Author: Tribune Online

  • NCSP DG participates in inaugural world data organisation assembly in Beijing

    NCSP DG participates in inaugural world data organisation assembly in Beijing

    The Director-General of the Nigeria-China Strategic Partnership (NCSP), Joseph Tegbe, joined other international delegates at the inaugural assembly of the World Data Organisation (WDO), held recently in Beijing. The high-level gathering convened over 500 participants, including senior government officials, multilateral institutions, and digital technology experts, marking a significant step toward strengthening global coordination on data […]

  • The town that fed a snake

    The town that fed a snake

    If I am ‘accused’ of being pregnant with twins, shouldn’t the onus be on me to confirm or deny the unusual news? Why would Dr Lasisi Olagunju or Bamidele Johnson decide to climb the roof to shout themselves hoarse that Funke is not pregnant and indeed (for good measure), she is a virgin? So, the […]

  • Reframing momentum: Globacom and the expanding horizon of Nigeria’s digital future

    Reframing momentum: Globacom and the expanding horizon of Nigeria’s digital future

    By: Victor ibeayoka At first glance, the latest industry analysis reads like a ledger of familiar figures—subscriber gains, market shares, incremental rises and falls. Yet, beneath this arithmetic lies something far more evocative: a nation stirring into a fuller digital consciousness, and within that awakening, Globacom moving not as a sprinter in a crowded race, […]

  • ADC convention ratifies David Mark-led NWC, expels Nafiu Bala, others

    ADC convention ratifies David Mark-led NWC, expels Nafiu Bala, others

    …adopts revised party constitution, manifesto …ignore advice to undermine democracy, Tambuwal advises judges, justices …even a corpse in a coffin can defeat Tinubu in 2027 – Buba Galadima  The 8th National Convention of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) has ratified David Mark – led National Working Committee (NWC) of the party. The convention also […]

  • Temidayo Ibitoye gets Iconic Africa award for social impact, innovation

    Temidayo Ibitoye gets Iconic Africa award for social impact, innovation

    Nigerian social entrepreneur, filmmaker, and communications strategist, Temidayo Ibitoye, has won recognition at the Iconic Africa Summit and Black-Tie Gala, in acknowledgement of his growing impact in using media, storytelling, and innovation as tools for social change, economic empowerment, and inclusive development across Africa. Through his work, Ibitoye has positioned storytelling not just as a […]

  • CSO urges Edo govt to invest in waste infrastructure, not court action

    CSO urges Edo govt to invest in waste infrastructure, not court action

    A civil society organisation, Freedom Ambassadors Organisation, has called on the Edo State government to prioritise investment in modern sanitation infrastructure, rather than pursue an appeal against a recent court judgment voiding restrictions on human and vehicular movement during monthly environmental sanitation exercise. The group’s position follows a March 26, ruling by Justice Isoken Urhomwen […]

  • Heirs Insurance Group and United Capital partner on self-care and wealth event for ambitious women

    Heirs Insurance Group and United Capital partner on self-care and wealth event for ambitious women

    Heirs Insurance Group, Nigeria’s fastest-growing insurance group, and United Capital Plc, a leading Pan-African investment bank and financial services group, recently hosted the ‘Yoga and Money Meet Up’, an exclusive wellness and financial empowerment event for ambitious women. The event, which was held in Lagos, offered a curated experience combining guided yoga and stress management […]

  • UBTH CMD, management visit Edo deputy gov over mother’s death

    UBTH CMD, management visit Edo deputy gov over mother’s death

    The Chief Medical Director of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Professor Idia Ize-Iyamu, last weekend led a delegation of the hospital’s management staff on a condolence visit to the Edo State deputy governor, Dennis Idahosa, following the death of his mother, Madam Esther Imaguomwanruo Idahosa. The delegation was received at the deputy governor’s […]

  • Easter tragedy: Delta govt to cut trees on Okapanam road

    Easter tragedy: Delta govt to cut trees on Okapanam road

    Delta State government is set to commence aggressive tree planting in Asaba, and other commercial cities across the state. As a prelude to the policy, over 40 mango trees on Okpanam road in the state capital, which are said to be standing since colonial era, are to be replanted with other trees. This is as […]

  • ICONS: Professor Olayinka Omigbodun 

    ICONS: Professor Olayinka Omigbodun 

    First Nigerian female professor of Psychiatry •  Olayinka Olusola Omigbodun is a Professor at the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. She is also the first female provost of the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan. • She attended St. Louis Grammar School, Mokola, Ibadan and the International School, Ibadan, located in the University of Ibadan (UI) for her Ordinary and Advanced Levels. She began her […]