Professor Alfred Kasunmu, SAN, dies at 90
LAGOS — The Baptist Academy Old Students Association, BAOSA, has announced the death of distinguished alumnus, Professor Alfred Bandele Kasunmu, SAN. Kasunmu, a member of the Baptist Academy Class of 1953, reportedly died peacefully in the early hours of Sunday, August 9, 2026. In an obituary announcement signed by the Global President of BAOSA, Olumide […]
PANDEF hails Tinubu over 15-year gas supply deal for UTM FLNG
By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, has commended President Bola Tinubu for approving a 15-year gas supply framework for UTM Offshore Limited to facilitate the construction of Nigeria’s first Floating Liquefied Natural Gas, FLNG, facility. UTM Offshore Limited is an indigenous company operating in the Niger Delta. In a statement […]
Obasanjo’s allegations against Atiku will collapse, says aide
ABUJA — Media Adviser to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Paul Ibe, has accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo of using political allegations against his former deputy for electoral purposes, saying the claims would not withstand scrutiny. Ibe made the allegations in a statement posted on his Facebook account on Sunday, titled, “Obasanjo’s campaign of lies, […]
Photos: Messi arrives Argentina to bid farewell to father Jorge
Argentina football icon Lionel Messi bid farewell Sunday to his father, the global star’s emotional anchor and agent since childhood who passed away following a battle with cancer aged 68.
Why Igbo youths shun military service, says Intersociety
By Jeff Agbodo ENUGU — The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Intersociety, has attributed what it described as the reluctance of some Igbo youths to enlist in the Nigerian military to concerns over the alleged disappearance of young people in the South-East. Intersociety, in a report jointly released with the United […]
‘Cheap product’, Babachir Lawal mocks Atiku’s presidential bid
..Slams ADC, threatens legal action over Adamawa candidate substitution By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA — Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, has criticised the presidential candidacy of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar under the African Democratic Congress, ADC, while also faulting the party’s handling of its Adamawa State governorship primary. Lawal […]
