The Federal High Court Abuja has fixed September 21, 2026 for the hearing of a Petition for winding-Up of NICON Insurance Limited. The petition was filed by the Receiver/Liquidator of NICON Insurance limited ( in – liquidation) Chukwuma -Machukwu Ume ,SAN, who is seeking an order of the Court...
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Renowned business executive and entrepreneur, Lawal Garba, has returned to his alma mater, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, with a message that success is rarely the product of privilege or good fortune, but is often forged through integrity, excellence, perseverance and an unwavering commitment to personal growth. Garba, Chairman/CEO...
The African Women in Leadership Organisation (AWLO), UK Chapter, officially launched over the weekend with a 2-day inaugural programme in London that brought together policymakers, business leaders, and women changemakers from across Africa and the diaspora. —Mayoral Welcome at Islington Town Hall— The programme opened with a Town Hall...
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has cancelled the operating licence NICON Insurance Limited, that is the certificate of Registration of NICON Insurance Co.Ltd RIC – 049 and appointed a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chukwuma -.Machukwu Ume as Receiver/Provisional Liquidator of the company. The cancellation of the insurance company...
● Construction firm says “reputation is built, not claimed” amid ongoing road, bridge works nationwide ABUJA — Hartland Nigeria Limited says it has completed 41 major infrastructure projects across Nigeria, positioning the civil engineering firm as one of the country’s leading players in roads, bridges and critical public works...
Sir Henry Wotton, the Renaissance-era politician and diplomat from Kent in England, is credited with the line that an ambassador is “an honest gentleman sent to lie abroad for the good of his country.” What he did not quite capture was the situation at home, from which the ambassador...
Graça Machel’s journey from Education Minister in Mozambique to First Lady of two African nations remains extraordinary. Samora Moisés Machel drew inspiration from his valiant family lineage while at the forefront of Mozambique’s battle against Portuguese colonisation. His grandfather, Malengani, fought alongside Gaza Province ruler Ngungunyane against the Portuguese...
Campaigns for the 2027 general elections are off to a predictably shameful start. Those who expected novelty are in shock. Others who expected depth of insight may yet embrace disappointment. The lead contestants for the office of president are already sounding like cracked vinyl records in an annoying echo...
The PBAT Door-to-Door Movement has commenced mobilisation in Katsina State to rally support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. The Grand Patron of the movement, High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, disclosed this in Katsina during the official inauguration of the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement...
On Tuesday, September 1, 2026, the world football governing body FIFA formally accepted the resignation of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President Ibrahim Musa Gusau and other principal officers of the federation. FIFA also said it was backing the proposed comprehensive reform roadmap for Nigerian football. The immediate implication of...
• Shows how Nigeria can surpass global estimated potential One of Nigeria’s topmost real estate and property entrepreneurs, My-ACE China (popularly known as ‘Mayor of Housing’), has reacted to the latest global report on real estate, which posted Nigeria and Africa as a new growth area. He has not...
University hospital physician and public health specialist, Professor Palokinam T. PITCHE, has assumes office as the new Director-General of the West African Health Organisation (WAHO), the specialised institution of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in charge of health issues,. Professor PITCHE who formally assumed office today,...
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has commended the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr. Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, for what it describes as an encouraging shift towards more professional, accountable and human rights-compliant intelligence operations. In a statement in Abuja, HURIWA welcomed “the reported review...
There comes a point in the life of a nation when a problem becomes too large, too complex and too consequential to be treated as a temporary emergency. I believe Nigeria has reached that point with the crisis of internal displacement. That is why I am adding my voice...
The Department of State Services (DSS) has instructed its private counsel, Akinlolu Kehinde, SAN, to take steps to seek adjournment in the case of alleged cyber-bullying it instituted against African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, until after the next presidential election slated for January 16, 2027. The...
By CHIBUZOR NNABUIKE (University of Georgia, Athens) – HIGHLIGHTS: “I preferred the peace of nature in the bush to the cold lifeless cement floor of the classroom” Easily one of Nigeria’s more readable newspaper columnists, Chidi Amuta engages constantly with his fluid prose and often arresting logic. His background...
The Special Adviser to the Abia State Governor on Investment Promotion and Public Private Partnership (PPP), High Chief Jerome Nbaonu Green-Amakwe, has congratulated Governor Alex Otti, the state government and the people of Abia on the 35th anniversary of the state’s creation. Green-Amakwe, in a goodwill message issued in...
By MUHAMMAD ABUBAKAR – Katsina has never lacked influential political figures. From the traditional institutions that have long shaped the social order of the ancient Hausa city to the politicians, administrators, intellectuals and technocrats who have occupied positions of authority in the modern state, Katsina’s political history has been...
The family of The Eagle Online publisher, Dotun Oladipo, has announced September 10 and 11, 2026 as the dates for the funeral programmes of the journalist and media entrepreneur. Oladipo died on Tuesday, August 25, at the age of 56. According to the family, a service of songs will...
Reforms, especially stringent ones are initiated and implemented by sovereign states around the world, to address systemic, structural issues that might have blocked their development. However, decisive and fearless leadership is needed for reforms to be undertaken successfully, as some reforms may come with pain, as they upset the...