By Ayomide Otitoju Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, his Oyo State counterpart, Engr. Seyi Makinde, and a host of former governors and dignitaries on Tuesday joined family, friends and associates to celebrate former First Lady of Ogun, Ondo and Lagos states, Senator Fatimat Raji-Rasaki, as she marked her 70th birthday. Among those in attendance…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has cautioned Nigerian youths against resorting to violence, warning that such actions could plunge the country into confusion and instability. The monarch gave the advice while addressing leaders of the Benin City Christian Community at the climax of their 2026 Universal Week of Prayer, held…
By Ayomide Otitoju The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has announced plans to publish two separate inflation figures for December following significant changes to its consumer price index (CPI) methodology that caused the headline inflation rate to spike. According to a Bloomberg report, the decision follows the recent rebasing of Nigeria’s CPI, which introduced methodological…
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…
