By NEWSCOUNT Desk President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has described the late elder statesman and former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, as a detribalised Nigerian, great patriot and towering national figure whose contributions to the country transcended ethnic and political boundaries. Akpabio stated this on Tuesday when he […]
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The Dangerous Normalisation of Leaked Private Conversations By Ken Harries, Esq. There is a point at which political contestation ceases to be an argument about ideas and becomes an assault on the very boundaries that make civil society possible. That point is reached when a private telephone conversation is allegedly recorded, extracted from its original […]
We Complain More and Act Less
Opinion By Chukwudi George Ozalla “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.”– Alice Walker Over the years, I have observed that Nigerians are very good at identifying what is wrong with the country. Almost everywhere you go, people have one complaint or another about the state […]
Igali to Chair APPMEN Content Creators Conference in Abuja
By George Ozalla Abuja is set to host a major gathering of media proprietors, journalists, content creators, influencers and digital entrepreneurs as the Association of Proprietors of Private Media Establishment of Nigeria (APPMEN) holds its Aso APPMEN/Content Creators 1-Day Conference 2026 on Thursday, September 24. The conference, with the theme, “Voice, Vision, Purpose,” will take […]
NUJ FCT Football Tournament to Promote Unity, Friendship Among Journalists, Security Agencies
By NEWSCOUNT Desk The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council, has said the 2026 NUJ FCT Football Tournament will provide an opportunity to strengthen friendship and cooperation among journalists, security agencies, government institutions, private sector organisations and professional bodies. The Chairman of the Organising Committee of the 2026 NUJ FCT Football Competition, Ndubueze Chidoka, […]
Nigerians May Not Be Ready for Change
Opinion By Dr. Chiogo Constance Ikokwu (Ugonechora) I have been reflecting about something uncomfortable: perhaps Nigeria is not really ready for change. We constantly describe ourselves as resilient. But sometimes I wonder whether “resilience” has simply become a euphemism for adjusting to suffering. Fela called it suffering and smiling, and perhaps that is precisely what […]
Afreximbank, ATDC Sign US$500m Facility To Expand African Trade, Distribution
By NEWSCOUNT Desk The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Africa Trading and Distribution Company (ATDC) have signed a US$500 million Global Credit facility agreement to support the trading, movement and distribution of commodities and products across African and global markets. The facility will provide ATDC with financing for the purchase and aggregation of African […]
Suspicion of Illegal Mining Does Not Extinguish Rights of Citizens, Says NHRC Boss
By NEWSCOUNT Desk The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has commenced a preliminary investigation into the death of about 37 persons suspected to be artisanal miners while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna, Niger State. Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chief Tony Ojukwu, OFR, SAN, who condemned […]
Akpabio Celebrates First Lady At 66, Hails Commitment To Better Nigeria
By NEWSCOUNT President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, has felicitated the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on her 66th birthday, describing her as “a remarkable woman” whose life reflects faith, service, sacrifice and quiet strength. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, MNIPR, Akpabio said […]
Princess Joy Idam To NAFDAC: ‘Verify Claims Of Harmful Chemicals In Sanitary Pads’
By NEWSCOUNT Desk The Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Weekenders Magazine, Princess Joy Omagha Idam, has called on the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to urgently verify claims that some sanitary pads may contain harmful chemicals. Idam made the call in a statement in which she urged the Director-General of NAFDAC, […]
