Rivers State; Emergency Rule is Over President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced that effective midnight today, Mr. Siminalayi Fubara will return as Governor of Rivers state. Below is the President’s full Speech “I am happy to address you today on the state of emergency declaration in Rivers State. You will recall that on 18th March,…
League of Imam and Alfas, NSCIA, CAN Others bid Imam Aladesawe farewell. By Abibu Shehu Ibrahim The remains of the late Chief Imam of Owo and Chairman, League of Imams and Alfas, Ondo state, Alhaji Ahmad Aladesawe have been buried according to Islamic rites in Owo. The President, League of Imams and Alfas, Yorubaland, Edo&…
Lokpobiri Calls For Deeper Regional Integration In Advancing Energy Security. By Chris Mark Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, Ph.D, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s leadership role in advancing Africa’s energy security, calling for deeper regional integration at the Africa Oil Week (AOW) 2025 Ministerial and CEO Leadership Forum. Sen. Lokpobiri stressed…
Kebbi: Gov Idris Swears In New Commissioner, Inaugurates Mining Agency By JAMIL GULMA, Birnin Kebbi Kebbi State Governor, Comrade Dr. Nasir Idris, Kauran Gwandu, has sworn in Hon. Garba Hassan Warrah as the new commissioner for Solid Minerals Development and Mining. The governor also inaugurated the Kebbi State Mining Development Agency, with Abdullahi Buhari Warrah…
Dutse community goes spiritual after deadly Tipper accidents By Akintan Adeola Rachael Worried by a fatal accident that claimed several lives in July, residents of the Tipper Garage community in Dutse, Abuja, have announced plans for a prayer and fasting exercise. The incident at the busy Tipper Garage junction has once again drawn attention to…
ABUJA NO LONGER SAFE: THE ALARMING RISE OF ‘ONE CHANCE’ AND URBAN INSECURITY By Eugene Nanven For years, Abuja was regarded as one of the safest places in Nigeria. The federal capital stood apart from the chaos that defined insecurity in other regions: the bandit-ravaged villages in the North-West, the insurgency in the North-East, and…
Re: GMO, Seed System, and Food Security Question in Nigeria By Prof MK Othman My two-piece article on GMOs attracted several comments for and against this innovative technology, similar to the reactions I received when I wrote about the Igbo Presidency before the 2023 elections. I aimed to educate my readers to make informed decisions…
Parents groan as schools raise fees for new academic session By Akintan Adeola Rachael With the 2025/2026 academic session underway, many parents are reeling under fresh financial pressure as private schools roll out steep tuition hikes, citing spiralling costs of diesel, staff transport, and other operational expenses. Private schools, which serve a significant portion of…
Chief Imam of Owo Land, Sheikh Ahmad Aladesawe is dead Janazah 2pm tomorrow Tuesday in Owo The death has been announced in Owo of Sheikh Imam (Dr) Ahmad Olagoke Aladesawe, the Chief Imam of Owo Land and Chairman, League of Imams and Alfas of Ondo State, aged 91 years. Sheikh Ahmad Olagoke Aladesawe passed on…
Mystery deepens as Lagos police probe death of ex-SDP guber candidate, Bamidele Akingboye The Lagos State Police Command has opened an investigation into the mysterious death of Otunba Bamidele Akingboye, a former governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Ondo State, amid growing controversy. Operatives were said to have stormed Akingboye’s Victoria Garden…
