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By Our Correspondent OLORIEWE Raheeem Adedoyin has urged journalists to hold government accountable while maintaining professional independence and fairness, warning that public interest journalism should not turn the media into an institutional opponent of government. Adedoyin stated this on Saturday, October 10, 2026, while delivering the keynote address at the virtual inauguration of the Kwara State Chapter of the Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN). Speaking on the theme, “Journalism, Communication and the Imperatives of Good Governance,” he said journalism, communication and governance were closely interconnected forces that shaped society and sustained democracy. According to him, journalism…

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has demanded an apology from the Editorial Board of The Nation newspaper over an editorial accusing journalists of “failing journalism” in connection with the 22nd All Nigeria Editors Conference (ANEC) held in Enugu. The Guild, in a statement signed by its President, Eze Anaba, and General Secretary, Onuoha Ukeh, on Thursday, said the editorial itself fell short of professional standards by reaching a conclusion without establishing the full facts surrounding the conference. The Nation editorial, published on Thursday under the headline, “Journalists Failed Journalism,” had questioned the decision of the NGE to allow Peter…

OUR REPORTER The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has called for far-reaching constitutional and electoral reforms to strengthen Nigeria’s democracy, including the introduction of a 50 per cent threshold for presidential elections and the resolution of electoral disputes before the swearing-in of declared winners. The Guild also called for reforms to the process of appointing the Chairman, National Commissioners and Resident Electoral Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as well as State Electoral Commissioners. The resolutions were contained in the communiqué issued at the end of the 22nd All Nigeria Editors Conference (ANEC 2026), held in Enugu from…

Two days ago the All Progressive Congress inaugurated its Presidential Campaign Council for the 2027 General Elections, and shamelessly the Absentee President, who has spent more than 20% of his near 3 years and half in power overseas, told the gathering and indeed Nigerians that he will not be on the campaign train, that he will be dedicating his time to governance while the Campaign Council criss-crosses the Country on his behalf. One thing the President and his Party failed to admit is the fact that he is too old, too tired, too feeble and too weak for the rigors…

The continued detention of citizens Ba'ana Grema, Mustapha Abba, Abacha Mohammed Ali, Adam Umar Gubio, and Abdulhamid Mohammed in a Correctional Facility in Borno State for peacefully expressing their thoughts on the present watch of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not only unjust but illegal and reprehensible. The APC Government in Borno State under His Excellency Babagana Zullum, the Police, and the Federal Government must understand that any and every effort to criminalise dissent in whatever shape or form will be legally resisted. There is nothing illegal or untoward in young men peacefully protesting against the failures of Government, there…

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has announced that its 2026 All Nigeria Editors Conference (ANEC) will hold at the International Conference Centre (ICC), Enugu, on September 24 and 25, 2026.The annual conference, which is the flagship gathering of the Guild, will bring together more than 500 editors from across the country and other distinguished guests to deliberate on critical national and global issues with far-reaching social, economic and political implications. A statement by the President and General Secretary of the Guild, Eze Anaba and Onuoha Ukeh, respectively, said the conference is particularly significant as it comes ahead of the…

OKON-AKU, OHAFIA — The leader of Abiansi Okon-Aku (Ezie Dibia), N. Dr. Chief Agwu Kalu Idika, popularly known as Zeruwa, has called on members of Okon-Aku Ohafia community, particularly practitioners of traditional medicine, to embrace peace, unity and responsible conduct as the community prepares for the 2026 Abiansi (Dibia) Celebration and New Yam activities. As custodian of the rites and traditional history of Okon-Aku, Chief Agwu Kalu, described the annual cultural activities as an important avenue for preserving the heritage, history and identity of the people, and urged participants to ensure that the celebration is conducted in a peaceful and…

Now That The Campaign Is Here... I. WEEK ONE (August 19 - August 26th). In consonance with the Timetable guiding the 2027 Electoral Protocol The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC scheduled August 19 as the start of campaigns across the nation, and interestingly the fireworks are here. The first week of Campaigns was generally engaging with Atiku throwing a lethal shot at the lead economic policy of the incumbent, yes he threw a shot at the REMOVAL OF SUBSIDY and boldly said that he will re-introduce the Subsidy Regime and has struggled to explain how and why he will do…

OUR REPORTERThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Uyo Zonal Directorate, on Thursday opened its case against an alleged romance scammer, Edidiong Nsidore James, with its first witness detailing how the defendant allegedly defrauded a foreign woman of $41,000. Testifying before Justice Maurine Oyetenu of the Federal High Court in Uyo, Deputy Superintendent of the EFCC, Unyime P. Moses, said investigators uncovered evidence of the alleged fraud from the defendant's mobile phones. According to the witness, forensic examination of the devices revealed extensive communications between James and the victim, identified as Elizabeth, whom he allegedly addressed affectionately as “My Everything.”…