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BON seeks FG inter-ministerial committee for World PR Forum
The Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) has called on the Federal Government to establish an inter-ministerial committee to support the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations in planning and hosting the World Public Relations Forum scheduled to take place in...
When charity becomes public policy: Why Nigeria cannot outsource poverty reduction to celebrities, by Cliff Stanley
The recent appeal by Nigeria's First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, urging Afrobeats stars such as Davido, Burna Boy and...
NANS rejects WAEC, NECO fee hike
The National Association of Nigerian Students has rejected the reported increase in registration fees for examinations conducted by...
APC submits 471 candidates to INEC, confirms Tinubu-Shettima ahead of 2027
The All Progressives Congress has announced the successful upload of its 471 candidates for the 2027 presidential and National...
Marriage is not a poverty alleviation program, by Destiny O. Enabulele
Let’s say it plainly: too many women are entering marriage to escape poverty. And too many men are...
Matters arising on the collapsed Gombe Assembly site, by Haruna Abdulrashid
The collapse of the new Gombe State House of Assembly building has reportedly claimed the lives of two...
Of banditry and a shared sovereignty (2), by Hassan Gimba
The Arbiter This piece was first published in May 2022. It remains as pertinent today as it was...
100 Gombe PWDs get hand-pedal tricycles
No fewer than 100 persons with disabilities in Gombe State have received hand-pedal tricycles through a joint intervention...
BREACH initiative, partners hold free medical outreach for over 500 households in Kagarawal
By Maryam Muhammad Khaleed The BREACH Initiative for Leadership Development, in partnership with the Gombe State Drugs and Medical...
President Tinubu, your policies are suffocating, let the poor breathe, by Destiny O. Enabulele
Mr. President, with respect, the air is getting thin. Fuel at ₦1,000 plus. Electricity tariff doubled. Food inflation...
The heroes without headlines, by Chika Udenkwo
For fifty-six agonising days, Nigeria watched and waited. The abduction of forty-four schoolchildren and their teachers from Orire in...
Don’t just buy cars, kettle calling pot black, by Destiny O. Enabulele
"Don’t just buy cars. Help the poor." That was the charge from the Nigerian First Lady to Burna...
EDUCATION
Polaris Bank empowers 6,200 journalists through annual media seminar
Polaris Bank Limited has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing ethical journalism and strengthening media professionalism with the successful...
AGRICULTURE
NALDA unveils vegetable market in Gombe
The Federal Government, through the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA), has inaugurated a modern vegetable...
FEATURES & INVESTIGATIONS
Beyond closed-door meetings: Nigeria needs measurable security results, not endless briefings, by Cliff Stanley
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's recent closed-door meeting with Nigeria's Service Chiefs once again demonstrates that security remains at the centre of the nation's governance agenda. Such meetings have become a recurring feature of the administration's response to terrorism, banditry,...
From asset forfeiture to Aso Rock: Nigerias’ new campaign CV, by Destiny O. Enabulele
“The ultimate lesson of the Holocaust is that if people are prepared to go along with that, there...
Lamentations: The day we start calling ourselves snakes, by Sulaiman Aledeh
There is something far more dangerous than a gun. It is an idea. An idea repeated so...
New kid in the block: Sowore vs VDM and the politics of noise, by Destiny O. Enabulele
Every generation produces its own "new kid in the block." Loud. Unfiltered. Convinced they alone can save Nigeria. Today,...
“Shoot on sight” and “no country can shoot itself to peace”: Which is it, minister?, by Destiny O. Enabulele
“Consistency is the true foundation of trust. Either keep your promises or do not make them." Roy Bennett The...
CORRUPTION & CRIME
Police arrest 44 suspects in Gombe crackdown on criminal hideouts
The Gombe State Police Command has arrested 44 suspected criminals during coordinated raids on identified black spots and criminal hideouts...
