MQ-9 (Reaper) drones. Photo credit: Daily Aviation. The United States has deployed multiple MQ-9 drones alongside around 200 troops to Nigeria to provide intelligence and training support to the Nigerian military in its ongoing fight against insurgents across the northern region. The operation is strictly focused on surveillance and advisory support, with no US personnel […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo A prominent Islamic leader, business mogul and philanthropist, Khamis Olatunde Badmus, has expressed strong support for the economic reforms of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, stating that they are positioning Nigeria for sustained growth and prosperity. Badmus made this known on shortly after observing the 2026 Eid-el-Fitr prayers at the Osogbo Central […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has raised concerns over a planned protest by the Joint Labour Movement, alleging that the action could trigger unrest and disrupt commercial activities in the state capital, Osogbo. In a press statement issued on Saturday, the party’s Director of Media and Information, Kola […]
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By Olubunmi Adebayo *We all have our self doubts. This is a feeling that you can’t pull through doing something, or perhaps that you are not good enough for a higher thing.* *Now, do you know that the greatest victory of any man is the ability to overcome his SELF DOUBT.* *Without any exception, everyone […]
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By Olusola Adeyegbe We are living in an age of overwhelming noise. Opinions fly at us from every direction. Social media dictates trends. Influencers prescribe lifestyles. Society subtly insists on what success should look like. Even inherited dogmas and popular creeds, often accepted without question, add their own weight, shaping thought and narrowing perception. Yet […]
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Departed former Oyo State Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala An Oyo state High Court sitting in Ibadan has restrained the wife of the former governor, Kemi Alao Akala, from selling, disposing of or entering into any form of transaction on the contested properties of the deceased, Chief Adebayo Alao Akala, pending the determination of the substantive suit. […]
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L-R: President Bola Tinubu with UK PM Keir Starmer The presidency has clarified that the agreement reached between Nigeria and the UK to receive deportees with no legal status will not encompass foreign nationals. Under the agreement, the deportees would comprise failed asylum seekers, criminals, and visa overstayers. However, it was unclear if the deportees […]
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Nigerian President Bola Tinubu and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Thousands of failed asylum seekers and foreign offenders could be deported from the United Kingdom (UK) to Nigeria under a new bilateral agreement reached during President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s state visit, the Daily Mail has reported. According to the newspaper, Britain has “secured a new […]
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AS Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid-el-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan, President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Muslim faithful in Nigeria, urging renewed commitment to the nation and humanity. President Tinubu, in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, enjoined Nigerian Muslims to rededicate themselves to the noble teachings of […]
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File photo illustrating the aftermath of a jungle justice incident in Nigeria. Mob violence continues to claim lives amid weak trust in the justice system. IT is troubling that mob action continues to assume frightening dimensions in Nigeria despite its illegality and the innocence of some of the victims after the fact. The latest incidents […]
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