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A 54-year-old Alake Latoyosi has delivered eleven (11) babies in Cotonou, Benin Republic.   She delivered the babies in two batches.   The first set of six arrived on 7 August, while the second arrived seven days later, on 14 August.   Her husband, Yahaya Nafiu, 56, is seeking help to support his family’s care […]

The Kano State Government has ordered the closure of all bank accounts operated by its ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) in the state.   The government directed that they be merged into a single treasury account. Governor Abba Yusuf issued this directive at a meeting held at the Government House in Kano on Wednesday. He […]

 By his advanced age and eminent status as a former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is by no means qualified to be an elder statesman. Statesmen are highly venerated and revered people to whom we go for advice, guidance and direction.    But sometimes, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar behaves as if he should be […]

The International Criminal Police Organisation has arrested more than 300 people with links to one of West Africa’s most feared criminal networks, Black Axe, and other affiliated groups.   The Black Axe is a secretive criminal network involved in trafficking, prostitution and killing operations around the world. However, cybercrime is the group’s largest source of […]

  President Bola Tinubu will hold bilateral talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation Summit between September 4 and 6, 2024. Tinubu will visit China to represent the West African bloc ECOWAS at the Summit. The Nigerian president is the chairman of the Authority of Economic Community of West […]

  President Bola Tinubu has appointed new Directors-General for the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and the Department of State Services (DSS). In a statement on Monday, presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale said Tinubu appointed Mohammed Mohammed as the new NIA boss while Adeola Ajayi has been appointed to lead the secret police. Ngelale said the fresh […]

  Nigerians have begun to express their dissatisfaction over Seyi, President Bola Tinubu’s first son’s presence at the swearing-in ceremony of the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kudirat Kekere-Ekun.   Kekere-Ekun took the oath of office and signed the oath register at 11.40 am at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja on Friday […]

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new Directors-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and the Department of State Services (DSS).   Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed is the new Director-General of the NIA.   Mr. Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi is the new Director-General of the DSS.   Ambassador Mohammed has had an illustrious career in […]

The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has started a 7-day warning Strike across all its centres nationwide.   The resident doctors’ strike is to clamour for the release of their kidnapped colleague, Dr Ganiyat Popoola, who has been in captivity for over eight months. NARD President, Dr Dele Abdullahi, who said this in a […]

“Not to know what happened before you were born is to remain forever a child.” – Cicero, 46 B.C.   Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 BC-43 BC), renowned statesman, lawyer, philosopher, poet and ‘the greatest forensic orator Rome ever produced’, was right! We have to go into the past to understand today!   The present conundrum […]

The recent seizure of three jets belonging to Nigeria’s presidential fleet has cast an unforgivable shadow over the nation’s international image. This incident, which has resulted in widespread international embarrassment, is a symptom of deeper systemic failures in governance, fiscal irresponsibility, and a disturbing disconnect between the government of President Ahmed Tinubu and the realities […]

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the 36 governors and the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike to “disclose details of any Chinese loans, liabilities, and other external borrowing obtained, and guaranteed by the Federal Government as well the terms and conditions for any such borrowing including the provisions on collateral.”   The group […]