UAE president to visit Nigeria
United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has accepted Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s invitation to visit Nigeria this year. The Nigerian leader invited him Wednesday night during their bilateral talks on the sidelines of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2025 President Tinubu arrived in Abu Dhabi on Sunday as a guest […]
Police arraign man, 26, for allegedly wearing army uniform
The police on Wednesday arraigned one 26-year-old Caleb Joshua, for allegedly wearing an army uniform. Joshua, whose address was not provided, was charged with impersonation before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against him. The Prosecutor, Insp Oladejo Balogun told the court that the defendant committed the […]
Farotimi and Nigeria’s criminal justice system
By Olayinka Oyegbile (A review of Dele Farotimi’s Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System, Dele Farotimi Publishers, Lagos, 2024) Courage is a virtue. It is what every human being claims to possess. However, when the need arises to display this raw human virtue, many have woefully failed. It is easy to claim to have it […]
Prof Michael Afolayan @ 70: From the village to the world
By Toyin Falola The spread of knowledge in human history owes its existential success to the efforts of daring individuals who are categorized as walking libraries. These individuals are themselves a pastiche of different intellectual resources acquired during their interactions with people around them and the educational institutions available in their environment. Dr. Michael Oladejo […]
TECNO splashes promo with SPARK 30 City Tour
By Patrick Aigbokhan Mobile phone brand, TECNO on Friday, November 15 stormed Ikeja with mouth-watering offers of discounts, rewards, and a mix of excitement in fulfillment of its TECNO SPARK 30 city Tour promo splash. The brand illuminated the atmosphere with energy, fuelled by pulsating music, engaging games, and an irresistible N20,000 discount on the […]
Nigeria, France sign letters of intent on critical infrastructure
*Zenith Bank opens Paris branch, UBA to follow President Bola Tinubu and French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday signed two agreements in Paris, France. The agreement is to ensure a partnership on the development of critical infrastructure and the long-term sustenance of agriculture and food security. Earlier, President Tinubu and President Macron witnessed the signing […]
G20 summit: Tinubu endorses launch of global alliance against hunger
President Bola Tinubu has hailed the creation of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, championed by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil. He described the alliance as pivotal in the global fight against hunger and poverty. Speaking at the 9th G20 Leaders’ Summit opening session in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Mondy, […]
Once again, Lagos to Yenagoa by road
By Olayinka Oyegbile When you go on a road trip, the trip itself becomes part of the story – Steve Rushin When the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) decided to take its 20th All Nigeria Editors’ Conference (ANEC) to Yenagoa, Bayelsa State from November 6-10, 2024, I saw it as another opportunity for me to […]
Brig-General Benjamin Maja Adekunle… the illustrious (Akinkanju) war commander
By Olayinka Oyegbile, PhD A lecture presented at the inaugural 10th anniversary of Brig- Gen Benjamin Maja Adekunle at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso Oyo State, on September 18, 2024. The lecture was organized by the Family of the late war hero in his honour. The man, the myth, and the reality Gen. […]
Tinubu commiserates with NNPC over helicopter crash
President Bola Tinubu has directed an intensification of search and rescue for passengers of the ill-fated helicopter that crashed into the Atlantic near Bonny Finima on Thursday in Port-Harcourt. The helicopter, operated by East Winds Aviation and registered as 5NBQG, was hired by NNPC Limited to ferry some contract staff to the NNPC facility FPSO—NUIMS […]
