Rescue of 360 Abductees: Ndume Praises Troops, Zulum, Urges Rehabilitation of Community

Ali Ndume Former Senate Leader, Senator Ali Ndume, has commended the Nigerian military and Borno State Governor, Prof Babagana Zulum, for the successful rescue of 360 abducted residents of Ngoshe community in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. The victims, who had reportedly been held in insurgent captivity since March, regained their freedom on […]

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Police confirm arrest of four suspects linked to Adelabu’s sister’s abduction

Adelabu, his sister, and twin nephews after their release. Credit: Oyo Affairs Oyo State Police Command, on Sunday, confirmed the arrest of four suspects as well as the killing of two others during a rescue operation involving the sister of the 2027 governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress in the state, Bayo Adelabu, Busola, […]

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Spiritual tips for the bright and brilliant – 2

By Olubunmi Adebayo *The bright and brilliant must be careful not to get himself entangled in political confrontations. Such confrontations normally serve as opportunities for them to be attacked and decimated under the pretext of two or more struggling and challenging one another :* *Daniel 6:[1] It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an […]

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Bishop Oyejola decries injustice, neglect of the poor

By John Dike, Osogbo The Catholic Bishop of Osogbo Diocese, John Akinwumi Oyejola, has declared that Nigeria cannot achieve lasting peace, security and national development in an environment where injustice, inequality and neglect of the poor continue to thrive. He made the declaration on Sunday during a solemn Mass marking the solemnity of Corpus Christi, […]

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Osun 2026: AMBO will prioritise agriculture, economic growth if elected — Adegoke

By John Dike, Osogbo A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senatorial candidate for Osun Central, Barrister Kunle Rasheed Adegoke, popularly known as K-RAD, has declared that agriculture and economic development would receive top priority under an APC administration in Osun State if the party’s governorship candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola […]

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Tinubu, electricity and the test of leadership: Judging a power sector reform agenda by facts, not soundbites

By Steve Otaloro One of the most frequently quoted campaign statements of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is his pledge to improve electricity supply in Nigeria and the suggestion that Nigerians should hold him accountable if he failed to make meaningful progress. Critics have repeatedly cited this promise as evidence of failure whenever power supply challenges […]

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Senate to fast-track state police amid terror attacks

Senator Yemi Adaramodu The Senate has promised to expedite action on the constitutional framework for the establishment of state police amid rising insecurity, banditry and abductions across the country. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Yemi Adaramodu, disclosed this in an interview with Saturday Punch. The lawmaker said the Red Chamber […]

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Ondo APC rejects criticism of new Akure flyover project

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo State has rejected what it described as misplaced criticism of the planned Oba-Adesida Flyover Project in Akure,vthe state capital, by one of its chieftains, Chief Alexander Oluremi Ajipe. In a statement by its Director of Media & Publicity Mr, Steve Otaloro, the party said: “The All Progressives Congress […]

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