Ekiti Petrol Dealers Hail Dangote’s Initiative To Reduce Fuel Prices
The Ekiti state chapter of the Petroleum Dealers Association of Nigeria (PEDAN) has lauded the founder and CEO of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, for his efforts to reduce the price…
Billions for UNN, But Why Are Hostels and Rankings in Decline? Jacksonites 89’ Demand Answers, Proffer Solutions
As the 1989 graduates of the Department of Mass Communication, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN)—proudly known as Jacksonites—we are compelled to speak out on the growing disconnect between the massive…
OKUNLAND AND PROSPECTS OF “AWALOKAN” IN 2027 KOGI GUBER POLITICS
By Tunde Olusunle A titleless piece authored by a certain "Comrade Adabara Abduljelili El-Okene," made the rounds on the social media last weekend. Shared on many platforms peopled largely by the…
Ekiti Police Chief Orders discrete investigation Into House Breaking By Security Operatives
By Ebinum Samuel ..Pledges justice, calls for calm.The Ekiti Police Command, through a press statement signed by the spokesman, SP Abutu Sunday, said its not unaware of the video circulating on…
NGO Appeals to President Tinubu for Financial Rescue of Retired Police Officer Injured on Duty
By Ebinum SamuelA Lagos-based human rights organisation, Africans for Human Rights International (AfriRights), has made a heartfelt appeal to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, seeking urgent financial intervention for a severely…
Chinese bizman, 80-yr-old grandma arrested as NDLEA seizes Colos in moimoi sachets
By Ebinum SamuelIntercepts Loud consignments in processed food cans from Canada; others in Lagos, Cross River, Edo, Ondo, Nasarawa, Borno, Niger, Ogun, Gombe, Kaduna, Kogi raids A Chinese businessman Liang Tak…
ICPC, Gender Mobile Push for Full Implementation of Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions
Abuja — The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), in collaboration with Gender Mobile Initiative and the FCT Education Secretariat, has renewed its call for full implementation…
Why North is still backward – Col. Gwadabe
Retired military officer and elder statesman, Colonel Lawan Gwadabe, has attributed the North’s underdevelopment to poor leadership across generations. At a press briefing held Thursday to commemorate 30 years since the…
Court Convicts Ex-NHIS Boss, Femi Thomas, BDC Operator For $2,198,900 Fraud In Lagos
By Ebinum Samuel Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Courtw sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, July, 24, 2025, convicted the duo of Dr. Olufemi Martins Thomas,…
EFCC arrests 25 suspected internet fraudsters in Kano
The Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 25 suspected internet fraudsters in a sting operation near Bayero University Kano (BUK) New Site.The raid,…
Nigerian gov disburses N250m grants to 500 retirees
The Cross River State Government has disbursed ₦250 million in self-enhancement entrepreneurial grants to 500 retirees from the state civil service, as part of efforts to empower former workers and…
Feedback: What Nigerians want retooled in our democracy ( Part 1 )
By Ayo Oyoze Baje Quote:"Leaders who don't listen to their people will soon be surrounded by people who have nothing to say"-Andy StanleyOne disturbing dimension with regards to how governance has…
Africa’s Losing $90bn Annually To Imported Substandard Fuel – Dangote
…Says Dangote Refinery imports 9-10m barrels of crude monthly from US, othersAfrica is increasingly becoming a destination for cheap, often toxic petroleum products — many of which are blended to…
Access Bank Tanzania Honours President Samia Suluhu Hassan for Exceptional Leadership
The Board and Management of Access Bank Tanzania, led by Chairman Protase Ishengoma, paid a courtesy visit to the State House to present the Power of 100 Africa Women Award…
PSC Elevates 4,741 Inspectors, 38 DSP specialists and 29 specialists SPs
By Ebinum Samuel The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of 4,741 Inspectors from the recently concluded nationwide Board Interview for serving Police Inspectors across the Country. 4,708 were promoted…
LEKE ABEJIDE TACKLES INFRASTRUCTURE GAPS IN YAGBA
By Tunde Olusunle Nigeria's systemic failure over time has unwittingly reordered the delineation of responsibilities for the provision of services, and the prosecution of infrastructural development and rehabilitation,…
Arrest Of LASU Female Student: NANS Lagos Commends Zone 2 AIG Fayoade
By Ebinum SamuelThe National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Lagos State Axis, yesterday, strongly condemned what they called "the irresponsible actions and calculated inaction" of a landlord whose malicious and…
PSC VOWS TO FLUSH OUT DRUG ADDICTS IN POLICE UNIFORM, VISITS NDLEA, says it is dangerous to arm a drug addict
By Ebinum SamuelThe Police Service Commission has vowed to flush out drug addicts in the Nigeria Police Force and has extended an invitation to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency…
Buhari’s Death :Counting the Cost
By Halima Abdulazeez The announcement of former President General Muhammadu Buhari’s passing on July 13, 2025, sparked widespread reactions across Nigeria. This news, previously fabricated by mischievous elements, laid bare the…
Land Dispute: Egunaye Family Reaffirms Legal Ownership Amid Ongoing Litigation with Fasehun Estate
By Ebinum SamuelLand dispute is an age long tradition inspiring conflicts where there's discrepancies some ranging from serious litigations and legal framework, while some giving room to criminal activities by…
Zenith Bank Named Nigeria’s Best Bank At Euromoney Awards For Excellence 2025
L-R: Former Economic Secretary to the Treasury of the United Kingdom, Ed Balls; Head of Multinationals and Financial Institutions, Zenith Bank (UK) Ltd, Natalie Andrew; Manager, Wealth Management, Zenith Bank…
Passenger crushed to death as agberos clash with monarch’s supporters in Lagos
Tension gripped the Alaba Rago area of Iba, Lagos State, on Sunday as a violent clash broke out between road transport workers, popularly known as agberos, and supporters of a…
ISWAP terrorists kill immigration officer, set body ablaze
Terror struck Lumma Sanke in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State over the weekend, as suspected members of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) launched a deadly…
DCP Kyari : Northern Youth beg Tinubu
A Coalition of Arewa Youths from the North East and North West has launched a passionate appeal to President Ahmed Bola Tinubu to grantpresidential amnesty to the detained Deputy Commissioner…
Reaction as Femi Fani-Kayode Marries 3rd Wife
Nigeria’s former Aviation Minister and well-known political figure, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has taken a third wife. The recent ceremony marked the traditional marriage between FFK and Adaugo, a…
Retired Police Officers Adamant, Vow To Begin Nationwide Protest Today *”we’re tired of promises”
Retired police officers have replied the Police Service Commission (PSC), vowing not to back down on the planned nationwide protest scheduled for Monday, July 21, 2025. The organisers of the protest…
After 7 years on the run, NDLEA arrests wanted drug kingpin with 11.6kg cocaine, meth
By Ebinum Samuel Raids Lagos hotel, recovers party drugs; intercepts Italy, Pakistan-bound consignments in Golden Morn cereal packs, condiments; destroys 101,150kg skunk in Osun forest Operatives of a special operations unit of…
Police Service Commission Condemns Planned Protest By Retired Police Officers.. assures that Commission will always stand for improved welfare for Policemen retired or serving
By Ebinum Samuel The Police Service Commission has noted the ill-advised plan by retired Police Officers across the nation to embark on a strike action over issues that are already receiving…
MY VISION FOR BENYBITE FOODS IS TO BECOME A GAME – CHANGER IN NIGERIA ‘S FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY
By Ebinum Samuel - Mr. Benjamin Kayode-Ojo( Managing Director and the CEO of Benybite Foods Nigeria Ltd ) Early in July, 2025 the Plateau state governor, Caleb Mutfwang commissioned Benybite Foods grains…
RCCG pastor absconds with $8,000 church funds, abandons
A shocking revelation has emerged from the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), as Pastor Folu Adeboye, wife of the General Overseer, Pastor E.A. Adeboye, disclosed that a…
Man allegedly machetes 3 children to death in Osun
A heartbreaking tragedy unfolded in Oba-Ile, Osun State, on the evening of July 15, 2025, after a man suspected to be under the influence of drugs, Sodiq Eniola, allegedly…
UNILORIN GOLDEN JUBILEE HONOURS: AN ADDENDUM
By Tunde OlusunleNigeria's high-flying second generation university, the University of Ilorin, commemorated it's golden jubilee on Wednesday July 16, 2025. The institution and about half a dozen others grouped together…
Lawyer Petition AIG Zone 2 On Police Misconduct, Threat To Life, Malicious Damage
By Ebinum Samuel A Lagos based lawyer, chief AIG Gabriel Giwa-Amu, has petitioned the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG in charge of Zone 2, Adegoke Mustapha Fayoade, to intervene in case…
Hooked From the First Taste: AIG Disu Shares Gut-Wrenching Tales of Drug Addiction
Last night, while sitting out with old friends and acquaintances, our conversation shifted to the alarming issue of drug use among our youth. What we shared left me deeply troubled, and…
Why I can’t forget former President Buhari – Ex-EFCC Chairman, Farida Waziri
By Ebinum Samuel Former Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mrs. Farida Waziri has paid glowing tributes to late former President Muhammadu Buhari, expressing why she can…
Gov. Aiyetadiwa: Driving Ondo’s industrialization vision with passion
By Ayo Oyoze Baje Quote: “From Akure to Owo, Ilaje to Ifedore, we are beginning to witness development projects taking shape. Road construction, health facilities’ rehabilitation, and improvements in our schools are…
Drama as Uromi Chief Imam counters police rescue claims, says ransom was paid
The Chief Imam of Uromi Central Mosque, Imam Muhammad Murtadha Obhakhobo, has refuted claims by the police that he was rescued from his abductors, revealing instead that his release came…
20 killed as gunmen launch deadly attack on Plateau community
At least 20 people have been killed in a brutal attack by gunmen on Bindi village, located in Ta-Hoss District of Riyom Local Government Area, Plateau State. The deadly assault…
Delta Police Neutralize Six Kidnappers, Arrest Five Suspects, Recovers N5m Ransom
By Ebinum Samuel In its avowal to make Delta state peaceful and crime free, the Command, through the spokesman, SP Bright Edafe said six kidnappers has fell to superior fire…
Ex-President Buhari Death: IEDPU Mourns, Describes His Exit As Great Loss To The Nation, Entire Humanity
Raheem IbrahimThe National President of Ilorin Emirates Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU), Alhaji Abdulmumini Ayo Abdulmalik has descibed the demise of immediate past President, General Muhammadu Buhari as a great loss…
On Buhari’s death, By Farooq Kperogi
It has been announced that former President Muhammadu Buhari passed away in London. Anyone familiar with my writings and commentary knows I vigorously disagreed with many of his policies and decisions…
Crime & Law Edo : Gunmen abduct Chief Imam of Uromi
The Chief Imam of Uromi, Sheikh Murtadho Muhammad, who also serves as the President of the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN) in the Edo-Delta region, has been abducted by unidentified…
Tribute to Late President Muhammadu Buhari
By Brig Gen MB Marwa ( Rtd) It is with profound sorrow that my family and I mourn the passing of former President Muhammadu Buhari, a true statesman, patriot, and servant-leader…
ECHONO GOES TOUGH ON RESOURCE MISAPPLICATION IN TETFUND
By Tunde Olusunle Sonny Togo Echono, the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, (TETFUND), would most probably have earned the sobriquet of "action administrator," if Nigeria were in a…
Nigeria’s BRICS Partner Status And Initial Gains-By Tunde Rahman
“Indeed, the gains of attending the recent BRICS Summit and President Tinubu’s friendship with President Da Silva are already manifesting in many respects” President Tinubu & Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula…
Cocaine, Loud recovered from microwaves, lipsticks as NDLEA nabs wanted drug kingpin
Destroys 28,000kg skunk in Edo forest; recovers 722,875 pills of opioids in Borno, Gombe, Taraba raids By Ebinum Samuel Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted parcels of…
Benybite Foods: Catalyst for economic transformation
By Ayo Oyoze Baje Quote:"Our goal is to make Plateau a business hub for ventures like this. Once we meet local demand, we can expand beyond the state and even beyond…
Crown Of Bees: The Attah Of Igala And The Defiance Of Time
THE MYTH REBORN: THE BEES OF SOVEREIGNTY AND THE COURAGE TO DEFY THE AGE – A SACRED KINGDOM AND A SACRED CROWN Once, in the hallowed hills of Idah, stood a…
Tinubu didn’t make Buhari president – Ex-SGF Boss Mustapha
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, has firmly rejected claims by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that he was instrumental in making Muhammadu Buhari president in…
Niger: Bandits overpower security operatives, kill 10, including police officer
At least 10 people, including a mobile police officer and a local vigilante, have been killed in a deadly attack by bandits in Mangoro community, located in Mariga Local Government…
Peter Obi pays condolence visit to Dantata family in Kano
Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has paid a heartfelt condolence visit to the family of late elder statesman and renowned industrialist, Alhaji Aminu Dantata, describing his passing as the…
Dangote lauds NPA-led One Shop Committee…Donates Coaster bus
The President/CEO of Dangote Industries Limited, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has lauded the Nigerian Ports Authority NPA, for effectively handling the implementation of the Federal Government’s policy on domestic sale…
JUST IN: Again, Dangote Refinery reduces petrol price
In a move aimed at further easing the financial burden on Nigerians, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced another reduction in the pump price of petrol, lowering it from ₦840…
EFCC probes suspect over undeclared $420,900, £5,825, CFA3.9m at Kano airport
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched a formal investigation into a case involving the alleged smuggling and non-declaration of foreign currencies totalling over $420,000 at Mallam Aminu…
Access Bank UK Charity Polo Day 2025 to Drive Global Support for Inclusive Education
Access Bank PLC, in partnership with Fifth Chukker, and UNICEF, is set to host the Access Bank UK Charity Polo Day 2025 on Saturday, July 12 at the prestigious Guards…
A Taste of the World ‘s First Agritourism Festival
By Ayo Oyoze Baje Quote"We must rebrand farming to make it fun and profitable" –Dr. Moji Davids ( MD, Xtralarge Farms and Resorts )Call it the power of passion, the voice…
Dangote Holds “Key To Lower Inflation” –Economic Think Tank
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has been identified as crucial to reducing inflation in Nigeria, according to a report by the Financial Derivatives Company (FDC) Limited think tank. In its recently…
JUST IN: ASUU embarks on nationwide strike over delayed payment
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has commenced a nationwide strike in response to the non-payment of June 2025 salaries, triggering fresh disruptions across Nigeria’s public university system.The strike…
Shock as Russia’s Transport Minister found dead hours after dismissal
Russia’s Transport Minister, Roman Starovoit, was found dead from a gunshot wound on Monday, in what investigators are describing as an apparent suicide.His death came just hours after the Kremlin…
PETER MBAH’S NOISELESS STRIDES IN ENUGU
By Tunde OlusunleYou would think I had personal relationships with Chukwuma Soludo and Alex Otti Governors of Anambra and Enugu states, the way I've followed their governance trajectories. I was…
JAMB releases mop-up UTME results, clears over 8,000 in fake admission letters probe
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of its mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), held on Saturday, June 28, 2025.In a statement issued on Sunday by…
Atiku visits Kano over Aminu Dantata’s death, says Nigeria has lost an enigma
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described the late Aminu Dantata as a phenomenon and philanthropist whose loss would continue to be remembered among business communities and the Nigerian citizens.Atiku,…
NDLEA intercepts Saudi, UK-bound cocaine in lipsticks, property title documents
Arrests drug kingpin ‘Warri kinsman’ over drug shipment; couple, 2 daughters, family friend detained for running drug ring; recovers $17.7million travelers’ cheques in children books going to Malaysia By Ebinum Samuel Operatives…
Neo-Black Movement Of Africa Founder’s Day Celebration: Oyo State Police Command Warns Residents
By Ebinum Samuel The Police in Oyo State said in its unwavering commitment to maintaining peace and security, the Command wishes to alert the public to potential security risks associated with…
WE HAVE BROUGHT POSITIVE INNOVATIONS AND READY TO SACRIFICE TO MAKE PSC WORK – ARGUNGU
By Ebinum Samuel A two day workshop on Strengthening Institutional capacity for effective Police oversight for Board Members, Directors and Heads of Departments and Units of the Police Service Commission has…
Edo Police Arrest 16 Suspected Cultists, Recovers Firearms, Ammunition
By Ebinum Samuel In a major crackdown on cult-related activities, the Edo State Police Command has arrested 16 suspected cultists across various parts of the state, recovering an assortment of weapons…
Oyo: Police arrest provost, admission officer, others over alleged certificate forgery
The Oyo State Police Command has arrested 15 students of Mufutau Lanihun College of Education, Ibadan, for the alleged possession of forged Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) statements of results.…
Alleged N27bn fraud: How Taraba ex-Gov, Ishaku told me to run away from EFCC – Witness tells court
The trial of former Taraba State Governor, Darius Dickson Ishaku, took a dramatic turn on Wednesday as the first prosecution witness, Ismail Lawal, revealed that the ex-governor advised him to…
Imperative of the battle against impunity
By Ayo Baje Quote"When a leader encourages the culture of impunity, the society is lost and it makes the work harder for the rest of us"-Prof. Wole SoyinkaOne of the bitter…
Court Jails Man One Year For $5000 Money Laundering in Lagos
Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has convicted and sentenced one Mbonu Somto to one year imprisonment for money laundering.Somto was arraigned on Tuesday,…
Police Oversight: National Assembly Pledges Support For PSC
By Ebinum Samuel As a two-day workshop on Strengthening Institutional capacity for effective Police oversight began today, Wednesday 2nd July, 2025 in Abuja for Board Members, Directors and Heads of Departments…
$7,000 SCAM BUSTED: ZONE 7 POLICE CRACK FRAUDULENT CAR DEAL IN ABUJA
In a decisive anti-fraud operation, the Nigeria Police Force, Zone 7 Headquarters, has cracked a suspected criminal case involving a luxury vehicle scam, recovering $7,000 USD from a fraudulent dealer…
“Atiku, David Mark, Secondus, Others Abandon PDP, Back New Coalition to Challenge Tinubu”
Key leaders in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido, ex-Senate President David Mark, and other party bigwigs, are…
BREAKING : Mark, Aregbesola Named Interim Chairman, Secretary of ADC
A former Senate President, Senator David Mark, and ex-Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, have been appointed as the interim Chairman and Secretary, respectively, of the African Democratic Congress, the coalition…
Man commits suicide after pouring acid on his girlfriend in Lagos
A 43-year-old man, Pere Faruk, has reportedly died by suicide shortly after allegedly pouring acid on his girlfriend during a domestic altercation in Lagos.According to security analyst, Zagazola Makama, the…
Trump threatens to deport Elon Musk to South Africa
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday hinted at the possibility of deporting billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk following the latter’s vocal criticism of his administration’s flagship spending bill.Trump made the…
PSC Extols President Tinubu On Completion And Commissioning Of Roads In Dakibiyu, Jabi.. Says Wike Has Transformed FCT For Good
By Ebinum Samuel The Police Service Commission has expressed sincere gratitude and commendation to Mr. President on the Completion and commissioning of roads in Dakibiyu District Jabi in the Federal Capital…
Nigerian Sentenced for Smuggling Counterfeit $100,000 Deported from Ghana
A Nigerian, Aremu Adegboyega, convicted by a Circuit Court in Accra, Ghana, for smuggling counterfeit CFA francs worth over $100,000 into the country through an unauthorised border route will be…
Pride group founder who r@ped a 12-year-old boy he met on dating app is jailed alongside his partnera
The founder of a Pride group, who r@ped an 'extremely vulnerable' boy who he met on Grindr, has been jailed for 13 years. Stephen Ireland, 42, who co-founded Pride in Surrey in…
Dangote Refinery Slashes Fuel Prices as Petrol Marketers Convene Emergency Meeting
Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery has reduced its premium motor spirit ex-depot price to N840 from N880 per litre.This comes as petroleum product marketers plan an emergency meeting to drop fuel prices…
“My wife aband0ned me when I was bãnned from football and l0st my Fame – Paul Pogba
"I realized how empty and meaningless when I was bãnned from football for 4-years. Immediately I stopped being Pogba the rich famous player, people started avoiding me. The w0rst thing which still…