Tinubu ‘relieved’ at rescue of abducted Kebbi schoolgirls
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed profound relief that all 24 students abducted from Kebbi Comprehensive Girls’ School in Maga, Kebbi State, have now been safely accounted for. Welcoming their…
Soyinka visits Ooni, seeks monarch’s help for stronger reconnection with Africans in Diaspora
The Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, on Tuesday paid a courtesy visit to the Arole Oduduwa, Olofin Adimula, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, at his Ile Oodua Palace in…
U.S. Govt commits $150m to Zipline to expand life-saving drone delivery services in Africa
The U.S. Department of State is awarding $150 million in Zipline, the world’s largest autonomous logistics system, to support the expansion of its life-saving artificial intelligence and robotics infrastructure across…
Credentials allegations: Debate rekindles online as Nigerians urge Interior Minister Tunji-Ojo to submit to probe
Fresh controversy has erupted on social media over the academic and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) records of Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, following renewed public scrutiny and…
Credentials Controversy: London Metropolitan University receives FOI petition on Tunji-Ojo
The controversy surrounding the academic records of Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has taken a significant new turn as London Metropolitan University has officially acknowledged receipt of a Freedom…
Lasisi Olagunju: The terrorists are winning
By Lasisi Olagunju "There were many famous warriors in the village during the pillaging by the Fulani and yet the village was swept off almost completely by the invading warriors.…
Insecurity: ‘Powerless governors’ and unexplainable dithering on state police (1)
By Ehichioya Ezomon Zamfara Governor Dauda Lawal complained in a viral video on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, that he knew the locations of the bandits terrorising his state, but that…
Tinubu confirms release of Kwara worshippers, some Niger students, vows to restore security to Nigeria
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has confirmed the successful rescue of all 38 worshippers abducted in Eruku, Kwara State, crediting the operation to the sustained efforts of Nigeria’s security forces over…
Kwara governor commends Tinubu’s hands-on approach as abducted Eruku 38 worshippers regain freedom
After many days of hard work by security forces and government representatives, Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (CON) has announced the freedom of 38 persons who were recently abducted in…
Meth, cocaine consignments in machine cylinders, auto parts intercepted at Lagos airport
By Onuora Aninwobodo In a blistering crackdown on drug trafficking organisations across the country, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have dismantled no fewer than six syndicates…
