CHASING THE RESTLESSNESS OF THE RELENTLESS PENDANT:
A REVIEW OF TOYIN FALOLA’S RESTLESS PENDANT: ESSAYS ON LASISI OLAGUNJU AND HIS WORKS By Michael Ọládẹ̀jọ Afọláyan I start this review by borrowing the model of the nested linguistic puzzle of Bishop Kukah’s poetically rhetoric (or rhetorically poetic) opening sentence in his Foreword to this seminal work. Honestly, I truly enjoyed that initial […]
Tobacco Act Amendment Bill will damage Nigeria, Africa Centre warns NASS
The Africa Centre for Tobacco Industry Monitoring and Policy Research (ATIM) has urged the National Assembly to urgently reconsider the proposed amendments to Nigeria’s National Tobacco Control Act 2015, saying the so-called “Tobacco Harm Reduction” provisions sought to be inserted in the Act endanger the country’s hard-fought tobacco control gains. In a […]
Birthday: Tinubu felicitates APC chairman
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has felicitated with Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, on his birthday, August 8. He described him as a distinguished academic, technocrat and committed party leader whose experience and intellectual depth have continued to […]
Sanwo-Olu condemns Festac Bridge vandalism
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has condemned the vandalism of the Festac-Alakija Bridge, directing security agencies to arrest and prosecute those responsible. The Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, in a statement on Friday, quoted Governor Sanwo-Olu as describing the incident as barbaric and criminal, warning that the State would not tolerate […]
EFCC hands over N125m recovered from land fraudster to victim in Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 has handed over N125 million recovered from an alleged land fraudster to the victim in Lagos. This is contained in a statement posted on its X handle, @officialEFCC, on Friday. The EFCC said that it handed over the recovered funds to the victim, […]
Gombe unveils youth development policy
The Gombe State Government has developed a youth policy to protect young people’s rights, strengthen skills acquisition and enhance their participation in the state’s economy. The disclosure was made on Friday by the Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Mr Micah Hamman, after the State Economic Council meeting. The meeting was chaired by Gov. […]
Tinubu deserves praise for connecting Nigeria, Onanuga declares
Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga has said that President Bola Tinubu deserves praise for expanding infrastructure across the country. He stated this during an inspection tour of the Makurdi–Otukpo–Obolo-Affor–Enugu dual carriageway by the Renewed Hope Ambassadors Presidential Media Team. The team led by Onanuga is being conducted round completed and ongoing federal and state infrastructure […]
Eno cautions corps members against ethnicity, religious bigotry
The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno has cautioned corps members deployed to the state to avoid ethnicity and religious discrimination during their service to the nation. He gave the advice on Friday during the swearing-in ceremony of the 2026 Batch ‘B’ Stream 11 corps members at Ikot Itie Udung in Nsit Atai Local […]
Why I revamped N70b Taraku mill abandoned for 40 years, by Alia
Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue has said he revived the N70 billion moribund Taraku Mill after 40 years because the state could no longer afford to waste its economic potential. He made the disclosure on Friday in Makurdi during a media chat with the Renewed Hope Ambassadors Presidential Media Team. The team was led […]
Group hails Tinubu for approving military pay rise
The Society Security Initiative (SSI) has commended President Bola Tinubu for approving a 30 to 80 per cent salary increase for members of the Armed Forces. The group, in a statement on Saturday by its President, Abdulsalam Mohammed, described the approval as a significant morale booster capable of enhancing troops’ commitment and effectiveness […]
