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Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has expressed heartfelt condolences to the immediate family and the Nigerian Union of Journalists over the passing of elder statesman and co-founder of Newswatch Magazine, Alhaji Yakubu Mohammed. The Governor in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Hon. Ismaila Isah said the late veteran journalist…
As Nigeria approaches 2027, the greatest threat is not merely the intensity of the elections, but the entrenched interests determined to resist meaningful change. The true enemies of Nigeria are not foreign agents or imaginary conspiracies; they are internal, powerful, organized, and desperate to preserve a broken system. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu now stands…
In 1843, Karl Marx famously described religion as “the opium of the people,” a sedative for the masses against societal hardship. In contemporary Nigeria, however, a more troubling adaptation of this phrase emerges: religion has, in many instances, become the opium of incohesion and disunity. Rather than solely a personal solace, it is often…
Two additional witnesses on Tuesday testified against the five defendants put on trial by the Department of State Service (DSS) for allegedly masterminding the June 5, 2022 terror attacks against the Saint Francis Savier Catholic Church in Owo town, Ondo State. The two witnesses testified at the Federal High Court in Abuja where additional…
Kwara: Customs Intercepts Contraband Worth N1.2bn Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Kwara Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has recorded major anti-smuggling breakthroughs within weeks of a change in leadership, seizing contraband items valued at over N1.2bn. Acting Area Controller of the Command, DC Najeem Akanmu Ogundeyi, disclosed this on Tuesday during a…
ADC debunks allegation of party’s secret funding by Kwara Gov * Says group’s claim puerile, false baseless Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin A socio-political group in the Kwara North Senatorial District, under the aegis of ‘Kwara North Development Commission’ (KNDC) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) have engaged in a war of words over the group’s…
Today, Monday 12th January 2026, Dr. Gabriel Osiwomequin AISO, the Winner of the prized GRAND CORPORATE ENTREPRENEUR AND LEADER OF THE YEAR 2025 is presented with the Award Plaque and Certificate having been announced at the IIPCEL President and Fellows’ Dinner on Saturday 3rd January 2026. Dr. Aiso who is the President -General of…
Today, Monday 12th January 2026, Dr. Gabriel Osiwomequin AISO, the Winner of the prized GRAND CORPORATE ENTREPRENEUR AND LEADER OF THE YEAR 2025 is presented with the Award Plaque and Certificate having been announced at the IIPCEL President and Fellows’ Dinner on Saturday 3rd January 2026. Dr. Aiso who is the President -General of…
The Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms in Nigeria has commended the Kogi State Government for domesticating the Harmonised Taxes and Levies (Approved List for Collection) Law as part of Nigeria’s ongoing tax reforms. This was contained in a Facebook post by the chairman of the committee, Taiwo Oyedele in reference…
Families, schools key to tackling Nigeria’s insecurity – Senegalese Islamic scholar Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin A foremost Senegalese Islamic scholar, Shaykh Muhammad Allaodeen Cisse, has declared that Nigeria’s seemingly intractable security challenges cannot be solved by government action alone, stressing that families and schools also have a central role in raising children on the path…
