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By Imisioluwa Afunmiso President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed retired Major General Adeyinka A. Famadewa as Special Adviser on Homeland Security. This move is aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s internal security framework and improving inter-agency collaboration against evolving threats. The appointment, announced through the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), highlights ...
By Ismail Azeez Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has approved the appointment of Mrs. Victoria Adunola Samson, popularly known as Mama BOVAS, as the new Chancellor of Osun State University. The tenure of the former Chancellor, Apostle Folorunso Alakija, concluded on March 18, 2026. On Friday, May 8, 2026, the Osun State Government paid a ...
By Ismail Azeez The governorship candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) for the 2026 Osun gubernatorial election, Hon. Adewale Adebayo, has reached out to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state for support. This move comes amid the reported defection of Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed and loyalists of Oyo State Governor Seyi ...
By Damilare Adeleye Shareholders of Custodian Investment Plc have approved a total dividend payout of N2.75 per 50 kobo ordinary share for the 2025 financial year. This was among the resolutions passed at the company’s 31st Annual General Meeting (AGM), held virtually on May 8, 2026. A statement released on Monday, May 11, and signed ...
By Ismail Azeez Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has approved the deposition of Oba Joseph Oloyede as the Apetumodu of Ipetumodu in Ife North Local Government. The move follows the monarch's conviction in the United States of America on charges of tax fraud and money laundering. In a statement issued by Olawale Rasheed, the Governor’s ...
iBy Usman Yahaya Ismail The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with the European Union (EU) and the Federal Government, launched the EU Support to Public Health Institutes in Nigeria (EU SPIN) project on Monday. This initiative is designed to strengthen Nigeria’s public health system and bolster its emergency response capacity. Speaking at the launch ...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Mrs Arinola Ogbara-Banjoko as a Non-Executive Director to represent Lagos State on the Board of the Nigeria Commodity Exchange (NGX), under the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment. Mrs Ogbara-Banjoko replaces Mrs Bamidele Hussein. President Tinubu had earlier in April this year constituted the board of the Exchange ...
By Omobolaji Adekunle The Ogun State Environmental Protection Agency (OGEPA) has sealed an automobile assembly plant for allegedly engaging in illegal waste burning. The agency warned that the facility will remain shut until it fully complies with the state’s environmental laws. According to the agency, the company must immediately cease the open burning of refuse ...
The Nigeria Police Force has commenced disciplinary actions against the officer in the social media video showing him in a camouflage uniform displaying conduct grossly inconsistent with professional standards allegedly under the influence of drugs. Upon the footage coming to light, the Ekiti State Police Command noted that it identified the individual as a Sergeant ...
The recent statement by Tope Fasua, Special Adviser to the President on Economic Matters, is more than just a gaffe, it is an admission that the is out of touch with the hunger and hardship defining the Nigerian reality. While his subsequent clarification attempts to walk back the claim that N10,000 can feed a modest ...
Fresh concerns regarding electoral violence and political intimidation in Nigeria have emerged following reports that a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, Mr. Felix J. Rufus, has gone into hiding. Rufus allegedly fled after receiving repeated threats to his life linked to his activities during the 2023 elections. Sources familiar with ...
As insecurity intensifies across the country, Joseph Ifechukwu Agbanyin, a 25-year-old software engineering graduate living with sickle cell anemia, has called on the government to take urgent and decisive action to protect lives and property. Recounting his harrowing experience in a kidnappers' den, Agbanyin advocated for a comprehensive reform of Nigeria’s security architecture, emphasizing the ...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Maj.-Gen. Adeyinka Fadewa (rtd.) as Special Adviser on Homeland Security. The appointment was confirmed on Monday in a circular signed by Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume. The circular was conveyed through the Permanent Secretary, General Services Office, Dr Ibrahim Kana. Tinubu said ...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Monday arrived in Akure to attend the centenary celebration of the Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti and inaugurate Onyearugbulem Flyover constructed by the Ondo State Government. Newsmen reports that the vice-president’s aircraft touched down at the Akure Airport at about 11:33am. Shettima was received at the airport by Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, ...
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has reaffirmed that a strong and reliable digital infrastructure is fundamental to attracting investment, boosting competitiveness, and achieving sustainable growth within Nigeria’s startup ecosystem. This position was underscored at the Africa Fintech Foundry Ecosystem Roundtable 7.0, a virtual engagement themed “The Capital Reset: What Technologies Are Still Fundable ...
President Bola Tinubu arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, Kenya, early Monday to participate in the Africa Forward Summit focused on investment and sustainable development across Africa. The President’s aircraft touched down at about 12:18 a.m. local time, according to a statement issued by Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, on Monday in Nairobi. ...
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi,has described the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti as one of the few surviving pillars of wisdom and moral leadership in Nigeria. This is contained in a statement issued by the Director of Media and Public Affairs, Ooni’s Palace, Mr Moses Olafare, on Monday,in Ile-Ife on ...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun Command, says no fewer than 11 persons lost their lives in a lone accident on Eruku bridge along the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway on Sunday. The Sector Commander, Oludare Ogunjobi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Abeokuta by the command’s Public Education Officer, Mr Odunsi Afolabi. Ogunjobi ...
Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has congratulated the leader of pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, on his 100th birthday. This is contained in a statement personally signed by Aiyedatiwa and made available to newsmen on Monday in Akure. The governor described Fasoranti as an extraordinary statesman, exemplary patriot, revered ‘Awoist’ and one ...
The Minister of youths development, Mr Ayodele Olawande, has urged Nigerian youths to stop relying on ”immediate financial” gratification to long-term nation-building. Olawande made the call in Abuja on Sunday at a meeting with the national youth leaders of all political parties, known as the Forum of National Youth Leaders of All Political Parties in ...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered a massive Loud stash house in Lekki, Lagos, and dismantling an illegal skuchies factory. These operations, alongside interdictions in Anambra, Kwara, Kogi, and Nasarawa, resulted in the seizure of illicit substances worth billions of naira and the arrest of several suspects, including three persons with disabilities ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have successfully rescued four kidnapped children and reunited them with their families following a swift intervention at the Alafia Bus Terminal in the Coker-Orile area. The rescue operation was carried out in line with directives from the Commissioner of Police, Tijani Fatai, aimed at intensifying ...
Troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested two suspected criminals and recovered arms and other incriminating items in separate operations in Kaduna and Abia states. The operations were conducted under Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, and Joint Task Force South East, Operation UDO KA, as part of ongoing efforts to curb insecurity. ...
