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Late coming disrupts learning, undermines classroom schedules, says school principal
By Ben Ngwakwe, Gombe The Principal of Kanadi Academy, Gombe, Mr Joseph B. Ishaya, has urged parents to make punctuality a top priority, warning that bringing children late to school disrupts learning, affects classroom schedules and hampers pupils' academic...
Merit awards for merit, or for motion?, by Destiny O. Enabulele
The National Association of Polytechnic Students, NAPS, has conferred a Merit Award on Edo State Governor, Sen. Monday Okpebholo....
If you were Igbo, I would have detained you, by Destiny O. Enabulele
“We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided." - J.K. Rowling A...
Akara in Ekiti, Akwete in Abia: Reading the First Lady’s message to the states, by Citizen Bolaji O. Akinyemi
When the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, visited Ekiti State, her remarks encouraging women to embrace enterprises such as...
Just imagine, if opposition chose arithmetic over ego, by Destiny O. Enabulele
The headline says it all. “Come back to ADC, it’s not too late.” Atiku’s aide to Obi, Kwankwaso...
Adeleke legacy and Davido collateral, by Destiny O. Enabulele
The Adeleke name in Nigeria is not just a surname. It is a brand, a political machine, and a...
Yobe NDE launches RHEI phase 3, targets unemployed youths, women
The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has opened registration for the third phase of the Renewed Hope Employment Initiative...
The South-East, democratic choice, and the limits of political endorsements, by Cliff Stanley
"The ballot belongs to the people, not to political officeholders." A foundational principle of representative democracy. Recent political exchanges...
FUK student found dead in Gombe stagnant water, Police launch investigation
The Gombe State Police Command has confirmed the recovery of the body of a 28-year-old student of the Federal University...
It was not a crash — Enugu Air CEO Captain Tolu Ita addresses Benin airport incident
Following widespread panic and circulating survivor accounts, the Chief Executive Officer and Accountable Manager of Enugu Air, Captain Tolu...
Court reserves judgement in suit challenging Pantami’s emergence as Gombe PDP governorship 𝚌𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚍𝚊𝚝𝚎
The Federal High Court No. 1 sitting in Gombe on Thursday reserved judgement in a suit challenging the emergence of...
Court orders GOGIS, former DG to release contract records, pay applicant N200,000
A Federal High Court sitting in Gombe on Thursday ordered the Gombe Geographic Information System (GOGIS) and its immediate past...
EDUCATION
NECO tackles Kogi over ‘miracle centre’ claim, defends integrity of Olowa SSCE candidates
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has fired back at the Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley...
AGRICULTURE
New Ganye council chairman unveils youth-driven plan to boost jobs, farming, healthcare
By Pet Nathan The newly inaugurated Chairman of Ganye Local Government Area in Adamawa State, Kamsobi Puren, has outlined...
FEATURES & INVESTIGATIONS
Insanity in Washington: Nigeria markets “safety” while communities burn, by Destiny O. Enabulele
Insanity in Washington: Nigeria markets “safety” while communities burn, by Destiny O. Enabulele Ted Cruz: “Nigeria launched PR campaign instead of responding to US concerns over insecurity.” Absolutely. Launching PR is insanity. He’s right. And that’s the...
Princess Diana Eweka emerges first nominee for inaugural Henry Osegbowa Literary Award
Princess Diana Isoken Eweka is a princess of the Benin Royal Family, a writer, poet, storyteller, beauty connoisseur, and...
Freedom with fear: The 2025 cybercrimes act, by Destiny O. Enabulele
The FG’s 2025 Cybercrimes Act is now fully in force. On paper, it addresses real problems: hacking, data breaches,...
The library in our pocket, the emptiness in our heads, by Destiny O. Enabulele
Socrates feared writing would create people who could recite without understanding. If he saw us today, he would...
This Igbo-Yoruba beef is contrived, history tells a different story, by Destiny O. Enabulele
“History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in...
CORRUPTION & CRIME
Army launches manhunt for soldier accused of supplying military uniforms to terrorists
The Nigerian Army has commenced a manhunt for a soldier accused of illegally supplying military uniforms and other controlled...
