Woman in Jigawa murdered, daughter found unconscious A Woman by name Esther Adekanla, widely known as Hadiza Nakowa Dutse, in Jigawa lifeless body was discovered in her residence opposite Awajil Filling Station Dutse. On the afternoon of February 15, 2024, authorities received information about Esther’s disappearance since February 12. Concerned neighbors, unable to contact her, reported the suspicious situation to …

The Ekiti State police Command has arrested eight suspected kidnappers and neutralized one during a gun battle. Parading the suspects at the command Headquarters, Ado Ekiti, the State Commissioner of police, Mr Adeniran Akinwale said the recent breakthrough was made possible through the dogged effort of gallant men of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) ably led by their Commander, CSP. …

Tilling the Soil of Change: Nigeria’s Quest to Overcome the Famine Fiasco Introduction: In the fertile lands of Nigeria, where the earth whispers tales of abundance and promise, there exists a shadow that looms large over the nation – hunger. Like weeds choking the life out of a flourishing crop, food insecurity has ensnared millions in its merciless grip, casting …

Nigeria and the Prophecy As the holy book in 2 Chronicle 20:20 posits: “Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper”, we must in a time like this, when everything seems to be falling apart in the history of our dear Nigeria, begin to examine how the Nigeria of yesterday …

  It is a quote from the renown wordsmith, Shakespeare, ‘Some are born great. Some achieve greatness while some (others) have greatness thrust upon them’. That succinctly describes the personality of Honourable Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, a former member of the House of Representatives who represented Akoko North East/Akoko North West Federal Constituency of the Green House during the 9th Assembly (2019-2023) …

Gov Diri, Dickson, Oghiadomhe, Alaibe, Others Console Jonathan’s Family Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has described Madam Obebhatein Jonathan, the departed elder sister of former President Goodluck Jonathan as an upright woman who lived a selfless and exemplary life worthy of emulation. Governor Diri made the remark during a service of songs held in her honour at Otuoke, on …

Corruption: We are not telling ourselves the truth…..I Stop praying for Nigeria to be better- Methodist Bishop The high level of corruption was described as the main cause of what has bedeviled Nigeria into a country of insecurity and a backward economy. For these reasons, the Methodist Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rt Dr Ishaya Kunama said he has stopped praying …

Vanguard Personality of the Year: Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, making the impossible possible Perhaps, Hon. Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, current minister of interior, an accomplished business management and consulting executive with over seventeen years of public and private sector experience in project and strategic management, may have read the book. Discussing how structures drive vision, Forbes and Prevas insist that it is not …

A cyclone watch has been issued for coastal communities in the southern Gulf of Carpentaria as the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) warns of a growing possibility of a cyclone developing over the region. Communities from Port Roper in the Northern Territory to Burketown in Queensland, including Borroloola, Groote Eylandt, and Mornington Island, are being urged to prepare for strong winds …

Empowering youths through Bode Olajumoke Youth Empowerment Foundation, BOYEF Centre.   The art of skills acquisition had been in high pursuit and demand by both the public and private sectors since decades and have been growing unabated. From the composite pictorial view of the Foundation building, so much effort and work had been put in place to erect this elegant and …

Final Year University Student Kills Colleague over iPhone in Ondo….. Suspected killer confesse   A 21-year old final year student of Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba Akoko, Ondo state, Olubodun Sanni, has confessed to stabbing a 20-year-old female student of the same institution, Adekunle Adebisi Ifeoluwa, to death over her iPhone XR. The victim, Adebisi, was a 300-level economics student of …

The President of Nigeria, Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu has rewarded the Super Eagles of Nigeria with a national award( Member of the Order of Niger ,MON) flats in the Federal capital Territory, FCT and piece of land. The Super Eagles finished as runners-up in the just concluded Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), hosted by Côte d’Ivoire. President Tinubu made the …

Access Holdings names Bolaji Agbede as acting CEO Access Holdings Plc on Monday announced the appointment of Ms. Bolaji Agbede as the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer. This follows the death of its former Group Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Herbert Wigwe. Wigwe died in a helicopter crash alongside his wife, son, and a former chairman of the Nigeria Exchange Group, …

Following the rising cases of killing and kidnapping for ransom across the country, a traditional ruler in Osun, Alara of Ara kingdom, Oba Olubayo Adesola Windapo, has called on president Bola Ahmed Tunubu to channel security votes of states , local governments and local authorities in order to empower them. Empowering the state and local vigilant authorities will no doubt …

On Saturday, February 14th, 2015, my phone repeatedly rang in the middle of my lovely squash game. I cursed myself for not putting the phone on silent mode. I hesitatingly answered it. The distance caller said, “Prof, you are in the court playing, so you didn’t hear that Malam Falaki (as we fondly called him) is dead; he was assassinated.” …