Ondo loses Former Head of Service Alaba Isijola A former head of service in Ondo State and former State President of NULGE, Mr Alaba Isijola is dead. He also served as the Special Adviser on Unions matters to former Governor Rotimi Akeredolu. Fondly called “Isijay” Alaba Isijola was regarded as the most celebrated head of…
Kebbi Deputy Governor Intensifies Oversight on Argungu fishing festival sites By JAMIL GULMA, Kebbi Rehabilitation work on the event sites and infrastructure for the highly anticipated Argungu International Fishing and Cultural Festival is in its advanced stages, with officials expressing confidence in being ready for the festival’s commencement on 11th February 2026. The progress was…
Kano Family Killing: Nigerian Youths and Collective Responsibilities By Prof. MK Othman Over the past six years, I have written extensively about Nigerian youth and their future, including articles highlighting the risks of neglecting our youth. Despite repeated warnings, the situation continues to decline. At the heart of this crisis is the undeniable fact: the…
PTDF, Partners Malaysian Institutions To Expand its Split-Site Training Programmes For Nigerian Scholars. In furtherance of Nigeria’s oil sector transformation and its aspiration to position the country as an energy hub for Africa, the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) has intensified strategic engagements with leading Malaysian institutions to expand its split-site training programmes for Nigerian…
Rivers Impeachment Plot Is Political Banditry, Threatens Nigeria’s Democracy — CNPP, Civil Society Warn The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) and the Coalition of National Civil Society Organisations (CNCSOs) have issued a stark warning that the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State represents a serious threat to national peace, constitutional governance, and Nigeria’s still-consolidating…
Ondo Residents Shut Down Airport–Abuja/Lagos Road Over Rising Kidnappings Residents of Ilu-Abo community in Akure North local government area of Ondo State on Monday staged a peaceful protest over the recent spate of kidnappings in the area, barricading the Airport–Owo Expressway and bringing vehicular movement to a standstill. The protest followed the shocking abduction of…
Ondo Joint Action Movement Throws Its Weight Behind Tinubu for 2027 Politics in Ondo City took a decisive turn over the weekend as the *Ondo Joint Action Movement (OJAM)*, a formidable coalition of civil society organisations and grassroots interest groups, formally endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for re-election in the 2027 general elections. The endorsement…
Iran, Beware the Fangs of January, the Scourge of February, the Ides of March, by Hassan Gimba (1) A few days ago, I woke in the night, anxious and checking the news, half-expecting America and Israel to have attacked Iran. Given this tension, the central issue is the longstanding American-Israeli effort to destabilise Iran. Even…
Kebbi job scam: Police arrest man for duping 175 job seekers By JAMIL GULMA, Birnin Kebbi A Kebbi resident, Hamza Abdullahi Sama, has been arrested by the police for allegedly swindling over 175 job seekers with promises of government-approved school feeding jobs that never existed. Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect falsely presented himself as…
Tragedy: How illegal clinic run by quacks led to pregnant woman’s death in Ondo Tragedy struck in Sabo, Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, as a pregnant woman identified as Iyanu lost her life following alleged medical mismanagement at an unregistered health facility run by unqualified personnel. The suspects, Kehinde Olawuyi, 36, and his…
