Tinubu mourns Agbese Newswatch co-founder President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep grief over the passing of Chief Dan Agbese, a veteran journalist, prose stylist, author, and co-founder of the trailblazing Newswatch weekly news magazine. Agbese, who was the Awan’Otun of Agila town in Ado LGA of Benue State, died on Monday at the age of […]
Trump’s threat, Nigeria’s insecurity, and the malady in-between
Toyin Falola Despite the relative progress humanity has made in suppressing acrimonious tensions between and within countries, pockets of violence often reduce the achievements to a negligible portion. At the global level, effusive energies are accelerating between powerful countries with their aggressive threats, plunging the world into medieval atrocities. But these nations, perhaps for reasons […]
COP 11: Minister Celebrates Nigeria’s Progress at Tobacco Global Meet
By Esi-ife Arogundade Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Salako, has praised Nigeria’s tobacco control efforts since 2012, saying the country had made “remarkable progress” in the fight against the deadly product. Dr, Salako, who spoke at the ongoing 11th Session of the Conference of Parties (COP11) to the WHO Framework […]
COP 30: African Group Rejects $125bn Tropical Forest Forever Facility
By Esi-ife Arogundade At the ongoing United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 30) in Belem, Brazil, the Africa Make Big Polluters Pay (MBPP) Coalition has strongly rejected the newly launched Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF), describing it as a dangerous and misleading attempt to financialise nature under the guise of protecting it. The TFFF, spearheaded by Brazil, is being […]
Tinubu to Judges: ‘Go beyond diagnosing old challenges and commit to actionable solutions’
By BOLA AHMED TINUBU PROTOCOL: It is with profound honour and deep respect that I address you this morning at the Opening Ceremony of the 2025 All Nigerian Judges’ Conference of the Superior Courts. This assembly is not merely a biennial tradition; it is an extraordinary convocation of men and women upon whose wisdom, courage, […]
Court jails man 18 months for stealing N3m tricycle
An Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun State on Monday, sentenced a 38- year-old man, Babalola Abideen, for conspiring with another person to steal a tricycle worth N3 million. She also directed the convict to pay a restitution of N2 million to the complainant. Fadairo said that the prosecution had proven beyond reasonable doubt that Abideen […]
Court remands man over alleged trafficking of 138.6kg cannabis
A Federal High Court in Ibadan on Monday ordered a suspected drug dealer, Oluwatobi Salako to be remanded in the correctional centre for allegedly trafficking 138.6kg of Cannabis Sativa, a Narcotic substance. Justice Nkeonye Maha ordered Salako to be remanded in Agodi custodian facility after he pleaded not guilty to the one-count charge of unlawful […]
Tinubu sends peace emissary to Plateau
In a bid to restore peace and foster intercommunal harmony in Plateau State, President Tinubu last Thursday dispatched an emissary, Dr Abiodun Essiet, to the state. Essiet, a senior special assistant on community engagement in the North Central Zone, spent two days in the state. She met Christian clerics and Fulani Miyetti Allah community leaders. […]
Tinubu lauds Super Eagles, urges the team to prepare African Nations Cup
President Bola Tinubu has lauded the Super Eagles for putting up their best efforts towards qualifying for the FIFA World Cup, despite their loss in the playoffs on Sunday. He charged the team to put behind them the loss to the Democratic Republic of Congo and prepare for the African Cup of Nations, which will […]
Lead City University Honours Falola at 73 with a Conference
By Samson O. Ijaola To celebrate a scholar is not simply the recognition of the tick of a clock; it is the occasion for introspection on the institutional, intellectual, and cultural histories that that individual represents, as well as those that have shaped them over the years. That Lead City University (LCU), Ibadan, is marking […]
