The Making of Ajayi Crowther University: A legacy of faith, learning, and leadership
By Toyin Falola Ajayi Crowther University is one of the few Nigerian universities that are focused on education wrapped in the garments of morality. The university typifies a mission of molding into existence, through its processes, future leaders who meld intellectual accomplishment with sterling ethical values. Since its licensing by the National Universities Commission in […]
The 2025 Convocation Lecture, Ajayi Crowther University: A Preface
By Toyin Falola Ajayi Crowther University, one of the fastest-growing faith-based private tertiary institutions over the last decade, is set to hold its 17th Convocation ceremony on Thursday, November 27, 2025. As part of its celebration of intellectual achievement, a Convocation Lecture on the theme “The Future of Knowledge” has been scheduled. The lecture is […]
CSOs Applaud Minister, Nigeria’s Leadership at COP11, Seek Stronger Domestic Action
Civil society organisations (CSOs) working in tobacco control have applauded the “outstanding leadership” of the Minister of State for Health, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako, and the Nigerian delegation at the 11th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP11) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO-FCTC) in Geneva, while calling for this global […]
Court sentences Nnamdi Kanu to life imprisonment
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment. Justice James Omotosho, handed down the sentence on counts one, two, four, five, and six, opting for life imprisonment instead of the death penalty. Kanu was also sentenced to a 20-year jail term on […]
Tinubu cancels trips, directs military, police to deploy more men to Kwara
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has postponed his scheduled trip to Johannesburg, South Africa and Luanda, Angola, as he awaits further security briefings on the kidnapped Kebbi schoolgirls and the attack on Christ Apostolic Church worshippers in Eruku, Kwara State. In response to the request by the governor of Kwara State, President Tinubu has ordered the […]
Terrorism in Africa, a ‘growing global threat’ – UN chief
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said expanding terrorist networks, mass displacement, and the collapse of essential services in West Africa and the Sahel are a growing concern worldwide. Guterres told the UN Security Council at UN headquarters that the growth in terrorist groups was “not only a regional dramatic reality.” “Progressive links of its groups […]
APC to Turaki: Your call for foreign invasion is reckless, unpatriotic
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the call for foreign invasion of Nigeria by the new factional Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tanimu Turaki over insecurity in parts of the country. Mr Felix Morka, the APC National Publicity Secretary condemned the call in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He urged the international […]
Kano Gov appoints 400 Mathematics teachers to address critical subjects’ shortages
Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has presented permanent and pensionable appointment letters to the 400 newly recruited Mathematics teachers for the state’s Secondary Schools. This is contained in a statement issued by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature, in Kano on Wednesday. Yusuf described the recruitment as a direct response to subject gaps that has […]
Nigeria is a beautiful nation with deep faith traditions, beautiful barbs, says Nicki Minaj
Influential U.S. rapper Nicki Minaj has said Nigeria is a beautiful nation with deep faith traditions and “beautiful barbs” that she is eager to see. Minaj, 42, whose real name is Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, made this known at a UN event in New York, highlighting the killings in Nigeria, she said she was not picking […]
Nigeria expresses concern over U.S.’ exclusion to attend Nicki Minaj’s event
Nigeria has expressed concerns over the decision of the U.S. to exclude it from participating in the U.S. rapper Nicki Minaj event on alleged killings of Nigerians of a specific faith group. The Chargé d’Affaires, Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the UN, Mr Syndoph Endoni, said the decision to exclude Nigeria from the discussion, which […]
