The International Press Institute (IPI), a global body committed to protecting press freedom and the free flow of information, has raised concern over the recent cases of media repression in the country. Mr Musikilu Mojeed, President, IPI Nigeria, raised the alarm at a dinner organised by the institute, to honour one of its members and a retired Director, Digital Media, Voice of Nigeria (VON) Hajia Hadiza Hussaina Sani in Abuja on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the dinner was organised to honour the media icon for her dedication and service, after clocking mandatory retirement age of…
Author: Soffiyyah Olamide
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake has described the verdict that sentenced Ansaru commander Mahmud Usman to 15 years in jail as a major victory in the war against illegal mining. On Thursday, 11 September, 2025, Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja gave the verdict and remanded the accused in prison to face 31 other charges. Commending the judiciary for supporting the efforts of the ministry to crush illegal mining, Alake said the verdict has finally established that bandits engage in illegal mining to fund their operations. “It is gratifying for me that the…
An Indian businessman Gupta Ravi Kumar and three Nigerian accomplices: Ogunlana Noah Olanrewaju, Olushola Idrees Kayode and Bakare Korede Muheeb have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in connection with the seizure of 2,248,000 pills of tramadol 200mg/225mg intercepted at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi in a statement on Sunday, said the tramadol shipment worth N3,990,000,000 in street value was imported from Delhi, India, disguised as multi-vitamins in 114 cartons and arrived the import shed of the Lagos airport on Ethiopian Airline flight last…
All 3,780 staff members of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) have embarked on capacity building aimed at top service delivery. According to a statement by the spokesman of the Commission, Dr. Kayode Adegoke, the training, which is across all departments and units of the Commission, in line with the directive of President Bola Tinubu, on staff capacity building across Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs). Adegoke said it is on record that since the inception of NIMC, staff training and capacity building have been at their lowest ebb. However, the arrival of Engr. (Dr.) Abisoye Coker-Odusote, as the DG/CEO of…
By Isa Danchadi Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal says he’s committed to unseating President Bola Tinubu in 2027. But in Sokoto, the very state that birthed his career, his record is riddled with broken promises, abandoned programs, and borrowed political structures. If you can’t hold your home-front, how do you claim the nation? When Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal declared that he was “committed to sending Tinubu out of office in 2027,” the statement rang bold. But boldness without a base is empty rhetoric. And in Sokoto—the very soil where his political career took root—Tambuwal is standing on shaky ground. A Man…
Tosin Ojo, wife of Super Eagles goalkeeper Olorunleke Ojo, has alleged that her husband and his mistress threatened her life and that of her children. Olorunleke, who plays for Al-Merrikh Sporting Club, a Sudanese professional team based in Omdurman, married Tosin on 11 November 2016 in Lokoja, Kogi State. The couple who met on Facebook have two sons. In a Facebook post on Monday, 8 September 2025, Tosin, a former Team Manager cum Secretary and Media Officer of Kogi Confluence Queens Football Club, claimed she had endured a great deal in her marriage to the 30-year-old goalkeeper. She further alleged…
After almost three decades together, Akon’s wife, Tomeka Thiam, has decided to call it quits. According to court filings, Tomeka said she married the singer back in September 1996 but is now pulling the plug on their marriage, citing irreconcilable differences. According TMZ, the couple share a 17-year-old child, and Tomeka is asking the court for joint legal custody while requesting physical custody. She is also seeking spousal support but at the same time asking the court to block Akon from receiving any spousal support himself. Over the years, Akon has remained vague about how many “wives” he’s had, but…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has secured a court order to detain the Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited, Sijibomi Ogundele, over alleged N5.7billion unexecuted contract. Ogundele is facing an investigation following his alleged failure to deliver 22 Smart Green School projects in Enugu State after his company was reportedly paid by the state government. He was accused of abandoning the project, failing to return to site, and ignoring repeated calls for accountability. Following his alleged failure to honour several invitations, the EFCC, on September 5, declared him wanted. However, before he surrendered himself to…
From Chuks Collins, Awka The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu broke down in tears when he saw the video from the latest mass killings at Ogidi, Idemili North Council of Anambra State. In a visible painful reaction, he said, “this is one killing too many! In a press statement issued by his Campaign Council and signed by the Director, Chido Obidiegwu, Prince Ukachukwu pointed out that “The people of Anambra State have risen up in unison to denounce our professor of mass killings and mass burial. “We are shocked to our marrows to acknowledge…
The Southern Summit of Former Legislators has formally adopted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term in office. The former legislators made the adoption in a communiqué issued at the end of the Southern Summit of former legislators, held on Saturday, 13 September, 2025, at the June 12 Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta, Ogun State. The former legislators acknowledged the various reforms of President Tinubu, which have, in the last two years, re-engineered the economy, strengthened the currency, and set the nation on the path of socio-economic recovery. They stressed the need for state governments to key into the reforms…