By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Eti-Osa Branch, has unveiled plans for its 2026 Law Week, with legal practitioners, policymakers, jurists, academics and business leaders set to examine the delicate balance between profitability, professional ethics and justice in a rapidly changing world. Announcing the programme at a press briefing, NBA Eti-Osa Chairman, Mr. Olanrewaju Obadina, said the event, themed “Law as Business, Law as Justice: Profitability, Ethics and Human Rights in a Changing World,” will provide a platform for critical conversations on the future of legal practice amid technological disruption, evolving business models and growing demands for…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
By Mobolaji Sanusi “In a sick country, every step to health is an insult to those who live on its illness.” — Bernard Malamud (1914-1986). Banditry is one of the most heinous crimes ravaging parts of contemporary Africa. In plagued countries, control over mining of natural resource treasures by corrupt and influential indigenes, in atrocious collaborations with foreign interests, have been identified as the bedrock of this criminality. In other instances, it is more of political control whilst also in some cases, it has ethno-religious colouration. In Nigeria, my country where bandits’ inhuman activities is causing serious upheavals, one is…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Bauchi State High Court has arraigned the former Accountant-General of the state, Dr. Sa’idu Abubakar, on a 16-count amended charge bordering on alleged fraud, forgery, criminal breach of trust and dishonest conversion involving an estimated N11.01 billion in state funds. Court documents filed in Charge No. BA/205C/2025 allege that Abubakar, while serving as Accountant-General between 2023 and 2024, secured multiple loan facilities from two banks using forged government documents and channelled the funds through purported motorcycle supply contracts that investigators say never existed. According to the prosecution, the loans valued at N3 billion, N4.65 billion and…
The stage was set, the lights dazzled and the future of African music took centre stage as the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) and the African Union Commission (AUC) unveiled seven emerging artistes tipped to become the continent’s next generation of superstars. During the AFRIMA Diamond Party and Prize Presentation held on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at Voyage Lagos, Nigeria, AFRIMA Awards, through its Talent Discovery and Promotion programme, formally launched Ellacentric, Black Astro, Yamayeh Vibez, Mayowa Afolabi, DELLFIRE, El Nayaan and Blinkz Baba into the African music space, declaring them the latest talents poised to take African music to…
A political economist, Ayodele Peters, has accused members of the Nigerian Senate of contributing to Nigeria’s worsening political and economic challenges, alleging that personal interests and greed played a major role in the emergence of the current leadership of the National Assembly. Our correspondent reports that Peters, spoke during a public affairs programme while reacting to the state of the nation, expressed concern over the growing insecurity, economic hardship, inflation, unemployment and declining public confidence in government institutions. According to him, the Senate under the leadership of Senate President Godswill Akpabio has failed to provide the legislative direction and oversight…
By Adebayo Adeoye By the time most entrepreneurs have found their footing, Jubril Adewale Tinubu CON, had already begun reshaping the contours of Africa’s energy landscape. Three decades on, the Group Chief Executive of Oando Group shows no signs of slowing down. There is a particular kind of leader who does not merely respond to circumstances but bends them to his will. Jubril Adewale Tinubu — fondly referred to in energy circles as the “King of African Oil” — is precisely that kind of leader. Methodical where others are reactive, visionary where others are cautious, and relentlessly forward-looking where others…
The first batch of 345 Ogun State pilgrims who travelled to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to perform the 2026 Hajj has returned safely to Nigeria after successfully completing the spiritual exercise in the holy cities of Mecca and Medina. The pilgrims, comprising 151 males and 194 females, arrived directly from Saudi Arabia at the Gateway International Airport, Ilisan-Iperu Remo, aboard a Flynas A330 aircraft, touching down at 8:41 p.m. on Thursday. The arrival marks a significant milestone for the airport, which received the pilgrims on a direct international flight from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia following the successful completion…
By: Dr James Bwala Citizens across the country may be falling into the trap – private armaments – heading towards new insecurity dimensions. That is what those fuelling the insecurity are expecting to happen, and Nigeria may be heading towards their prediction – to disintegrate. It did not happen in 2015 as expected, and the frustration grows even thicker. Insecurity in Nigeria has escalated to a perilous stage, according to certain reports in 2026, casting a long shadow over the nation’s quest for stability and development under the Tinubu and Kashim Shettima administration. The relentless surge in terrorism, banditry, kidnapping,…
Nigeria and China have intensified efforts to strengthen bilateral cooperation in key sectors of the economy, including electricity, infrastructure and industrial development, following high-level talks between the Director-General of the Nigeria-China Strategic Partnership (NCSP), Joseph Tegbe, and the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, H.E. Yu Dunhai. The strategic meeting, held in Abuja, focused on expanding collaboration under the Nigeria-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership framework and identifying practical areas of cooperation capable of accelerating Nigeria’s economic transformation and modernization agenda. During the discussions, Ambassador Yu congratulated Tegbe on his appointment and commended his contributions to advancing relations between both countries. He reaffirmed China’s…
The Federal Government has moved to strengthen its engagement with Nigeria’s creative industry as part of efforts to promote national security, public awareness, and social cohesion, with the Ministry of Interior describing filmmakers, actors and other creatives as critical partners in shaping public perception and supporting national development. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made this known on Friday, 5 June, 2026, while receiving the President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Emeka Rollas, and members of his delegation during a courtesy visit to his office in Abuja. The Minister said collaboration between government institutions and the creative sector would enhance…