Nigeria Defeat Egypt To Win Bronze Medal At AFCON Nigeria’s Super Eagles this Saturday evening, January 17, 2026, beat the Mohammed Salah-led Pharaohs of Egypt in the third-place match of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to win their ninth bronze medal in the competition. Both teams failed to find the net, though Nigeria…
Late Bayelsa Dep Gov For Burial Jan 30, Says Diri. The remains of the late Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, will be interred on January 30, 2026. Governor Douye Diri disclosed this on Wednesday during the 179th state executive council meeting in Government House, Yenagoa. Senator Ewhrudjakpo died on December 11,…
Housewife seeks legal protection over husband’s excessive demand for sex …..I’m head over heels in love with her —Husband A Harare woman, Melocia Gwata, has sought legal protection from her husband, George Kusotera, citing his excessive demands for intimacy and abusive behaviour as her reasons. Melocia revealed her ordeal to the Harare Civil Court, Zimbabwe,…
Horror: Husband Killed Wife in Kebi By Jamil GULMA Shock rippled through Bayawa town, Augie Local Government Area, Kebbi State, last Wednesday, as a 30-year-old man, Suleman Mamuda, was arrested for allegedly taking the life of his 25-year-old wife, Umaima Maidawa, in a horrifying domestic incident in the early hours of the morning. According to…
Armed Forces Day: Ise/Orun LG Chair, Bankole, praises Soldiers’ sacrifice, calls for unity By Ojo Dora The Executive Chairman of Ise/Orun Local Government, Hon. Ayodele Samson Bamikole, has paid glowing tribute to officers and men of the Nigerian Armed Forces during the 2026 Armed Forces Celebration and Remembrance Day held in the area. Hon. Bamikole…
Bride Price or Bride Pride? …. Is it a symbol of love, a token of appreciation, or a quiet price tag hung on a woman’s worth? By Falilat Kehinde Dikko This question has followed me like a shadow. I have asked it in silence, in conversations with trusted friends, and in moments when wedding lists…
Former first lady of Ogun State Dies At 100 The family of Chief Olabisi Olanabanjo (2nd Republic Governor of Ogun State) has announced the passing of their matriarch Madam Onabanjo at the milestone age of 100 years. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the family expressed:“deep sorrow, yet with gratitude to Almighty God” They celebrated…
Titles Without Territory: The Alaafin and the Limits of Legacy By Olaitan Adesina There is a common temptation, in societies with long memories, to mistake survival for supremacy and ritual continuity for political relevance. Nowhere is this more evident than in the recurring effort by some voices to speak of the Oyo Empire as though…
Re: Whither the Nigerian University System? III By Prof MK Othman Given the dispute resolution brokered by the indefatigable Yayale Ahmed committee, with the strong support and determination of the President Tinubu administration to end perennial university workers’ industrial action, 2026 is the year of dream-realization for university workers in Nigeria. Earlier, the National Education…
Abdullahi Fodio University Confers Honorary Doctorate Degrees on Gov Nasir Idris, Sultan of Sokoto, three Other Governors By JAMIL GULMA, Kebbi The Abdullahi Fodio University of Science and Technology Aliero (AFUSTA), Kebbi State has conferred honorary doctorate degrees on Kebbi State governor, Nasir Idris, the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, Governors…
