Presidency says work on state police at completion stage
Significant progress has been made towards establishing state police, with a constitutional amendment expected soon, following months of consultations among the Executive, the National Assembly and security authorities. The Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, said on Thursday while briefing State House Correspondents after a consultative meeting on state police convened by […]
Retiring State House staff to benefit from new gratuity scheme, says Perm Sec
Retiring State House staff are among the first set of federal civil servants to benefit from the newly approved gratuity scheme introduced by President Bola Tinubu’s administration, the Permanent Secretary, State House, Mr. Temitope Peter Fashedemi, has said. He spoke on Thursday in Abuja at a send-off ceremony organised by the State House in […]
WNTD 2026: Ekiti pledges to update tobacco law
Lauds CAPPA The Ekiti State Government has pledged to update its tobacco control law to address the growing availability and use of new and emerging tobacco and nicotine products, warning that these products pose a significant threat to public health, especially among young people. The commitment was made on Thursday during a […]
Drama as Resistance: What my book on Prof Doyin Aguoru says about feminism in Africa
By Toyin Falola This week, I released a new book, titled Feminism, Africanism, and Globalism: Doyin Aguoru’s Voices Through Drama. The background story of how this book came about will await the appropriate time. The link between drama and feminism in Africa has never been one merely of entertainment through literature alone. It has […]
TB Joshua: Mystery of divine envoy that will continue to elude mankind
By DARE ADEJUMO “As I saw the remains of the man of God prophet TB Joshua looking at him on the television inside a transparent coffin, my goose flesh wildly arose. I was shaken and immediately overwhelmed with guilt and fear! The revelation came to me straightaway without any ambiguity, piecing […]
Ajanaku appreciates Tinubu, Aiyedatiwa, Akande, others on 60th birthday felicitations
The Ondo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Idowu Ajanaku, has expressed profound to President Bola Tinubu, eminent statesmen, political leaders, colleagues, journalists, family members, friends, and well-wishers across Nigeria and the diaspora for the overwhelming goodwill messages and prayers received on the occasion of his 60th birthday. Ajanaku, in a statement issued in […]
Abduction: Oyo appeals for calm
The Oyo State government has appealed to journalists to be cautious in their report on the abducted pupils and teachers. The Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade in a statement said, “The safety of our children and teachers is paramount. As you are well aware, disclosure of details of conversations with the kidnappers if […]
Nigeria’s greatest asset is human capital, not natural resources — NITDA
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said Nigeria’s greatest asset is no longer its natural resources but the creativity, talent and innovation capacity of its people. The Director-General, NITDA, Kashifu Abdullahi, stated this on Thursday at the Omniverse Africa Summit 3.0 in Lagos with the theme, “Connected Future, Synergy for Impact.” Speaking […]
Police begin manhunt for blogger, “Azawoman” over alleged fake kidnap report
The police command in Edo State has commenced steps to apprehend a blogger, known as ‘Azawoman’ for allegedly originating a false report that students of Green Park Academy in Benin were kidnapped. The command said that the fake report originator is wanted for questioning and possible prosecution in accordance with extant laws. The command’s […]
Nursing mother seeks divorce, returns dowry
A nursing mother, Rahma Adamu, on Thursday, dragged her husband, Murtala Abdullahi, to Shari’a court sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna, seeking divorce. Adamu said she was no longer in love with her husband and cannot stay in the marriage, and prayed the court to dissolve the marriage through Khul’i. Khul’i is a type of […]
