By Adeola Badru IBADAN — More than two weeks after the abduction of Mrs. Rachael Alamu, principal of Community High School, Ahoro-Esinle in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, her husband, Professor Wole Alamu, says the kidnappers are refusing to negotiate with the family and insist on dealing directly with the government. Professor Alamu, a […]

Yerima Shettima is the Convener of the Northern stakeholders consultative initiative, an influential socio-cultural and political organisation representing the interests of youths in Northern Nigeria.

Odunaiya noted that the measure demonstrates the Tinubu administration’s commitment to the welfare of pensioners and its resolve to identify and correct long-standing inequities

By Esther Onyegbula The Founder and President of the West African Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, WASPEN, Dr. Teresa Isichei Pounds, has raised concern over the growing burden of hospital malnutrition in Nigeria, revealing that between 30 and 45 per cent of patients admitted into tertiary hospitals are malnourished at admission. Speaking during a […]

Nigerians spent $5.996 billion on airline tickets for foreign travels in 2025, a 32 per cent rise, year-on-year, YoY, amid increases in education related travels and a surge in international business engagements.

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has directed all public primary and secondary school teachers in Oyo State to commence an indefinite strike from Monday, June 1, 2026, over the continued abduction of teachers and pupils in the state.

Iran’s top negotiator, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, has said Teheran would not accept any agreement ending its conflict with the US unless there was certainty that the Iranian people’s rights were secured, Reuters reported, citing state media.

AS parties field candidates across the 28 states where governorship elections will hold in 2027, fierce battles loom as outgoing governors fight to produce their successors and first term governors, aside from Siminalayi Fubara of River State, struggle to retain their seats.

The Federal Government high-powered delegation on Sunday, visited Esiele and Yawota communities in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State after the May 15 abduction of pupils and teachers from Community Grammar School, Baptist Nursery and Primary School, and L.A. Primary School.

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – BENEFICIARIES of the N1 billion interest-free loan scheme by the Edo state government which includes traders, farmers and artisans have hailed the Governor Monday Okpebholo for what they described as a life-changing economic intervention. They said the scheme has boosted their businesses mostly small and medium-scale and improved their […]

By Adeola Badru The Ijaw National Congress (INC), United States Chapter, has reaffirmed its collective commitment to unity, cultural preservation, effective leadership and strategic global engagement among Ijaw people living in the diaspora. The resolution was reached during the organisation’s inaugural joint meeting held in Houston, Texas, which also featured the formal presentation of the […]

…calls for sweeping security reforms By Adeola Badru The Muslim Congress (TMC), has called for the immediate rescue of students and teachers abducted in Oyo State, urging the Federal Government and security agencies to take decisive action to stem Nigeria’s worsening insecurity. The organisation warned that the country’s escalating wave of kidnappings and violent attacks […]

Gbolahan participated in discussions on affordable housing, economic growth, youth empowerment, infrastructure development, cross-border investment opportunities

By Henry Ojelu Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Dr. Charles Mekwunye, has called for sweeping reforms in Nigeria’s judiciary and electoral adjudication system, warning that judicial compromise remains one of the gravest threats to the country’s democracy. Mekwunye spoke as keynote speaker at the 2026 Law Week of the Nigerian Bar Association Agbor Branch themed, “Future […]

First HoldCo Plc (“FirstHoldCo” or “the Group”), the parent company of Nigeria’s oldest and one of its most systemically important financial institutions, FirstBank, has secured shareholders’ approval at its 14th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 29 May 2026 …