Security Shake-Up: Tinubu approves 30,000 Police recruits, withdraws VIP escorts
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu, yesterday, ordered the withdrawal of police officers currently providing security for Very Important Persons, VIPs in the country.
2017: TSG Ondo Chapter, seeks media support for Tinubu
The Tinubu Support Group (TSG) has appealed with the media to be objective, sensitive, and patriotic in their reportage of the government and its activities as Nigeria navigates towards peace, progress, and prosperity under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Why over 1000 students migrated to public schools in one year – Edo Commissioner
THE Commissioner for Education in Edo State, Dr. Paddy Iyamu has said that over 1,000 students migrated from private schools into public schools in the state in the last one year as a result of the rebuilding and renovation of public school by the Governor Monday Okpebholo administration.
High import duty: Nigerian used clothes dominate bend-down boutiques
Until the late 2000s, when people started realising the quality in used clothes imported from abroad, okrika sellers, or bend down boutique, as they are called in local parlance, was mainly for the poor who couldn’t afford brand new clothes. Then, it was cheap.
Buratai celebrates mentor, Maj. Gen. Magoro, at ACF 25th anniversary
A moment of warm generational connection played out in Kaduna as former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusufu Buratai (rtd.) CFR, paid tribute to his mentor, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Magoro (rtd.), during the 25th Anniversary celebration of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF).
Lakurawa’s expanding shadow: governance, coercion, and religious manipulation in Northwest Nigeria
By Malik Samuel “As I sat with the man I had come to see, two Lakurawa fighters approached us. They questioned my identity, and the man quickly introduced me as his brother, a trader from Sokoto. One of the fighters switched to Arabic, demanding my name and testing me with rapid exchanges. My responses eased […]
Makinde applauds Dikko’s reforms, inaugurates CNG station, GSM bus terminal
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, yesterday flagged off 30 newly acquired intercity buses and inaugurated a state-of-the-art Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) station and the Engr. Seyi Makinde Bus Terminal, marking a major step in the state’s ongoing overhaul of its public transport system. The facilities, undertaken through partnerships with Leyland Nigeria and Atlas Core Nigeria […]
Why we conceived trade fair for SMEs, consumers — Bank-Olemoh, Whatadeal Africa boss
Whatadeal Africa, through its Whatadeal eCommerce is organising an inaugural trade fair to drive entrepreneurship growth in the country, empower medium and small scale businesses to upgrade their operations and connect with customers, both online and offline.
Akinsulure emerges First Runner-Up at 2025 Maltina Teacher of the Year Competition
Multiple award-winning educator, Adeola Akinsulure, a Biology teacher at Omole Senior Grammar School, Lagos, has emerged First Runner-Up at the 11th Maltina Teacher of the Year Competition, held, weekend in Lagos.
Kidbaby Stars Alongside Toyin Abraham in New Box-Office Film
By Benjamin Njoku Popular Nigerian digital creator Kidbaby has expanded her creative footprint with her first appearance in a Nollywood feature film, Oversabi Aunty, currently showing in cinemas across Nigeria and internationally in selected Odeon cinemas in the UK. The film, which stars leading actress Toyin Abraham, has drawn considerable attention since its release, recording […]
Nigerian scientist Lukman Adepoju shifts from diagnostics to frontier biomedical research
After more than 15 years of working at the forefront of Nigeria’s HIV response, laboratory systems, and global health programs, Lukman Ademola Adepoju has embarked on a new chapter transitioning from public health implementation to advanced biomedical research. Adepoju is now a PhD candidate at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), where his research […]
