a 100-kilometre...

Okpebholo okays compulsory teaching of Edo languages in schools

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo has announced the reintroduction of Edo languages into the school curriculum across Edo State, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to preserving the State’s rich cultural heritage and promoting...

‎Why We Honour Dangote’s Okpella Cement, Says ITF

‎The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has honoured the Dangote’s Okpella Cement Limited with the 2024 Best Contributory Employer Award. ‎ ‎The recognition was presented over the weekend in acknowledgment of the company’s significant contributions to...

NATO must stand firm against Russian provocation

Today an aerial war is being fought across Europe. It is reliant on cutting edge technology, the full potential of which has yet to be realised. This undeclared war is most obviously witnessed in daily attacks by drones striking far into Russia...

I BAD hits Accra screens Oct 31

Accra is about to go bad—in the best way possible as it plays host to Naija-Ghana film collaboration, I BAD. Yes, I BAD is rolling out the red carpet at Silverbird Cinemas, Accra Mall, on Thursday, October 31, 2025, and the buzz is nothing short...

Tinubu, PDP laud Okpebholo’s infrastructural revolution in Edo

BENIN CITY – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have commended the infrastructural transformation drive of Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, particularly the construction of the state’s first-ever...

Nigeria’s Achievements Highlight Its Potential For Greatness – Anthony Kanu

The Association of Philosophy Professionals of Nigeria (APPON) has held its annual conference recently at the Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi state. The conference’ lecture titled, ‘The Forgotten Past, The Chequered Present And The Distant...

New investor takes over Rivatex East Africa, fires 3,000 employees

The Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Investments formally handed over Rivatex East Africa to Arise IIP Limited The textile manufacturer has been making losses despite the government pumping in billions of shillings George Olaka, the CEO of Arise...

Cotton for Tomorrow: From Farm to Fashion with Farmers’ Hope

Dr. Md Fakhre Alam Ibne Tabib Former Executive Director Cotton Development Board, Bangladesh Cotton, often called the “white gold,” is far more than a simple agricultural product. It is a vital global commodity cultivated by millions of...

How ‘state-sponsored’ drone activity is pushing Nato to brink

Shortly before midnight on September 9, Polish radar screens lit up as at least 19 Russian drones entered its airspace from Ukraine and Belarus. Polish, Swedish and Dutch fighter jets scrambled and shot down about three. Donald Tusk, the Polish...

Tinubu: Downplaying the pains of Nigeria’s poor?

During the tenure of Adams Oshiomole as governor of Edo State, an unknown joker had placed a cryptic message on a bridge under construction in that state’s capital city of Benin. The individual had tied a spoon and fork together with a string and...

Veil on critical minerals data needs to be lifted

The demand for critical minerals and their importance to the clean energy drive across the world is indisputable, but a lack of reliable information and data sharing from miners and the countries that produce – in particular – lithium, cobalt and...

17 African countries commit to scale up electricity access

Seventeen African governments have committed to reforms and actionable plans to expand electricity access as part of Mission 300—an ambitious partnership led by the World Bank Group and African Development Bank Group that aims to connect 300...

ZeXzy Releases Ambitious Debut Album, ‘Every Sound’

Nigerian-born, U.S.-based artist ZeXzy today releases his highly anticipated debut full-length studio album, Every Sound. The ambitious 28-track project, released via Maple Grove Entertainment, is a boundary-defying exploration of musical...

An NYC deliverista’s job vanished overnight. In four months, so did a thousand others. ‘I just want my app back’

Since March, Cossi Azonwakon has been trying to get his Grubhub account reinstated after he was abruptly locked out of the app, he says, because he took too long with a delivery. Azonwakon, who began delivering for Grubhub in 2019 after moving to...

Seme Customs Nets N1.5bn Revenue, Facilitates 531.46mt Of Export In Sept 

0 The Seme border Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has netted a revenue of N1,500 billion into the federal government account in the month of September 2025 just at the Command also facilitated export goods worth N7.969 billion during...

Maela makes bizarre Orlando Pirates claim

Former Orlando Pirates captain Innocent Maela believes Jose Riveiro left the Sea Robbers at exactly the right time. The left-back also left Pirates at the end of a successful 2024-2025 campaign. Maela believes coach Jose Riveiro achieved all that...

Wellspring University holds 13th Convocation Oct. 17 as 11 graduate with First Class

Wellspring University, Benin City, Edo State, has announced its 13th Convocation Ceremony scheduled to hold on Friday, 17th October 2025, at the University Auditorium. Vice Chancellor of Wellspring University, Professor Isaac Rotimi Ajayi, gave...

Global Free Zones of the Year 2025 awards — Honourable mentions

The 2025 edition of fDi Intelligence’s Global Free Zones of the Year recognises the leading free zones across geographies and specialisations among the 80 that participated in the awards. The judging panel has given honourable mentions for zones...

Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2025 Co-Chaired by The Gambia First Lady and Merck Foundation CEO and Inaugurated by the Gambia Vice President and Merck foundation Chairman

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India & Banjul, The Gambia – Business Wire India • First Ladies of Burundi, Central Africa, Liberia, São Tomé & Príncipe and Senegal attend 12th Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary, Co-chaired by The Gambia First Lady and...