By: Dr. James Bwala At sixty, a person does not merely celebrate age; he celebrates a journey. He celebrates the people he has influenced—this includes yours sincerely. He celebrates the challenges he has faced in life and survived, the princiles he has defended, and the lives he has touched. Today, I celebrate you—not only as my brother, friend, leader, and boss, but also as a man whose life has demonstrated the meaning of loyalty, courage, resilience, and service to a great nation, Nigeria. September is our month of birth, and this reflection brought in thousands of memories, lessons, and gratefulness.…
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By Adetutu Audu Barely two weeks after the death of veteran Nollywood actor Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, the Yoruba film industry has suffered another loss with the death of actress Atinuke Remilekun Kareem following her battle with breast cancer. Kareem’s death was announced on Tuesday, 1 September, 2026, by the Ogun State chapter of the Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria through its Governor, Owolabi Ajasa. The actress had previously appealed publicly for financial assistance to enable her continue treatment for the disease. In a video released alongside the announcement, Kareem spoke about the financial…
By Michael Olugbode in Abuja The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has partnered with the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and the International Academy for Gender and Peace (IAGP) to strengthen security management across tertiary institutions in the country. The partnership was unveiled in Abuja on Tuesday, 1 September, 2026, as NSCDC Commandant General, Prof. Ahmed Audi, opened a four-day specialised workshop on Campus Security Management (CSM) for 600 Chief Security Officers (CSOs) drawn from tertiary institutions across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Audi said the initiative had become necessary amid growing security threats…
The West African Health Organisation (WAHO), the specialised health institution of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has entered a new leadership era with the assumption of office of Togolese public health expert, Professor Palokinam Pitché, as its Director-General. Professor Pitché formally took over the leadership of the regional health body on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, with a mandate to strengthen health cooperation and support efforts to improve the wellbeing of populations across the ECOWAS region. His emergence places a seasoned physician, public health specialist, academic and health-programme administrator at the helm of an institution responsible for promoting…
Written by Wale Joseph FIFA accepts mass resignations at NFF, as engagements continue on comprehensive reforms’ roadmap. World football-ruling body, FIFA, on Tuesday, 1 September, 2026, accepted the resignations of principal officers of the Nigeria Football Federation, and pledged to continue the engagement with the Government of Nigeria, the NFF administration and the Confederation of African Football on a new roadmap for comprehensive reforms of Nigeria football. At a meeting inside FIFA House in Zurich, Switzerland attended by FIFA, CAF, CAF advisors, NSC and NFF Administration, it was agreed to proceed with engagements and interactions to fine-tune a roadmap that…
By Adetutu Audu A tragic incident occurred in the early hours of Monday, 25 August, 2026, in Akiode Ibogun, Ogun State, resulting in the deaths of a shepherd and his wife. According to the source, at approximately 3am Evangelist Abidemi Odukoya, Shepherd-in-Charge of the Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) Iri Orun Parish, was allegedly involved in a violent altercation with his wife, Adenike Odukoya. The source said Mrs. Odukoya sustained severe head injuries during the dispute and lost consciousness. Upon realizing his wife was unresponsive, the evangelist reportedly left the scene. The couple’s son raised the alarm with neighbors, and…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, on Thursday, will deliver the 7th yearly lecture of Freedom Online newspaper. Theme of the event, which holds in Ikeja, Lagos, is “2027 Elections, Economy, Security and Nigeria’s Future”. Former Information Minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, is the Chairman of the event while former Governor of Ogun State, who is currently representing Ogun East District in the Senate, Senator Gbenga Daniel, is the Special Guest of Honour. According to a statement by the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper, Gabriel Akinadewo, other eminent Nigerians will grace the epoch-making event. President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors…
By Oluwole Solanke PhD, FCIB There are virtues that are easy to preach but difficult to practise. Humility is one of them. Everybody admires a humble person, until humility requires them to surrender their ego. We celebrate humility when we see it in others, but we often struggle to practise it ourselves. We want leaders who listen, but we want our own opinions to prevail. We want people in authority to respect us, but we sometimes treat those beneath us with contempt. We praise modesty while secretly craving recognition. That is why humility is a costly virtue. It costs the…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered a major international drug trafficking operation spanning Africa, Europe and Asia, intercepting illicit consignments worth more than N6.2 billion in Lagos while arresting a suspected cross-border kingpin and several other traffickers. The seizures expose the increasingly sophisticated methods being deployed by drug syndicates to move narcotics into Nigeria, including the concealment of 47,200 tablets of captagon, notoriously known as the “Jihadi drug,” inside ordinary blocks of bathing soap imported from Ghana. The captagon haul, valued at more than N1.5 billion, was intercepted at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, after…
Professor Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo, founder of the Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo Foundation and Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria (MAAUN), Kano, has donated ₦10 million to support the 2026 PRNigeria Young Communication Fellowship (PYCF). The philanthropist had earlier offered a property in Lugbe, Abuja, for use as the PRNigeria Academy and Studio, further strengthening his support for youth development, journalism and professional communication training. Image Merchants Promotion Limited (IMPR), publishers of PRNigeria and Economic Confidential and organisers of the fellowship and National Spokespersons Awards, disclosed the interventions in an appreciation letter to Gwarzo dated, Saturday, 29 August, 2026. The Managing Director…