A 12-year-old has narrated before a Magistrate Court in Akure, Ondo state, how her mother’s 35-year-old lover raped her severally. According to her, the defendant, Ademola Adepetu, lured her with promises of sponsoring her education, but ended up assaulting her sexually four times. She told the court that her father had abandoned her and her two younger siblings, aged 7 and 3, while their mother also traveled to Libya in search of greener pastures two years ago. “Before travelling, my mother rented a one-room apartment for us and left us in the care of her younger sister, who later absconded…
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By Richard Odusanya Values play a significant role when adopting learning approaches by individuals during their studies. Values are the baseline of the ethical compass and regulate people’s daily behavior. Values establish the ultimate goals one has to achieve and how to get them. Values guide every decision-making process. Values help someone define what is proper, correct, important, beautiful, worthwhile, or desirable. In essence, the “Results that Exposed our Values” can be interpreted in a few ways, all pointing to how our values are revealed through the outcomes of our actions and experiences. These outcomes can be in our academics,…
By Tony Obiechina Abuja The Minister of Defence Mohammed Badaru Abubakar has embarked on an operational visit to Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, where he engaged with troops stationed at Dukku Barracks. The purpose of the visit was to assess the progress of ongoing military operations in the region and to uplift the morale of the dedicated soldiers actively working to combat insecurity, particularly in the North West of Nigeria. During his address to the troops, Minister Badaru conveyed the deep appreciation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for their relentless efforts and achievements in promoting peace across the nation. He commended…
“I have done this for a long time but have never seen people feeling quite so positive about Nigeria,” said the Standard Chartered bank executive who moderated the Q&A session at Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington DC on April 23, 2025. The event was an Investor Forum addressed jointly by Wale Edun, Nigeria’s finance minister and the country’s Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Olayemi Cardoso, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria on the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings. Before the Q & A session, Cardoso had announced to the room full of bankers, investors, financial analysts…
By Andrew Abah With just six days remaining, excitement continues to build across Nigeria as Ogun State prepares to host the 22nd National Sports Festival, also known as the Gateway Games 2024. Scheduled to take place from May 16th to 31st, this year’s edition is more than a sporting competition—it is a national celebration of unity, culture, and development. The festival will feature 33 sports, drawing participation from all 36 states of the federation, the FCT, and invited junior athletes, with over 10,000 athletes expected to compete. It promises to be one of the largest gatherings of sports talent in…
…Reaffirm Commitment to Healthy Competition Towards National Prosperity As part of ongoing efforts to promote mutually beneficial partnerships and foster healthy competition, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) and Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals (DPRP) have pledged to deepen collaboration aimed at ensuring Nigeria’s energy security and advancing shared prosperity for Nigerians. This commitment was made during a courtesy visit by the President/Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Mr. Aliko Dangote, and his delegation to the Group CEO of NNPC Ltd., Mr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, and members of the company’s Senior Management Team at the NNPC Towers, on Thursday.…
The Ansar-ud-Deen Society of Nigeria has extended its heartfelt congratulations to the Catholic community in Nigeria and globally on the successful completion of the Papal Conclave and the election of His Holiness, Pope Leo XIV. In a statement signed by the National President, Ansar-ud-Deen Society of Nigeria, Prince Mosediq Adeniji Kazeem, SAN, FCArb, the society described the election of Robert Prevost, the first Pope from the Americas, as a truly historic moment, marking a significant chapter in the history of the Catholic Church. Kazeem said this historic moment signifies not only the continuity of apostolic leadership but also reaffirms the…
By Tony Obiechina Abuja The University of Ibadan Alumni Association (UIAA), Asaba Chapter, has hailed the appointment of Dr Ayibatonye Timi as the Executive Director (Corporate Services) of the South South Development Commission (SSDC). This is contained in a statement by Mr Jacob Kagho, Chairman of the chapter, and made available to the media in Abuja on Saturday. President Bola Tinubu, in a letter to the Senate on Thursday, sought confirmation of the appointees to the boards of the North-Central, South-West, and South-South Development Commissions. Timi was named among other distinguished individuals to spearhead the development of Nigeria’s geo-political regions.…
***As Ivory Coast pip Gambia 1-0 away By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau Nigeria’s opponent in the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Poland 2026 qualifiers, which started on Friday, will be known on May 18, 2025. This is even as Ivory Coast defeated host Gambia 1-0 in the first leg of the first round of the African qualifiers. Africa’s women’s football power-house Nigeria has been drawn in the second round of the competition billed for September 19 for the first leg and September 28, 2025, for the return leg matches as Africa began its journey to ‘Poland 2026’ yesterday. The…
By Funke Egbemode Do you still remember the story of my friend who said he loves women with big breasts? Each time a woman with full frontal endowment passed, he smacked his lips. He will not date a woman with less than 34DD specification. He can ‘manage’ if her southern region is not rich or even outright flat. As long as there is something full to cushion his stress after a long hard day. But his wife, yes, the Madam of the house, is almost flat-chested. Yet my friend is married, happily married. In fact, his wife is in charge…