Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara on September 22, 2025 visited President Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Act now to silence guns, Guterres urges global communities
UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged people everywhere to act now to silence guns, heal divisions and build hope. Guterres, said that the warring world was crying out for peace, so there was the need for the global communities to act now. He gave the advice as world leaders gather in New York for the 80th […]
Troops rescue kidnapped victim, recover arms in Benue
Troops of the Joint Task Force Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have rescued one Mr Teryima Torbee, a kidnapped victim and recovered aims in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue. This is contained in a statement by Lt. Ahmad Zubairu, Acting Media Information Officer, OPWS headquarters, on Monday and made available to newsmen in Makurdi. Zubairu […]
Scavenger docked for allegedly stealing from block-making industry
A 30-year-old scavenger, Aminu Idris, was on Monday docked in a Life Camp Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing property worth N3.9 million from a block-making industry . The police charged Idris, who lives in Angwan Hausa in Karmo, Abuja with joint act and theft. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Prosecution […]
Gaza solidarity strike shuts down public transportation in Italy
A strike in solidarity with the people of Gaza caused disruptions across Italy on Monday, with long delays on intercity trains and public transport in major cities including Rome and Milan. Some rail connections were delayed by more than an hour, and public transport in several urban centres operated only partially, local media reported. Schools […]
Beyond the optics, Lagos is on a descent
By Moshood Isamotu Beyond the optics and stretching the truth, Lagos is undershooting in performance, and this is not difficult to prove. Just look around you, and you will be confronted with a litany of neglect, inactivity, compromises, inaction, and laissez-faire on the part of the government agencies. Real governance seems to end in Ikeja, […]
Tinubu celebrates ‘2face’ Idibia at 50th
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated music icon, Mr Innocent Ujah Idibia, fondly called 2Face or 2Baba, on his 50th birthday. The President acknowledged the contributions of the music star to Nigeria’s entertainment industry and commended his resilience, creativity, and indomitable Nigerian spirit. “For more than 20 years, 2Baba serenaded us with soulful melodies, inspired generations, […]
Tinubu to Buhari family: We’ll uphold Buhari’s legacies
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has paid a solidarity visit to the Kaduna residence of his predecessor, the late President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, assuring the Buhari family of upholding the late leader’s legacies. Tinubu was received by Buhari’s widow, Aisha, her eldest son, Yusuf, and other relatives and associates of the deceased leader. President Tinubu […]
Toyin Falola honours Oba Ladoja with a book
By Toyin Falola “Silver and gold I have none” – Acts 3:6 On September 24, during the coronation ceremony, I won’t donate money to the series of events. Not that I don’t have the money to give. Instead, I will give him a book to read. Just one book, spanning over 400 pages. I wrote […]
Archaeology of madness
By Wole Olujobi “Okonkwo is the conscience of an embattled race in the dialectic of history, discuss,” screamed Professor Adebayo Williams to us his Literary Studies students at the University of Ife in a class test to dissect the psychological appraisal of the protagonist, Okonkwo, in Chinua Achebe’s ‘Things Fall Apart’. Achebe’s classic explores the […]
