By Olayinka Ganiyu The federal government has officially commenced reconstruction of the long-neglected Gombe–Biu–Maiduguri highway, in what officials are billing as a landmark infrastructure project for Nigeria’s North-east region. The flag-off ceremony took place in Gombe on Thursday, with Minister of Works David Umahi describing the project as a central pillar of President Bola Tinubu’s…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka The Ogun State Government has declared as false and unfounded reports circulating on social media alleging plans by Fulani herdsmen, Boko Haram insurgents, and other terrorist groups to invade the state. In a statement issued by the Special Adviser on Media and Strategy to Governor Dapo Abiodun, Kayode Akinmade, the government said…
By: Tunji Okunlola A prominent Nigerian legal practitioner has called for sweeping reforms to the country’s judiciary, warning that judicial compromise poses one of the gravest threats to Nigeria’s democracy. Dr Charles Mekwunye, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, made the remarks while delivering the keynote address at the 2026 Law Week of the Nigerian Bar…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka Photo: Nigeria Police Force Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has cautioned content creators and the public against recording and sharing police operational footage without proper context, warning that the practice risks compromising security efforts and eroding officer morale. Disu raised the concern at an interactive session with Crime Correspondents in Abuja…
By: Tunji Okunlola The Middle Belt Tigers etched their names into Nigerian cricket history on Saturday, defeating the Southern Sharks by six runs in a pulsating grand finale at the TBS Cricket Oval in Lagos to claim the inaugural Nigeria Super League title. In a championship clash that kept spectators on the edge of their…
By: Tunji Okunlola Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation Afenifere has called on South-West governors to urgently rearm and reinforce the Amotekun Corps, warning that the regional security outfit is critically outgunned by the bandits it is tasked with confronting. The group dismissed claims that poor intelligence gathering lay behind recent security failures, arguing that the problem was…
By: Tunji Okunlola President Bola Tinubu has approved the recruitment of 1,000 forest guards for Oyo State and ordered the deployment of a specialised rescue team following the abduction of pupils and teachers from three schools in Oriire Local Government Area. The measures were announced during a visit by a high-powered Federal Government delegation to…
By: Olayinka Ganiyu The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has ordered all primary and secondary school teachers in Oyo State to begin an indefinite strike, citing the government’s failure to secure the release of educators and pupils abducted from schools in the Oriire Local Government Area. The strike, which took effect Monday, will remain in…
By: Olayinka Ganiyu Veteran Nollywood actress Shan George has weighed in on the ongoing marital controversy surrounding television host Frank Edoho and his estranged wife, Sandra, stating that men who engage in affairs with married women must be prepared to face serious spiritual and generational consequences. In a lengthy post shared on her Facebook page…
By: Tunji Okunlola Romuald Wadagni was inaugurated as Benin’s president on Sunday in Cotonou, succeeding Patrice Talon, under whom he served for a decade as finance minister. The 49-year-old economist won the April 12 presidential election with 94 per cent of the vote, defeating his sole challenger, Paul Hounkpe, whose party subsequently aligned with Wadagni’s…
