Experts doubts Ebola preparedness in FCT, cite handwashing infrastructure gaps
Public health experts have warned that infrastructure deficits and economic constraints, not ignorance, are undermining hand hygiene compliance in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), raising concerns over Ebola preparedness and other infectious disease outbreaks. They disclosed this in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja, emphasising that systemic […]
Professor Femi Badejo: A Gemütlich Moment with A Pracademic
By Toyin Falola It has often been a characteristic of studies in the social sciences to be largely abstract and devoid of the practical realities that should set the fields apart. Flowing from this, experts in these fields, especially in Political Science, often find themselves in the clutches of abstract appreciation of political incidents. […]
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Tinubu tells Nigeria children By Bola Ahmed Tinubu “On this Children’s Day, I celebrate every Nigerian child. I celebrate the child who is excelling in school. I celebrate the child who is learning a trade. I celebrate the child living with disability and still pressing forward with courage. I celebrate the […]
Tinubu greets elder statesman Erogbogbo at 100
President Bola Tinubu has sent a message of felicitations to Alhaji Ashafa Ajibola Erogbogbo, an elder statesman and retired aviation supervisor at Shell Company Nigeria Limited, on his 100th birthday on May 28, 2026. In a personally worded statement the president wrote, “I extend warm greetings to Alhaji Ashafa Ajibola Erogbogbo, an elder […]
Police in deploy security for Eid-el-Kabir, Children’s Day celebrations
The Police Command in Lagos, says it has intensified security arrangements across the state, following the Eid-el-Kabir and Children’s Day celebrations respectively, with massive deployment of personnel to strategic locations. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Fatai Tijani, disclosed this in a statement by the command’s spokesperson, SP Abimbola Adebisi on Wednesday in Lagos. […]
Tinubu urges tolerance, generosity, unity at Eid-el-Kabir
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on Nigerians to use the celebration of Eid-el-Kabir to deepen the values of tolerance, generosity, and peaceful coexistence. He spoke after performing the congregational prayers at Dodan Barracks in Lagos on Wednesday, urging citizens to shun ethnic divisions and all forms of hatred that undermine national unity. He […]
Aiyedatiwa approves enhanced welfare package for Amotekun corps
The Ondo State Government has approved a comprehensive welfare package for officers and men of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun. Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa said the efforts were meant to build a sustainable and effective security architecture in the state. Speaking with journalists, the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Idowu […]
Zulum approves sacrificial rams for 1,725 indigents Borno pilgrims in Saudi Arabia
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno State has approved the provision of Hadaya (sacrificial rams) for 1,725 indigent pilgrims from the state participating in the 2026 Hajj exercise in Saudi Arabia. The Hadaya, an Islamic rite involving the sacrificial slaughter of livestock, is mandatory for pilgrims performing Hajj al-Tamattu or Hajj al-Qiran, which are […]
Terror in the forests: Kidnapping surge stokes fear across Oyo
By Ibukun Emiola For Mr Tunde Adams (not his real name), March 18 began like every other day—with zeal for the upcoming cocoa farming season. The elderly cocoa farmer and members of the Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria had travelled to the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Idi-Ayunre, Ibadan, Oyo State, to […]
Security guards docked over alleged conspiracy, felony
Two security guards, Kayode Akinyele, 55, and Mustapha Yissa, 75, on Tuesday, appeared before an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun State, over an alleged conspiracy and felony. The defendants, whose addresses were not provided, are facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and felony. They, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges. The prosecutor, […]
