Gunmen raids and kidnappings have left Kwara communities gripped by fear, with vigilantes battling heavily armed attackers as police investigations stall, DANIEL AYANTOYE writes Thirty-nine-year-old Shade Ajiboye sat on a plastic chair in the sitting room of her family home in Rore, in the Ifelodun Local Government Area of KwaraContinue Reading
The District Head of Ketare in Kankara Local Government, Kanwan Katsina III, Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara, mni, has continued to receive a deluge of goodwill messages as he marked his 68th birthday on September 1, 2025. Prominent among the well-wishers was the General Manager of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA)Continue Reading
R-L: Executive Director, Maritime Labour and Cabotage Services, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Jibril Abba; Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral M.G. Oamen; Director General, NIMASA, Dr Dayo Mobereola; Executive Director Operations, NIMASA, Engr. Fatai Adeyemi and Command Operations Officer, Western Naval Command, Commodore A.Continue Reading
A 37-year-old suspect has been arrested by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Kano State Command, who also recovered 8,000 bottles of Akuskura (a herbal mixture) suspected to contain dangerous drugs and 48 blocks of Cannabis sativa. The NDLEA Public Relations Officer, Sadiq Maigatari, confirmed the arrestContinue Reading
Distributions of federal projects are not skewed in favour of any of the six geo-political zones, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said. The President, who reaffirmed his commitment to serve all Nigerians equitably, also dismissed claims that his administration has disproportionately favoured the South in the distribution of federal projects.Continue Reading
Agriculture and Food Security Minister Abubakar Kyari and other stakeholders in the agricultural sector have hailed the temporary ban placed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the export of raw shea nuts. The six-month ban, recently announced by President Tinubu through Vice President Kashim Shettima, according to them, is aContinue Reading
Datti Baba-Ahmed believes Nasir El-Rufai’s allegations that the Federal Government is paying bandits should be taken seriously, suggesting a questioning of the former governor of Kaduna State. The Labour Party (LP) vice presidential candidate in the 2023 election spoke on Tuesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today. “IfContinue Reading
The Kanwan Katsina and District Head of Ketare, Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara, mni, was celebrated in a blaze of glowing tributes on September 1st, 2025, as dignitaries, institutions, and community groups hailed his enduring legacy of leadership, service, and development. Leading the cascade of felicitations, the General Manager of KatsinaContinue Reading
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has drawn a new line in the sand, holding a no-nonsense strategic management retreat to align its operations with the Presidential and Ministerial priorities for Nigeria’s maritime and blue economy sector. The retreat, which brought together departmental and unit heads, ended onContinue Reading
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has lately exported more fuel to foreign nations as Saudi Aramco and others in the Middle East Gulf close refineries for maintenance, Frontline reports. A senior officer at the Dangote refinery told our correspondent on Monday that the $20bn Lekki-based plant exported large volumes of PremiumContinue Reading