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: 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 A promising Nigerian athlete and graduate student has been shot dead in the United States just days before she was due to collect her MBA degree, a moment her family and friends say she had worked her entire life to reach. Oluwabukola “Bukky” Pereira, 30, was killed on Friday, May 8, during…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has brought two separate fraud cases before Federal High Courts in Abuja, with the Managing Director of Viscount Microfinance Bank and a second suspect each facing charges involving millions of naira and foreign currency. Blessing Gozi-Anyaokei, the bank’s Managing Director, appeared before Justice Y. Halilu…
Dr. Mustapha Abdullahi taken into EFCC custody in Abuja; probe said to involve contract awards, intervention fund disbursements, and suspicious financial transactions running into hundreds of billions of naira By: Tunji Okunlola Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested the Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, Dr. Mustapha Abdullahi, over…
Photo credit: Dawn commission Today in History: The Life and Legacy of Chief Obafemi Awolowo (1909 – 1987) On this day, 9 May 1987, Nigeria lost one of its most towering figures. Chief Jeremiah Obafemi Oyeniyi Awolowo. A nationalist, lawyer, journalist, and statesman died peacefully at his home in Ikenne, Ogun State, at the age…
By: Tunji Okunlola The Lagos State Electricity Regulatory Commission (LASERC) has announced plans to roll out dedicated 24/7 electricity franchise zones across the state before the end of October 2026, signalling a significant shift in how the state manages and delivers power. The announcement came from LASERC’s Chief Executive Officer, Temitope George, at the commission’s…
By: Olayinka Ganiyu The University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo State, has inducted 32 pioneer graduates of Prosthetics and Orthotics (P&O), becoming the first state university in Nigeria to offer the programme. The induction ceremony, held at the Oladipo Akinkugbe Hall on the university’s Laje Campus, marked a significant milestone in Nigeria’s medical rehabilitation sector….
By: Ganiyu Olayinka At the age of 87, Ted Turner, the vocal businessman who revolutionized television news by founding CNN in 1980, passed away. Lewy body dementia, a gradual degenerative illness he had been dealing with for a number of years, was identified by the network as the cause of his death.Turner, who was born…
