It’s the time of the Year when the Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party in Ibadan North Local Government, the indefatigable Prince Seun Moronfolu Adelore celebrates his birth anniversary. A Barrister in the making, his brilliance, oratory skills and eloquence is up there with the best in business. Here’s my tribute to him: Have you…
The Kaduna State Police Command has said that the fellow who breached security protocol during the commissioning of projects at Murtala Mohammed Square by President Bola Tinubu was born with “psychiatric disorders”. The Command’s Spokesman, DSP Mansir Hassan, in a statement, said the individual, Umar Mohammed, a native of Anguwan Muazu in Kaduna, The police…
A freelance journalist, Oluwatosin Oshibanjo, who was recently abducted by some unidentified gunmen in his Ijebu home in the Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State, has been found. Oluwatosin’s mother, Tokunbo Bakre, confirmed to our correspondent in a telephone conversation over the weekend that he was found unconscious by some motorcyclists in the Ijebu-Ode…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, says it is mobilizing its members across the country for a nationwide rally scheduled for Tuesday, August 26, 2025. At a press conference held at the Federal University of Oye-Ekiti on Monday, the Zonal Coordinator, Adeola Oyebisi Egbedokun, said the move was part of the union’s efforts to…
The Chinese language, Mandarin, has officially been included as one of the foreign languages to be taught in senior secondary schools across Nigeria, following a recent review of the national curriculum. This announcement was made on Tuesday by the Secretary of Education for the Federal Capital Territory, Dr. Danlami Hayyo, during the inauguration of the…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested Mahdi Shehu, a prominent whistleblower and rights activist in Kaduna, over a controversial social media post alleging that France was influencing Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu to establish a French military base in the Northwestern region. Mr. Shehu’s post, which featured an old video falsely suggesting French dominance…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday said the N50 billion given to the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), also known as Students Loan, was not a donation as reported by some media organisations. The anti-corruption agency in a statement issued by its Head of Media & Publicity, Dele Oyewale, said the fund…
The funeral of Pope Francis will take place on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. in St. Peter’s Square. This was according to a statement issued on Tuesday by the Holy See Press Office. According to the statement, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals, “Will preside at the Mass, which…
An Upper Area Court sitting in Kado, Abuja, has restrained the police from investigating a paternity dispute against former Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Kabiru Turaki, pending the hearing and determination of the case. The presiding judge, Shehu Ahmadu, in a ruling, ordered the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police and his officers not to…
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) has advised the Osun State Government not to proceed with its planned Local Government election scheduled for February 22. Fagbemi argued that “any such election, that may be held, will not only be invalid since the term of office of the…