Police arrest suspected hoodlum in Osun
The Police Command in Osun State has arrested a man suspected to be among hoodlums who allegedly shot and injured three member of its Anti-Robbery and Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) in Osogbo. DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, the Command’s Spokesperson made this known during the parade of criminal suspects at the police headquarters in Osogbo […]
Burna Boy ranked Africa’s best-selling artiste with 14.46m album units
Chartmasters, global music data platform, has ranked Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Burna Boy as Africa’s best-selling artiste for recording a whopping 14.46 million Equivalent Album Units (EAS). Nigerian music news platform, The Debut Hub, announced the development in a post on its official X handle, @thedebuthub, citing data from Chartmasters. The post reads: “JUST […]
President appoints Fayose to head rural electricity agency
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced 26 new appointments into 10 Federal Government agencies and commissions, with former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, emerging as chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), and Major General Junaid Bindawa as chairman of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission. Fayose heads the board of REA, […]
2027: Our victory is certain, Renewed Hope Ambassadors assure Tinubu
The Kogi State Government and key political stakeholders in the state have assured President Bola Tinubu and the governing All Progressives Congress of overwhelming votes at all levels in the 2027 elections to enable him consolidate on his reform programmes. This assurance came as the Renewed Hope Ambassadors and the Presidential Media Team rounded […]
Tinubu congratulates Badejo-Okusanya as first elected female NBA President
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has warmly congratulated Mrs Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, (SAN), on her historic election as the first elected and second female President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). He described her emergence as a watershed in the legal profession and a triumph for merit, excellence, and gender inclusion. President Tinubu noted that Mrs […]
Mourning the passing of imam Tijani Olubodun Shehu Gbajabiamila
By Bola Ahmed Tinubu As I reflect on the life of Sheikh Imam Tijani Olubodun Shehu Gbajabiamila, who passed on recently, I have fond memories of his remarkable contributions as a well-respected community leader and religious leader. During my tenure as Governor of Lagos State, and much earlier in life, I […]
LIFE CHALLENGES, No. 7: When the Road Is Thirsty
By Toyin Falola The Road Has Eaten Another Name At dawn, the road opened its black mouth and swallowed a family. It did not chew. It did not ask whose children they were, what prayers their mother had tied around their travelling hearts, or whether the father had promised to return before the evening […]
THE WORLD CUP THAT ATE THE WORLD
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, The Bizarre… and the VAR By Jude Dike There are World Cups. Then there are World Cups that leave future historians asking, “Did that really happen?” USA-Canada-Mexico 2026 belongs squarely in the second category. This wasn’t merely a football tournament. It was a Broadway musical with […]
Andy Burnham succeeds Starmer as British PM
Andy Burnham, the former mayor of Greater Manchester and new leader of the Labour Party, on Monday succeeded Keir Starmer to become Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade. The affable Burnham returned to Parliament in June by winning a risky special election and was sworn in as a member on July 12, […]
Ifako-Ijaiye residents decry lack of water, kick against water meters
Residents of Ifako-Ijaiye in Lagos have kicked against the plan by the Lagos State Government to introduce meter billings in the area for water consumption. Speaking during a Water Parliament session organized by the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), a forum to engage communities on water issues, the residents said they were […]
