President Bola Tinubu says insecurity remains the most troubling challenge facing Nigeria, especially the Northern region. He said on Saturday in Kaduna that urgent efforts were required to rebuild trust, strengthen unity and restore safety across communities. Tinubu, represented by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, spoke at the 25th Anniversary of…
January marks the beginning of a new year and a fresh opportunity to reset priorities, habits, and direction. For many people, the choices made in the first few weeks of the year often shape how the remaining months unfold. Setting clear January goals helps provide focus, motivation, and a sense of purpose for the year…
Comrade Mahmud Abubakar, Kwara State Candidate for NANS National President Congratulate a worthy leader, esteemed political icon, builder of men and a peace-maker, Hon. Moshood Alaka, Senior Adviser to the Workaholic Governor of Kwara State Governor on Party Affairs, on his installation and coronation as the new Chief Aare Atobashe of Idofian Land in Ifelodun…
The House of Representatives has advanced a new legislative proposal to establish the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Federal University of Nigerian Languages, a specialised institution dedicated to preserving and promoting Nigerian languages. The bill, sponsored by Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu and eight co-sponsors, passed its first reading last week, marking an important step in Nigeria’s effort…
The Defence Headquarters on Wednesday announced the dismissal of a naval rating, Seaman Haruna Abbas, from service for disobeying orders. Abbas’s wife, Hussaina Iliya, had gone on a popular radio station in Abuja to accuse the military of unjustly detaining her husband since 2018. She specifically accused a senior military officer, Brigadier General A.S. Adamu,…
A magistrates’ court in Isabo, Abeokuta, on Friday, sentenced a mother and daughter, Falilatu Amidu and Ayisatu Amidu, to six months’ imprisonment each for stealing dry ponmo (cow skin), stock fish and dried meat valued at N1 million. The defendants, who reside at No. 21 Ago-oko area in Abeokuta, Ogun, were convicted on a two-count…
Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has said that policemen in the rank and file of the Nigeria Police Force are ready to down tools on July 21 in protest against their poor remuneration. Sowore, the 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), stated this as a guest on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun has withdrawn from the local government election scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 22. This is contained in a letter dated Feb. 17, signed by the APC state Publicity Secretary, Alao Kamorudeen, addressed to the Secretary of the State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC). A copy of the letter obtained by…
Labour Party presidential candidate and former Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi, has expressed heartfelt appreciation to supporters across Nigeria and beyond for the overwhelming show of love and goodwill as he marked his 64th birthday. Obi’s birthday, celebrated on Saturday, July 19, was marked with community service and solidarity gatherings in various parts of…
Segun Olowookere, a young man who was sentenced to death in Osun State for allegedly stealing a fowl, has shared his harrowing experience of arrest, detention, and conviction. Olowookere, arrested in 2010 at the age of 17 that the complainant in his case was a family member. The incident that altered his life occurred in…
