BY ZAINAB SULEIMAN OKINO As it stands today, almost every Nigerian knows or has some information about how the payment of ransom and the release of victims are negotiated, ever since abduction became part of our daily lives. The process typically involves secrecy, anxious moments, uncertainties, non-involvement of law enforcement, and a discreet payment system dictated by the bandits or terrorists themselves. A glimpse into their modus operandi was the recent parade of over 170 abductees in the Woro community to contradict the government’s claim of about 50 victims and to demand ransom. However, mass abductions, which require an equally…
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On August 15th, the people of Osun State will head for the poll to elect a new Governor. The incumbent, Ademola Adeleke, formerly of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), will be on the ballot but this time, as the flag bearer of the Accord Party, believing that he deserves a second term for his impact on the lives of many during his first term. The main opposition party in the state, the All Progressive Congress (APC) being the party at the centre is also very determined to win back the state.Both parties are throwing everything into their campaigns in an…
Mutual Benefits Assurance Plc has allayed concerns arising from recent media reports referencing a sanction previously imposed by the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) over delays in the filing of certain audited and unaudited financial statements. The leading insurance company clarified that the matter relates to prior reporting periods and was fully resolved in accordance with NGX regulatory procedures at the time. It confirmed that all outstanding filings have since been regularised and that the company is fully compliant with NGX listing rules and reporting obligations. According to the company, following the occurrence of the referenced delays, it undertook a comprehensive…
By Ken Harries Esq There’s a trend in Nigeria where accusations are louder than the coin box, and everyone scrambles to the high ground of moral outrage. Yet, here comes Senator Godswill Akpabio, the President of the 10th Senate, going against the trend like a devoted monk who has decided that the usual script of lawsuits, vendettas, and endless bitterness won’t augur well. In our clime, these spectacles are enough to fill a library. This stands out like the script for one of the best sellers.A wild and unsubstantiated allegation of murder and organ harvesting levied on Akpabio, which occasioned…
By Lanre Ogundipe Sometimes symbolism demands responsibility. The new Inspector-General of Police bears the name Rilwan Olatunji Adio Disu. R.O.A.D. At a time when the Nigeria Police Force is burdened by structural tension, morale anxiety, and public distrust, the metaphor writes itself. Nigeria does not simply need continuity in policing. It needs a new road. But symbolism is useless unless converted into structure. If ROAD is to mean anything beyond coincidence, it must define reform architecture: R – Reprofessionalisation O – Organisational Equity A – Accountability D – Discipline with Dignity And the most urgent of these is Organisational Equity.…
As the August 8, 2026, Osun governorship election draws near, the reality on the ground – not the rhetoric – will decide our fate as a state and people. To begin with, it is plain to see that our local infrastructure has been left to rot. The crisis in our schools is just as dire. These aren’t isolated incidents; they are symptoms of a decay visible from one end of the state to the other. The public may not yet realize how deep this administration’s failures run, but the facts on the ground speak for themselves. As the 2026 race…
The policy think-tank of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), The Progressives Institute (TPI), has announced plans to conduct a three-year performance review of President Bola Tinubu, saying it is time to critically assess the gains of the administration’s multi-sectoral reforms. Speaking on Thursday during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between TPI and Jade & Jaydens Services Limited, which will support the upcoming three-day Midterm Sectoral Review of President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, TPI Director-General Dr. Lanre Adebayo lauded the president’s economic measures. He highlighted that the removal of the petrol subsidy and the floating of the Naira…
From left: Charge D’Affairs U.S Embassy in Nigeria, Keith Heffern, Commander AFRICOM, General Dagvin Anderson, President Bola Tinubu, Command Sergeant Major Garric M. Banfield, Command Senior Enlisted Leader, United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) and Senior Foreign Policy Adviser, AFRICOM, Amb. Peter Vrooman, when the AFRICOM delegation paid a visit to President Tinubu on Sunday, 8 February 2026, in Abuja. From left Director-General, National Intelligence Agency, Mohammed Mohammed, Director General, Department of State Services, Tosin Ajayi, Command Sergeant Major Garric M. Banfield, Command Senior Enlisted Leader, United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), Senior Foreign Policy Adviser, AFRICOM, Amb. Peter Vrooman, Charge D’Affairs…
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has appealed to the National Judicial Council (NJC) to appoint Shari’ah experts into Courts of Appeal to enable informed and balanced dispensation of justice. The appeal was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday, 4th February, 2026 by the Executive Director of the Islamic human rights group, Professor Ishaq Akintola. The statement reads: “For whereas the Nigerian Constitution provides for Shari’ah Courts of Appeal in Nigeria to be manned by those who are learned in Islamic Law, there has been no Shari’ah panel in the Court of Appeal for the past seven years. ”The same…
– Warn of national security, democratic, and economic risks if journalism continues to weaken Nigeria’s major media and journalism organisations have issued a joint call on the Federal Government and the National Assembly to urgently intervene to protect the Nigerian press from what they describe as the growing dominance of global digital platforms over the country’s information ecosystem. In a strongly worded statement released under the banner of the Nigerian Press Organisation (NPO), the groups warned that Nigeria risks surrendering control of its democratic conversation, national cohesion, and information sovereignty to unregulated foreign technology companies if decisive action is not…