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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Power minister Adebayo Adelabu The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has said Nigerians will soon begin to enjoy improved electricity supply as the Federal Government moves to resolve ongoing gas constraints affecting generation. He made this known in his Eid-el-Fitr message on Thursday, where he noted that recent interventions by the government are beginning to […]
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The Tony Elumelu Foundation is set to announce the 12th cohort of beneficiaries of its Entrepreneurship Programme on Sunday, March 22, 2026, following what it described as a record surge in applications from across the continent. In a statement on Friday, the foundation said it received over 265,000 applications from entrepreneurs across all 54 African […]
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Delta State Police Command Spokesman SP Bright Edafe. Credit: Delta State Police Command. Delta State Police Command has arrested five persons, including the community head and chief organiser of the Ozoro festival, in connection with the alleged sexual assault of women during the annual event in the state. The Public Relations Officer of the command, […]
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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun and Gombe State Governor, Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya The simmering build-up to the 2027 general elections is rapidly giving way to an expansive and high-stakes succession season in at least 10 states, as governors in their final terms prepare to exit and a new generation of […]
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