The lawmaker representing Ibadan North constituency 1, Hon. Dr. Olufunke Comforter Adeniyi-Olajide has sympathized with the families affected by Children’s unfair stampede at Bashorun, Ibadan, the state capital. In an heartfelt letter, Hon. Comforter, who is also the Chairman, Oyo State House of Assembly Committee on Women Affairs and Community Development said the heartbreaking event…
The Nigerian Catholic Diocesan Priests Association (NCDPA), Makurdi Diocese, has raised the alarm over continued deadly attacks by armed herdsmen in Benue State, revealing that more than 50 people have been killed and 15 Catholic parishes have been forced to shut down in just one month. Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, the Chairman…
A fire that broke out at a nightclub in North Macedonia where more than a thousand people had gathered for a concert killed at least 50 people, state news agency MIA reported on Sunday. Citing the interior ministry, MIA said “at least 50 people died in a discotheque in Kocani”, a town some 100 kilometres…
Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka on Tuesday criticised the large number of armed security personnel that he saw accompanying Seyi Tinubu, the son of President Bola Tinubu. Mr Soyinka spoke in Lagos while presenting an honorary award to Odia Ofeimun, the famous poet and activist who was honoured by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism….
No fewer than 144 persons have been killed by herdsmen in the two north central states of Plateau and Benue states in the last two weeks, as the blood-letting continued late Tuesday, with the killing of at least 13 persons, while scores of others sustained injuries, with over 50 houses razed. Recall that within the…
His Excellency, Engineer Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde, Executive Governor of Oyo State, Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, Oyo State. Reminder and Appeal for Approval of the Appointment of Onikoyi of Ikoyi-Ile Your Excellency, With great respect and humility, we the undersigned write on behalf of concerned youths of Ikoyi-Ile, Oriire Local Government Area. Your Excellency Sir,…
The National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has stated that a significant number of illicit weapons currently in circulation in Nigeria originally belonged to the Federal Government. Ribadu made this statement on Thursday during the arms destruction exercise conducted by the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) at Muhammadu…
Short video platform TikTok has intensified its efforts to eliminate offensive content globally, including in Nigeria. In the first quarter of 2025, the company removed over 3.6 million videos uploaded by Nigerian users for violating its content guidelines. Globally, 211 million videos were taken down during the same period. This data comes from TikTok’s Q1…
The Senator representing Ogun West Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Solomon Adeola, has credited President Bola Ahmed Tinubu with saving Nigeria’s economy from total collapse through the removal of fuel subsidy and the floating of the naira. Adeola stated that the previous administration borrowed heavily to fund fuel subsidy payments and stabilise the naira…
A former Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. John Kayode Fayemi, has disclosed that many citizens are frustrated with civilian governments that have failed to deliver on governance and security. Despite this, the former Minister of Solid Mineral Development said military rule is not a viable alternative in tackling governance deficits. Fayemi spoke in Abuja on…
