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Almost ten years after the abduction of a Bayelsa State High Court judge shook the state judiciary, police say a fresh arrest has reopened investigative leads in the case. Operatives of the Bayelsa State Police Command have taken into custody a man alleged to have played a central role in the 2015 kidnapping of Justice…
Public conversations around motherhood and celebrity careers took a personal turn after Afrobeats singer Tiwa Savage disclosed that the period following the birth of her son in 2015 was marked by emotional difficulty and professional strain. Speaking on a recent episode of the FlowWithKorty podcast, the artist recounted how learning during pregnancy that she was…
Nigerian graduates seeking advanced training in the oil and gas sector can now apply for the 2026 Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) Overseas Scholarship Scheme, as the Federal Government has opened applications for postgraduate studies in select foreign universities. The development was announced on Monday via a post on X by the Office of the…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State, Mr. Lucky Ehiwuogwu Monye, has commended the Governor of the state, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, for the ground breaking of the historic Uromi Junction Flyover Project, Agbor. He said in a statement to mark the event on Monday,…
With political alignments beginning to take shape ahead of the 2027 general election, former Minister of State for Education and ex-member of the House of Representatives, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, has declared his intention to contest the presidency under the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Nwajiuba made his ambition known through a statement issued by his office on…
Nigeria’s $9 million lobbying contract in the United States tells a familiar Nigerian story, one that unfolds quietly, behind polished doors, where decisions are made with careful language and little explanation. It is a story not only about money but also about how power moves softly and indirectly, and how accountability often arrives late, if…
Nigeria’s economic engagement with the Middle East advanced this week as President Bola Tinubu concluded official activities in the United Arab Emirates and returned to the country following the 2026 Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. During the summit, Nigeria entered into a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with the UAE, a deal designed to strengthen bilateral trade…