File photo: Masked gunmen There was pandemonium on Saturday after some yet-to-be-identified gunmen stormed the military barracks in the Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State and shot dead a butcher identified simply as Ridwan. Gathered that the attack occurred around 8 am in the Mammy Market section of the barracks. The assailants, numbering about…
•Oba Ewuare II reaffirms: only market women, not politicians, choose Iyeki By Ozioruva Aliu FOR the past weeks, the media have been inundated with the inauguration of an Iyaloja of Edo Market and the subsequent visit to the palace of the Oba of Benin where His Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolopkolo, Ewuare II told…
Dr. Samson Haruna, a medical doctor turned army officer, was brutally killed by his wife, a nurse, in a fit of rage over suspicions of infidelity. The incident occurred on September 22, 2025, at Wellington Bassey Barracks in Akwa Ibom State, barely five months into their marriage. Dr. Samson Haruna, a lieutenant in the Nigerian…
In a shocking turn of events, Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Uche Nnaji, has resigned from his position amid allegations of certificate forgery. The scandal erupted after the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) and the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) disowned the certificates he presented for his ministerial appointment. The controversy began when the…
On the evening of September 26, 2025, at the prestigious Marketing Edge Annual Awards, the hall was filled with applause, laughter, and celebration of Nigeria’s brightest minds in marketing and brand innovation. Among the night’s highlights was a recognition that carried not just prestige, but decades of history, resilience, and pioneering spirit — the Legend…
Outgoing INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu handing over to acting National Chairman, May Agbamuche-Mbu. Photo: INEC A National Commissioner at the Independent National Electoral Commission, May Agbamuche-Mbu, will take over as the Acting Chairman of the Commission. This followed the formal handover of duties by Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who is proceeding on a terminal leave….
…asks Gov Lawal to apologise to citizens over poor governance The Arewa Youth Council for Peace (AYCP) has thrown its full weight behind the Good Governance Rating Index (GGRI) midterm report, which branded Zamfara State, under Governor Dauda Lawal, as Nigeria’s most deplorable governance failure from 2023 to 2025. The UK-based organisation’s scathing assessment…
…Assures President of Continuous Support Ahead of 2023 The Northern Youth Council for Asiwaju (NYCA) has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the appointment of Barrister Aminu Junaidu as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Investment and Securities Tribunal. The appointment, effective from September 18, 2025, has been described as a strategic…
Edo State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Agun Gbenga. The Edo State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Agun Gbenga, on Thursday, slumped and died at a function in Benin City, the state capital. The commandant slumped on his seat shortly after delivering his goodwill message at an…
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru President Bola Tinubu has summoned the immediate past Rivers State Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), to Aso Villa. Ibas, who arrived at the presidential villa at about 5:50 pm clad in brown native attire, was closely followed by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, and…
