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…. records historic first with the enrollment of the Nigeria Police force into ECS The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) have enrolled over 7.6 million employees into the Employees Compensation Scheme (ECS) so far. In the same vein, the Fund has recorded a historic first with the enrollment of the Nigeria Police Force into […]

By George Coben, Bauchi The group, concerned youths and women of Toro, under the umbrella of concerned youth organisation and grassroots politics, Toro LGA, of Bauchi State, made the call on friday through its spokesperson, Sufiyanu Muhammad Tama, in a press briefing at NUJ secretariat, Bauchi. Muhammad Tama lamented that though Toro LGA has remained […]

The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has called on journalists to uphold professionalism, ethical standards, and responsible information management as Nigeria prepares for the 2027 general elections. National Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of the commission, Vincent Olatunji, made the call in a goodwill message delivered during the 2026 Press Week of the Nigeria Union […]

  _Comrade Kunle Sodipo FICSSM, MNIMN, ANIPR_ The increasing rate of kidnappings across Yorubaland is not random. It is not “insecurity” in the abstract. It is a message. In Yoruba, we call it _Aroko_ — a symbolic, non-verbal communication sent when words are too dangerous or too direct. The messenger doesn’t speak. The act itself […]

Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji just rounded off his statewide tour across the 16 LGAs in Ekiti State, and at every stop the number came up again: 500,000 votes. Not as a slogan for the crowd, but as a target he kept breaking down ward by ward, unit by unit. So where will those 500,000 votes […]

  Yeye Afolashade Shona-Aluko, also known as the Yeye Bobajiro Oodua, a prominent educationist, entrepreneur and philanthropist with over fifty years of experience in Nigeria, formally launched the Association of Female Skilled Artisans Initiative Canada (AOFSAIC) at the Salvation Army Shelter in Brampton, Ontario, on May 16th, amidst community leaders and supporters like Chief Habeeb […]

By Demola Akinyemi Former Minister and APC chieftain from Lagos State, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, has been named the new chairman of the Kwara APC Governorship Primary Election Committee. Obanikoro spoke with journalists in Ilorin Thursday evening after he held a meeting with the aspirants. The discussion with the aspirants at the APC Secretariat focused on […]

By Kingsley Omonobi The Force headquarters said it has taken cognisance of a viral video circulating on social media involving ASP Newton Isokpehi, in which the officer was seen making threatening remarks against members of the public filming police activities. It said the officer involved has since been identified and summoned to the Anambra State […]

US President Donald Trump said Thursday he would try to make it to his eldest son’s wedding but that it was “bad timing” because of the Iran war. Donald Trump Jr, 48, is set to tie the knot for the second time this weekend, marrying Bettina Anderson in the Bahamas, US media reported. But at the […]

  When President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing alongside America’s most powerful business executives, the world was reminded that economic interdependence remains one of the most powerful forces in international relations. Beneath the trade and investment agenda, however, ran a question China has never left unanswered, the One-China Principle, and Beijing’s absolute, unwavering commitment to […]

  …Deputy Gov. donates boats, lifejackets to schools       It was a carnival like in Badagry on Tuesday, where a mammoth crowd gathered to witness the endorsement of Lagos State Deputy Governor and the All Progressives Congress (APC) leading gubernatorial aspirant, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, as the next Governor of Lagos State.   […]

  •Governor commissions Kasi Hyperscale Data Center in Lekki       The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday said Lagos has established itself as the beating heart of Africa’s digital economy over the past decade.   He said Lagos is open for infrastructure investment and therefore urged international partners and institutional […]