On 26 November 2025, Nigeria’s president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, announced in a statement personally signed by him that he had “decided to declare a nationwide security emergency” to be accompanied by some measures, including the recruitment by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Armed Forces of 20,000 and 50,000 new personnel respectively.

By Chris Onuoha The wife of Governor of Osun State, Her Excellency, Amb. Erelu Ngozi Abeni ADELEKE, Fellow NBR, CIML,Erelu Asoludero of Erinmo Kingdom, Erelu Atunwase of Akola Ijesa Kingdom, has penned a heart warming congratulatory message to the Arole Oduduwa, Oonirisa, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Babatunde Ogunwusi CFR, Ojaja II, the Ooni of Ife on […]

Poem by Olanrewaju Akinla The genealogy of social poverty may be traced to a sore.Left unattended, it rots.The odour thickens.Because you reek, you isolateand watch life from afar.On Tamono’s sixteenth birthday,two women led her to the native theatre.The traditional surgeon—a woman of many halves—arrived.Raiment: half-naked.Body: half-bent.Face: half crumbled.Teeth: half extinct.Breasts: Ichabod—glory departed.She pushed Tamono to […]

The Nigerian Army has suspended all statutory and voluntary retirements of officers with immediate effect as part of emergency measures to address rising insecurity across the country.

By Godwin Oritse The Customs Area Controller of the Oyo/Osun Command, Comptroller Gambo Aliyu, yesterday visited the Palace of the Olubadan of Ibadan land as part of efforts to deepen collaboration with traditional institutions. During the courtesy visit, Aliyu reiterated the crucial role of traditional leadership in promoting security and supporting economic growth across the […]