The Global Yoruba
Wisdom is better than strength- Famous Yoruba proverb (A review of Global Yoruba: Regional And Diasporic Networks, Toyin Falola, Indiana Press, 2024) The Yoruba Nation or ethnic group (whichever you prefer) is one of Nigeria’s three big ethnic nationalities. It is unarguably one of the country’s most urbane and progressive ethnic stock. It has to […]
Oyo now sole owner of LAUTECH, says Commissioner
The Oyo State government has paid a total of ₦5 billion to the Osun State Government in compliance with the agreement of sole ownership of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, Ogbomoso. The Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, said the total takeover amount is ₦8 billion and with this payment, the State Government […]
Newspaper Headlines for May 26, 2025
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Police detain two for alleged murder, burning of corpse
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two principal suspects in connection with the brutal murder and burning of a young woman on May 24, 2025, in the ‘Gangare’ area near the canal behind Mile 12 Market, Lagos State. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed this in a statement on […]
Police arrest; detain four for alleged kidnapping, robbery
Operatives of the Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos have arrested and detained four members of a syndicate who specialised in kidnapping and robbing residents of Ogun State. The Zonal Police Public Relations Officer (ZPPRO), CSP Umma Ayuba confirmed this in a statement on Monday in Lagos. Ayuba said that the Assistant Inspector General of […]
19 dead, eight injured in auto-crash in Kogi, says FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Monday confirmed that no fewer than 19 persons died and eight others injured in an auto crash which occurred on Sunday along Lokoja-Obajana road. Mr Kumar Tsukwam, state Sector Commander of the corps confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Monday. He said […]
Police rescue two kidnap victims in Lagos
The Police Command in Lagos State has said it rescued two persons who were kidnapped on Thursday at Ijede creek side in the Ikorodu area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin made this known in a statement on Monday in Lagos. He explained that the police stormed the scene after receiving a […]
FG completed 565 water projects two years, declares minister
The Federal Government said it has completed and inaugurated 565 water supply schemes, three multipurpose dams, four major irrigation projects, and several sanitation facilities within the last two years. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. […]
Tinubu congratulates Ayo Obe at 70
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Ms Ayo Obe, a veteran human rights activist and lawyer, on her 70th birthday. Ayo Obe, a renowned pro-democracy activist, was, at different times, head of the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO), Nigeria Transition Monitoring Group, Member Police Service Commission and between 2006- 2009, headed the Democratic Institute Abuja Elections Programme. […]
Tinubu’s mining reforms yielded six-fold increase in revenue, says Alake
Nigeria’s solid minerals sector, driven by the Tinubu administration’s new policy of local value addition and a tightened licensing regime, attracted over $800 million in processing projects last year. The sector also generated over ₦38 billion in revenue in 2024, up from just ₦6 billion the previous year, despite receiving only 18% of its ₦29 […]
