Tinubu approves upgrade of Yabatech to university – Minister
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, says President Bola Tinubu has approved the long-awaited conversion of Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech) into a university. Alausa confirmed the development on Friday…
Nigerian officials demanded bribe from me: Gambaryan; you’re a liar: FG
The Nigerian government on Friday dismissed the claims by Binance’s Head of Financial Crime, Tigran Gambaryan, who spent eight months in a Nigerian detention facility over alleged corruption. Political Economist…
Peter Obi recounts Pa Ayo Adebanjo’s last word to him
The Labour Party leader and Presidential Candidate of the party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, is mourning the demise of his staunch supporter and the leader of the…
Ned Nwoko and the hope of Anioma State, by Afam Nweze
In the grand theater of Nigerian politics, where promises are as fleeting as the Harmattan breeze and truth is often the first casualty, few characters have mastered the art of…
Tinubu and opposition’s project 2027, by Abraham Ogbodo
THIS venture of taking down Tinubu in 2027 does not sound profitable to me. I don’t know how the planners wish to achieve it anyway. But before he died in…
ECOWAS Court dismisses Ivorian’s suit seeking compensation from W/African leaders
Feb. 14, 2025 The ECOWAS Court on Friday dismissed a suit filed by an Ivorian citizen, Zadi Philipe, seeking damages for alleged suffering from sanctions imposed on Mali in 2022…
Atiku mourns Pa Adebanjo, ‘fearless freedom fighter, patriot, and statesman’
I am saddened by the news of the passing away of Chief Ayo Adebanjo, a foremost elder statesman and one of the few remaining nationalists of our country. The late…
EFCC Arraigns 11 more Chinese over Alleged Cyber-terrorism, Internet Fraud in Lagos
Feb. 14, 2025 The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, February 14, 2025, arraigned 11 more Chinese and a company, Genting International Co….
Court remands man over alleged kidnapping
Feb 14, 2025 An Osun Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ile-Ife, on Friday, remanded a 47 year-old bricklayer, Ogundele Olaniyi, over alleged kidnapping. The Prosecutor, Insp Sunday Osanyintuyi, told the court…
Anambra Govt. suspends health worker for neglecting pregnant woman
Feb. 14, 2025 The Anambra Government has suspended a health worker, Mrs Njideka Ezeihejiofor, for refusing to attend to a pregnant woman who delivered a stillborn baby outside the health…