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*The family announces burial arrangements Founder of Citimark Carriers and Skylimit Courier Nigeria Limited and elder statesman, Chief Victor Adedoyin Fagbemi, has passed on to everlasting glory. The Ekiti State-born philanthropist, who died on Saturday, January 24, 2026, at the age of 81, was known for his selflessness, outspokenness, humility, generosity and community service. An accomplished son of Emure-Ekiti, the …

The National Sports Commission (NSC) has continued its National Youth Recognition Tour with the recognition of outstanding young athletes in Abuja and Asaba, bringing the total number of honorees so far to eleven. The Abuja leg of the appreciation tour took place on Wednesday at the Nigerian Tulip International College, with the NSC Chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko, the Director General …

Post views: 23 Technical advisor Majin Mohammed has expressed confidence that the Niger Tornadoes can revive their struggling season as the team prepares for two crucial consecutive home matches against Kano Pillars and Rivers United. The Minna-based team will host the two matches in urgent need of momentum as they look to end a worrying run of five matches …

Four student leaders in Ogun State were on Tuesday locked up at the Oba Correctional Center for alleged assault, harassment and destruction of property worth millions of naira. The defendants – Hezakiah Adelola, general secretary of NANS Ogun State chapter, Kamil Iseoluwa, Ibikunle Idris and Folorusho Jacob Olugbenga – have been charged with seven counts of conspiracy, assault, harassment and …

The Lagos scene is where books are born – according to the written word, with multifaceted events organized for seasons at a time. I have been many moons away from Lagos, that is “Eko – the city on the lagoon”, in the words of the poet Odia Ofeimun. It was therefore quite a surprise to receive a phone call in …

Nigerian Navy foils sea robbery and rescues 16 passengers along Ibaka-Calabar Canal The Nigerian Navy foiled a suspected sea robbery and rescued 16 passengers along the Ibaka-Calabar Canal during a swift operation on Sunday, March 8, 2026. Acting on intelligence on suspicious activities around buoy 12 along the Ibaka-Calabar strategic maritime corridor. Acting quickly on intelligence, gunboats from the Nigerian …

To inquire – often with a vague hint of derision – into the legacy that Senator Godswill Akpabio might leave as president of Nigeria’s tenth senate is to display a worrying indifference to recent legislative history.The documentation is neither obscure nor ambiguous. Under his leadership, the Senate has passed more than 90 bills, of which more than 58 have already …

Post views: 19 By Silvernews A delegation from the Mbaise Policy Roundtable (MPR) embarked on an assessment tour of the ongoing rehabilitation of the Aba Branch–Mbaise–Okpalla road, with a stop at a local business in Afro Oru market, Ahiazu Mbaise, to assess the impact of the project on commercial activities in the area. During the visit on 24 February …

The Ogun State chapter of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on Christian leaders in the state to support the emergence of a Muslim as governor in 2027, citing fairness, equity and the need to restore religious balance in political leadership. In a statement on Wednesday, signed by MURIC Ogun State Chairman, Ustadh Tajudeen Jimoh Alao, and Secretary, Ambassador …

PhD of Prince Charles Dickson There’s a Nigerian phrase that sounds like a joke until you sit long enough and realize it’s also an obituary for expectation: Yakubu succeeds. It is the language of resistance. The philosophy of the battered but breathing. The poetry of those who have stopped asking themselves if something is right and have started to ask …