By Ayomide Otitoju The Kebbi State Government has announced the reopening of Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, following the abduction and subsequent rescue of 24 schoolgirls last November. The announcement was made on Tuesday by the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Dr. Halima Bande, after a security meeting with school principals and heads…
By Ayomide Otitoju The United States has delivered military supplies to Nigerian security agencies as part of efforts to strengthen security operations across several parts of the country. The development was disclosed on Tuesday by the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) in a post on X, formerly Twitter. “U.S. forces delivered critical military supplies to…
By Ayomide Otitoju A Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, has nullified the emergence of Dr. Wole Oluyede as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2026 election and ordered a rerun of the party’s primary. In a judgment delivered by Justice Babs Kuewumi, the court upheld claims of…
By Ayomide Otitoju Controversial Nigerian singer Habeed Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has been arraigned before a State High Court in Ota, Ogun State, over a nine-count charge bordering on assault, theft, causing harm and resisting arrest. Thej on Monday following his arrest by operatives of the Ogun State Police Command over allegations linked to…
By Ayomide Otitoju Madam Lucia Onabanjo, widow of Ogun State’s first civilian governor, Olabisi Onabanjo, has died at the age of 100. Her passing was announced on Tuesday by her daughter, Olubukunola Onabanjo, who said the family matriarch died peacefully on Monday. In a statement, the family said: “The family of Chief Victor Olabisi Onabanjo,…
The United States has revoked over 100,000 visas since President Donald Trump assumed office on an anti-migrant platform, marking a record for a single year, the State Department said Monday. State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said the administration’s top priority is “protecting American citizens and upholding American sovereignty.” The number of revoked visas since Trump’s…
By Ayomide Otitoju Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has criticised politicians over the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State, describing the situation as evidence of selfishness within Nigeria’s political class.Agbakoba said the dispute underscored what he described as a lack of concern for the welfare of Nigerians, particularly the…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Federal Government on Monday held talks with senior officials of global professional services firm KPMG in Abuja to resolve concerns arising from the implementation of Nigeria’s newly enacted tax laws. The meeting followed intense debate within the business and professional community over the implications of the new tax framework. In a…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has mourned the death of Oba Babatunde Akran, the Wheno Aholu Menu-Toyi I, Paramount Ruler of Badagry Kingdom and Permanent Vice Chairman of the Lagos State Council of Obas and Chiefs, who passed away at the age of 89. In a statement on Monday,…
