EFCC arrests 11 suspected illegal miners in Akwa Ibom
Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 11 suspects for alleged illegal mining activities in Akwa Ibom State.
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President Tinubu’s Reward For Super Falcons Elixir Girl-Child – Gusau
President Tinubu (GCFR) receiving the WAFCON trophy from Nigeria’s Captain Rasheedat Ajibade at the Villa on Monday, while the First Lady, (1st right), Senator Oluremi Tinubu (CON), Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq (Chairman, Governors’ Forum 1st left) and others watch. By Dianabasi Effiong The President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau has described the…
Crisis rocks ADC as Lukman alleges godfatherism, imposition of candidates
Salihu Mohammed Lukman has accused the African Democratic Congress interim leadership of godfatherism and plans to impose candidates, threatening the party’s “third force” agenda ahead of 2027.
OPINION: Cross River’s 76 Oil Wells and the “Abiku” Paradox
CRS Governor, Senator Bassey Otu and AKS Governor, Pastor Umo Eno. By Linus Obogo In Yoruba mythology, Abiku is the tragic spirit-child—born only to die, again and again, returning with cruel persistence to the wombs of grieving mothers. It is a child whose fate is not to live but to haunt, to mock hope with…
I’m challenged to do more – Otu’s Chief of Staff on honorary doctorate degree
Cross River Governor’s Chief of Staff, Dr Emmanuel Ironbar, has been conferred an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Policy and Administrative Studies, pledging greater commitment to public service.
Kebbi approves 6-month maternity leave, releases N761m for nutrition
Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State has approved six-month maternity leave for pregnant civil servants and released N761 million to support UNICEF-backed nutrition programmes.
₦187trn debt: Peter Obi slams Tinubu over massive borrowing, insecurity
Peter Obi has warned that Nigeria faces a fiscal and development crisis due to rising debt, worsening insecurity, and deepening poverty under President Tinubu’s administration.
NYPD officer, 3 others killed in Manhattan mass shooting
Police have identified 27-year-old Shane Tamura as the alleged shooter in a Manhattan mass shooting that left four dead, including NYPD Officer Didarul Islam.
OPINION: Akwa Ibom’s 76 Oil Wells : The Distortions in Linus Obogo’s Myth
Gov. CRS; Sen. Bassey Otu (left) and Gov. Umo Eno of AKS. By AmanamHillary Umo-Udofia Linus Obogo’s article, “Cross River’s 76 Oil Wells and the ‘Abiku’ Paradox,” is undeniably eloquent and steeped in mythic imagery. But when stripped of metaphor and reduced to facts, it is also a troubling mix of historical perversion, legal misrepresentation,…
APOLOGY : VON Statement on False Wafcon Report!
By Mallam Jibrin Baba Ndace Dear Esteemed Nigerians and Friends of Voice of Nigeria, On behalf of the management and staff of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), I extend my heartfelt gratitude to everyone who reached out with concern, support, and constructive feedback following the regrettable publication on our website on the night of Saturday,…