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By Abiola Bashorun As Nigeria enters another peak rainy season, public warnings about flooding, blocked drainage systems, rising water levels, and environmental risks have once again dominated national conversations. While these warnings are necessary, an important question remains: should these realities still come as a surprise to us? Flooding in Nigeria is no longer an unpredictable occurrence. It has become a recurring environmental and infrastructural challenge that requires proactive governance rather than seasonal emergency reactions. Preparedness should begin during the dry season in anticipation of the rains, not during the peak of flooding when lives, homes, businesses, and public infrastructure are already under threat. Flood prevention is not an emergency-season activity; it is a planning-season responsibility. Across the country, states continue to experience avoidable flooding due to blocked drainage systems, poor environmental maintenance, illegal structures ...

The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Harvest Centre's Women of Zion on Thursday joined their counterparts across the Globe in a Fire Conference meant to spiritually transform families in Nigeria and the World over. Pst Mrs Abosede Adeoye,  APICP Admin. Nasarawa Province 1's Wife (RCCG Harvest Centre), who spoke through Dcns Patricia Charlie, Children's Coordinator, gave an insight into the 3-Day programme holding at the Harvest Centre Cathedral along Old Karu Road,  Karu LGA of Nasarawa State. The conference,  she said,  was one of the annual women programmes of the RCCG with Mother-In-Israel,  Mommy General Over (GO), Pst (Mrs) Folu Adeboye, as the Chief Host, and the main push in seeing women take their place in winning their families for Christ.  Pst Adeoye, the Zonal Mommy, disclosed that the Region 28 Mommy,  Provincial Mommy and other seasoned professionals were fully set to lead  various sessions of the conference that wo...

Former Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, CON, has congratulated Muslims across Nigeria and beyond on the occasion of the Eid-el-Kabir celebration, urging citizens to embrace peace, sacrifice, and love for one another. In a Sallah message released on Wednesday, the former governor described Eid-el-Kabir as a solemn period that reflects the virtues of faith, obedience, humility, and total submission to the will of Allah, as demonstrated by Prophet Ibrahim (AS). Bello called on Muslim faithful to sustain the spirit of sacrifice and compassion beyond the festive season, stressing the need for unity and peaceful coexistence among Nigerians irrespective of religious or ethnic differences. “As Muslims celebrate Eid-el-Kabir, we must continue to uphold the values of sacrifice, tolerance, and kindness. These virtues are essential in building a stronger, united, and more peaceful society,” he said. The former governor also extended his greetings to the Pres...

***As Prof. John Emaimo Receives High-Powered Medical Delegation, Partnership Signals New Era of Academic, Research and Professional Collaboration In a significant move poised to deepen academic excellence and strengthen medical education in Nigeria, the Vice Chancellor of Federal University of Allied Health Sciences Enugu, Prof. John Emaimo, on Tuesday received in audience a distinguished delegation from the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria led by its President, Prof. Anthony N. Ikefuna. The visit, described as strategic and forward-looking, was aimed at formally inviting the Vice Chancellor to the forthcoming 20th Annual Scientific Conference and All Fellows’ Congress (ASCAF) of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria scheduled to hold from August 3 to August 7, 2026, at the International Conference Centre (ICC) and Amaedo Event Centre, Enugu. During the high-level engagement, the leadership of the Postgraduate Medical College expressed strong...

Working People United (WOPU) congratulates President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (PBAT) on his emphatic victory in the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primaries, where he polled over 10 million votes to secure the party's ticket for the upcoming general election. In a statement released by the National Coordinator of WOPU, Comrade (Prince) Williams Eniredonana Akporeha, the movement described the outcome as a historic endorsement of the President's Renewed Hope Agenda. "The votes of 10.9 million Nigerians cannot be an error ; they were earned through policies that prioritise the welfare, productivity, and future of the people ," Comrade Akporeha said. "From our members in 8,809 wards to the 774 local government areas, the message is clear: working people trust President Tinubu to finish the good work he has started." The statement noted that the President's pro-people interventions, including the Student Loan Scheme, support for small busi...

By Abu Micheal  Introduction The recent decision of the Federal High Court in Abuja voiding portions of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) revised timetable for the 2027 general elections, and INEC’s subsequent appeal against that judgment, crystallizes a deeper constitutional question: what are the legal limits of INEC’s regulatory authority in a democracy governed by the rule of law? The suit, filed by the Youth Party, challenged INEC’s May 10, 2026 deadline for the submission of membership registers and its compression of other statutory timelines. Justice M.G. Umar’s judgment restored the Electoral Act 2026’s 120-day pre-election requirement for submission of candidates’ particulars and extended compliance to September 2026. INEC’s appeal, confirmed by a senior official of the Commission, signals that the contest is not over. This moment offers an opportunity to revisit the framework within which INEC operates, drawing on Professor Joash Ojo Amup...