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The Senate on Tuesday condemned the recent abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State, describing the incident as a tragic assault on the nation’s collective humanity. The condemnation came as the Senate resumed plenary after the Sallah recess, with Senate President Godswill Akpabio leading lawmakers in observing a one-minute silence in honour of two […]

Pastor Enoch Adeboye The Redeemed Christian Church of God has defended its General Overseer, Enoch Adeboye, against what it described as persistent falsehoods and deliberate misrepresentations. In a statement issued on Tuesday through its official Public Relations handle on X, the church said that it will no longer remain silent in the face of inaccurate […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Osun State Wing, on Tuesday staged a peaceful solidarity protest in Osogbo, calling for the immediate rescue and safe return of teachers and pupils abducted by gunmen in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The protesters, comprising teachers from various parts of […]

The Department of State Services, DSS, has debunked the reported arrest and detention of the American based celebrated columnist, Prof Okey Ndibe. In a statement on Tuesday titled “Re: Arrest of Professor Okey Ndibe – Setting the records straight”, and signed by Favour Dozie, Deputy Director, Public Relations and Strategic Communications National Headquarters, State Services, […]

Nationwide price surge defies increase in local production  Akure residents, traders lament costs, household pressure Cooking gas prices have surged to as high as N2,000 per kilogramme across Nigeria despite increased domestic production and declining imports. Supply shortages and distribution bottlenecks continue to push up retail prices in many locations, investigations have revealed. In Akure, […]

The Federal High Court in Abuja will deliver judgment on Wednesday, June 3 in the trial of five men being prosecuted for the June 5, 2022 terrorist attack in an Owo, Ondo State Catholic Church that killed over 41 worshippers. The five are facing terrorism charges filed against them by the Department of State Services […]

President Bola Tinubu A fierce power tussle is quietly unfolding within the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the release of the party’s National Assembly candidates list for the 2027 elections. Following the development, a group has cautioned President Bola Tinubu not to impose National Assembly members who had been rejected by APC members in […]

Prof. Jerry Gana, Secretary of ADC, Rauf Aregbesola; National Chairman of ADC, Sen. David Mark; former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State during the National Summit of Opposition Political Party Leaders hosted by Governor Makinde in Ibadan With less than seven months to the 2027 presidential election, Nigerians hoping for […]

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Archbishop of Threshing Floor Watchman Assembly, Gimbright Adaigho has called on the governments at all levels to intensify efforts towards tackling the issues of insecurity in the country. The Archbishop made the call on Saturday in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital during the consecration and installation of a […]

Nigeria’s electricity sector has received at least $3.653bn in World Bank-backed funding over the past 24 years, yet millions of households and businesses across the country continue to grapple with unstable power supply, frequent grid collapses, and heavy reliance on generators. An analysis of World Bank-supported power projects between 2001 and 2024 showed that successive […]