Army decorates five new senior officers in Benin, demands higher standards
The Brigade Commander, 4 Brigade, Benin, Brig.-Gen. Ahmed Balogun, on Tuesday, decorated five newly promoted Lieutenant Colonels, charging them to justify their elevation through discipline, loyalty, and improved service delivery. This is contained a statement by the brigade’s Public Relations Officer, Capt. Kennedy Anyanwu, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]
Man, 21, to spend four months in jail for stealing potatoes, electric cable
A Grade A Customary Court sitting at Mapo in Ibadan has sentenced one Maruf Qudri, 21 to four months in jail for stealing four bags of potato valued at N96,000. Delivering judgment, the court President, Mrs O.E. Owoseni, said that Qudri was convicted and sentenced based on the evidence tendered against him by the […]
Dr. Osmund Agbo: Honoring a great mind
By Toyin Falola When the announcement of an extraordinary award was made to honor Dr. Osmund Agbo, it fell on a unique personality, Professor Bridget Teboh of the University of Massachusetts, to receive it on his behalf. The Thabo Mbeki Award for Public Service and Scholarship is awarded to an African who has distinguished […]
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The Throne of Alaafin Oyo documentary film premieres in Lagos
A new documentary film, The Throne of Alaafin Oyo, is to be screened on April 11, 2026, at the J. Randle Centre for Yoruba Culture and History, Onikan, Lagos. The film by the award-winning filmmaker Ayankola Ayanwuyi is to start at 5pm. The event is to premiere the screening of his latest work. […]
Chido Onumah at 60
By Toyin Falola He writes as if ink were conscience, as if each sentence were summoned from the tribunal of truth— not borrowed, not softened, not sold. In a land where silence is often safer, He chooses the harder grammar of courage, arranging words like witnesses who refuse to forget what they have […]
Ondo beefs up security, assures residents of protection
The Ondo State Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has reassured residents of comprehensive security measures as Christians celebrate Easter. While extending warm felicitations to Christian faithful for witnessing another Easter celebration, the government emphasized that the safety of lives and property remains its topmost priority. It noted that extensive and coordinated security arrangements […]
Federal College of Education Akoka inducts Creative Arts students
The Department of Creative Arts of the Federal College of Education (Technical) Akoka, Lagos, has held its maiden induction ceremony for its degree students. The induction which was held at the institution’s campus was of activities to introduce the students to the practical aspects of their studies. The Acting Provost of the institution, Dr […]
Ex-president Jonathan urges NASS to review electoral litigation process
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called on the National Assembly to review Nigeria’s electoral litigation process and establish a “Constitutional Court” to streamline election-related issues. He made the call in Abuja on Wednesday during the 70th birthday and book launch of Sen. Gbenga Daniel (APC-Ogun East). The former president argued that a specialised court […]
FRCN remains platform for national development at 75, says D-G
Dr Mohammed Bulama, the Director-General of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), says the corporation will continue to serve as platform for dialogue, as well as catalyst for national development, peace, and unity. Bulama said this while commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the FRCN in Abuja on Wednesday. He said that values of […]
Pope Leo to lead first of Easter rites on Holy Thursday
Pope Leo XIV is to preside over the first of the religious rites leading up to Easter Sunday in Rome and the Vatican. Leo is leading the services for the first time since Pope Francis died on Easter Monday last year. At the archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, the cathedral of the diocese of […]
