When crime goes unpunished, impunity, chaos become the culture By Lai Gidado When wrongdoing goes unpunished, it gradually becomes normalised. A society that fails to enforce consequences for crime inevitably creates fertile ground for lawlessness. This is the unfortunate reality Nigeria is grappling with today. I recall vividly in December 1970 when my grandmother…
APC Schedules Global Media Briefing as National Convention Approaches By Shalom Oludele The Media and Publicity Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) 2026 National Convention has announced that the party will hold a world press conference on Thursday this week to unveil its plans and preparations for the upcoming convention. The disclosure was…
El-Rufai, pleads not guilty to money laundering charges … as Court adjourns case to March 31 By Lai Gidado Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to allegations of money laundering, as a Federal High Court in Kaduna adjourned the commencement of his trial to March 31, 2026. El-Rufai, who appeared…
El-Rufai storms court amid tight security over alleged corruption charges By Lai Gidado Amid tight security and restricted access, former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Tuesday appeared at the Federal High Court in Kaduna for arraignment over alleged corruption-related offences. El-Rufai was conveyed to the court premises at about 9:00 a.m. in a Hilux…
NFF GENERAL ASSEMBLY: Governor Diri Hails President Tinubu For Repositioning Sports Administration Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has commended President Bola Tinubu for pragmatic steps taken so far to restructure sports administration in the country. Governor Diri gave the commendation while declaring open the 2026 Extraordinary General Assembly of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)…
Re: Muhammad Hassan Sale- The Demise of an Academic, One Death Too Many By Prof. M. K. Othman 2010 was a year I was traumatized by the death and tragedy of my former students and colleagues when I was burdened with the task of identifying their bodies – Engr Joseph Mohammed and his classmate, who…
A Travelogue of Two Capitals By Olaitan Adesina I was in Ado-Ekiti yesterday. It was my first time in the city since 2008—after eighteen solid years. What I saw didn’t just wow me; I didn’t know when I muttered a curse on the government of Ondo State. Ha! Same Ado-Ekiti that we used to…
Police arrest four suspected drug users, recover firearms in Akwa Ibom raids Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have recorded a significant breakthrough, arresting four suspected drug users and recovering firearms during targeted night raids in Eket and Okopedi. Acting on credible intelligence, operatives under the directive of the Commissioner of Police, CP…
Boat disaster wipes out over 150 suspected bandits in Sokoto More than 150 suspected bandits have reportedly died after a boat conveying them capsized in the Sabon Gida area of Sokoto State, in what sources described as a devastating incident. Local sources said the incident occurred on Saturday evening when a heavily loaded boat conveying…
Nigerian Security Agencies Working Around the Clock to Ensure Safety of Citizens, Information Minister tells BBC By Shalom Oludele The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that its security agencies are working around the clock to ensure the safety of citizens, whilst taking deliberate and sustained steps to strengthen security across the country, with a…
