Retired Admiral Yusuf Disputes ₦2BN Navy Funds Allegations, Explains Kaduna Property Incident
By News Editor Retired Rear Admiral B.T. Yusuf has disputed allegations linking him to the alleged diversion of approximately ₦2 billion in Nigerian Navy funds, while offering his account of a separate property dispute in Kaduna that recently attracted media attention. In two statements dated October 13, 2026, Yusuf denied that he diverted Nigerian Navy…
Omga007Livinus Chibuike Victor Condemns Abike Dabiri-Erewa’s Remarks On Journalism, Demands Public Apology to Nigerian Journalists
Livinus Chibuike Victor, Nigerian Journalist and Press Freedom Advocate, has expressed deep concern over remarks attributed to Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), suggesting that there is no journalism. He describes such remarks as insensitive, dismissive and deeply troubling, particularly coming from someone whose career was built,…
Intl Day of Girlchild 2026 : SWS FCT Chapter Calls on Fathers to Protect the Girlchild, End Child Marriage and Invest In Her Future
By Sharon Akuboh Abuja, Nigeria | October 11, 2026 As the world marks the 2026 International Day of the Girl Child, Standup For Women Society (SWS), FCT Chapter, calls on parents, particularly fathers, to take a more deliberate, active and unwavering role in protecting the girl child from abuse, exploitation, child marriage, discrimination, neglect and…
AT 60 : Dr Ezenwa Nwangwu and The Courage to Remain A Comrade
By Sharon Akuboh | Weekenders Magazine When Dr. Ezenwa Nwagwu clocks 60, October 12, 2026, it will not be marked by the quiet of retirement. For those who know him, it is another moment to argue, to teach, to interrogate power, and to insist that Nigeria can still work. Nwagwu belongs to a rare tribe…
NCWS NIGERIA COLLABORATES WITH SOHO24 FOUNDATION TO COMMEMORATE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL CHILD 2026
The National Council of Women Societies (NCWS) Nigeria, under the leadership of its National President, Princess Edna D. D. Azura, F.icap, in collaboration with SOHO24 Foundation, founded by Amb. Christy Opara, MON, joined the global community to commemorate the 2026 International Day of the Girl Child in Abuja. The event, held under the theme “Empowering…
Ebonyi Flood Disaster : Ogah Seeks NEMA’s Urgent Intervention for Victims
Nkechinyere Ewa The Member representing Ikwo/Ezza South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Chinedu Ogah, has called on the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to urgently intervene in the flood disaster affecting communities across Ebonyi State, particularly in Ikwo Local Government Area. Ogah made the appeal on Monday in Abakaliki while interacting…
Alex Mana Hails NIS DG For Sports Development
A CAF Licensed Instructor and former Nigerian athlete, Dr. Alex Suleiman Mana, has applauded the Director General of the National Institute for Sports, Comrade Philip Shaibu, for his efforts in sports development in Kaduna and Nigeria as a whole. Dr. Mana made the commendation during the fitness test for new intake students at the Kaduna…
Don’t Only be Compassionate to People’s Tragedies, Support dreams!
By Sharon Emephia Sometimes, the people who rally around you when tragedy strikes are the same people who watched you struggle to build your life and did nothing. They witnessed your efforts, saw your frustrations, and perhaps even heard your silent cries for help, yet offered neither encouragement nor support, but the moment disaster strikes,…