Politics

Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have killed two suspected kidnappers and recovered ₦2.2 million believed to be ransom proceeds, along with a firearm, during a gunbattle with a criminal gang in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, stressing that the operation was carried out by the Anti-Kidnapping Unit …

Primate Elijah Ayodele, founder and head of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Oke Afa, Lagos, may find himself in troubled waters if steps are not taken to avert the threat of a N10 billion lawsuit. The threat is coming from Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) who has threatened to drag the cleric to court …

President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Bayo Onanuga, has described as ‘out of context’ statements that President Bola Tinubu told Nigerians that he would not seek re-election if he failed to provide constant electricity supply to the country. Onanuga dismissed the claims which have recently resurfaced in many circles, and explained that the statement given to the …

Do you remember Ola Rotimi? He was the literary genius who masterfully adapted Sophocles’ story Oedipus the King in one of the greatest literary Magnum Opus in living memory. His version is The Gods are not to blame. Beyond the motif of predestination, the text uses the artistic merit of proverbs as an inexorable code of cultural communication in Africa. …

The Federal High Court held in the state capital on Wednesday again barred journalists from entering the courtroom in the ongoing trial of the state’s former governor, Nasir El’Rufai. El-Rufai had arrived at the courthouse under security escort for an ongoing hearing involving alleged financial offenses filed by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC). The trial, …

The Ambassadors of Renewed Hope heartily congratulate Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji on his landslide victory in Saturday’s Ekiti State governorship election. We also congratulate the South West Zonal Coordinator of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors, who is also the Chairman of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Chief Dayo Adeyeye, the Ekiti State Coordinator and 16 Local Government Coordinators for this victory. We …

Post views: 42 Aboh Mbaise’s Silversports Football Club began their 2026 Imo State Football Association League season today with a 3-0 defeat in their opening match of the season against Evermore FC. The match marked another important step in the club’s grassroots football development journey as the young Silversports team took to the stage to compete in the state …

Officers of the Nigeria Police Force in Lagos have intercepted a truck allegedly carrying military camouflage uniforms and cartons of suspected illicit substances in the south-eastern region. Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Tijani Fatai, disclosed this during a press conference on Tuesday, stating that the vehicle was intercepted along the Lekki-Epe corridor while leaving the state. Fatai said the truck …

The Chief Executive Officer of ANOH Gas Processing Company (AGPC), James Makinde, has reaffirmed the company’s commitment to supporting Nigeria’s energy security and gas-led economic growth. Leading a delegation of senior executives on a recent visit to the Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Mrs. Olu Verheijen, the AGPC helmsman provided strategic updates on the performance of the company’s …

Thomas Tuchel’s side created little of note in the face of Ghana’s determined low blocking, although England thought they had won the game late on when Nico O’Reilly headed the post and Harry Kane cleared the rebound. Tempers threatened to boil over on more than one occasion during the draw, although the point ensures both nations secure passage to the …