By Gift Esumike The Igbinedion University, Okada (IUO), on Tuesday celebrated its Chancellor and Founder, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion, at 92, highlighting his pioneering role in the emergence and growth of private university education in Nigeria. The celebration featured a birthday lecture titled, “A Tapestry of Nine Decades of Wisdom…Continue Reading
By Uchenna Ugwu Residents of Ebonyi-Benue border communities have commended President Bola Tinubu for the ongoing construction of the 110-kilometre and 118-kilometre-plus-300-metre sections of the Ibeke-Ishieke-Ndi-ideyi-Ado road project. They pledged that these legacy projects would translate into massive electoral support for the administration in the 2027 general elections. Continue Reading
By Deji Abdulwahab The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, says President Bola Tinubu’s 700-kilometre legacy highway will connect states. Idris spoke on Wednesday in Akwanga at the start of Section One of the Akwanga–Jos–Bauchi–Gombe Super Highway. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the project coversContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo President Bola Tinubu has paid glowing tribute to late Dr Olatunji Braithwaite, describing him as a towering patriot. He said Braithwaite’s contributions to Nigeria’s legal, political, and social development would inspire generations yet unborn. Tinubu spoke on Saturday in Abuja during the 10th memorial lecture held inContinue Reading
By Ijendu Iheaka Umuahia. Feb. 10, 2026 (NAN) The Citizens Centre for Integrated Development and Social Rights (CCIDESOR) has advised Gov. Alex Otti of Abia to establish strong institutions that can help preserve his legacies after his tenure. The Executive Director of theContinue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz The life of labour icon, Hassan Sunmonu, has been described as an example of effective and developmental unionism Africa. Dr Mohammed Ibn Chambas, Africa Union High Representative for Silencing the Gun, said this in a keynote address at the 85th birthday celebration of Sunmonu on Wednesday inContinue Reading
The Organized Private Sector of Nigeria (OPSN) has mourned the passing of Olusegun Awolowo, describing him as a visionary leader whose life exemplified unwavering dedication to Nigeria’s economic transformation. Jani Ibrahim, Chairman of OPSN, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja said Awolowo’s legacy would forever remain etched in theContinue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz The death of my mother will continue to inspire the legacy of service she imbibed into us at our formative age, says APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda. Yilwatda said this when he received the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Malam Ali M.Continue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje Members of the 18th Regular Course Alumni of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) are the legacy and accomplishments of their members on the 50th anniversary to mark their entrance into the Nigerian military. In a statement by its President, retired Air Commodore Isaac Olufemi, the association willContinue Reading
By Aderonke Ojediran, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) When Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu assumed office as the 15th governor of Lagos State in 2019, he did not foresee that his first term would be shaped by two of the most defining crises of this decade — the COVID-19 pandemic andContinue Reading
