Tunde Odesola (Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, April 3, 2026) With sand, twigs, silk, leaves and bark, the Arigisegi builds its house. If Àrígiṣégi had a father, his name would have been Àràmàndà. But Àrígiṣégi is not human; it is an insect. In the Yoruba worldview, the Àrígiṣégi is a queer insect. Àràmàndà, the supposed name of Àrígiṣégi’s father, means wonder. The queerness in the Àrígiṣégi and the wonder in his father explain why the Àrígiṣégi, unlike many other insects, is permanently indoorsy: it lives inside its house, it never ever leaves its house…until. Whenever the Àrígiṣégi feels like…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
In a bid to strengthen grassroots political structures, the Chairman of Imota Local Council Development Area, Hon. Benson Sunday Ayodele, joined key stakeholders at a high-level strategic meeting convened by the Lagos State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, alongside newly inaugurated state Executive Committee (EXCO) members. The meeting, held on Wednesday, 1 April, 2026, at the APC State Secretariat, Acme Road, Ogba, Ikeja, served as a critical platform for deliberations on party unity, grassroots mobilization, and strategies aimed at consolidating the APC’s political dominance across Lagos State ahead of future electoral cycles. Hon. Benson Sunday…
By Ismaila Uba Misilli The resolutions from the recent meeting of the Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) in Abuja, chaired by Gombe State Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON may well mark a turning point in the North’s response to its long-running security and development crises. For a region that has spent the better part of the last decade battling insurgency, banditry, kidnapping communal violence and economic disruption, the significance of this renewed collective resolve cannot be overstated. What stands out in the Forum’s latest deliberations is not just the acknowledgment that the security situation has shown measurable improvement since its…
By Segun Adewale in Bauchi The Vice President’s supporters’ group for Senator Kashim Shettima has congratulated newly elected leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at both state and national levels, urging them to work diligently to secure victory for the Tinubu/Shettima ticket in the 2027 general elections and other elective positions across all levels. The Chairman of the APC Youth Parliament, Mr. Kabiru Garba Kobi, while speaking with journalists in Bauchi on Thursday, 2 April, 2026, noted that party stakeholders made the right decision by electing capable individuals to lead the APC from wards up to national. He expressed…
Four years ago, Japan beat Germany 2-1at the World Cup in Qatar to stun the world. Before that game, Germany had never lost to Japan in their entire history. Japan have now done it twice, and the second time wasn’t even close. In September 2023, Germany hosted Japan in a friendly in Wolfsburg. Germany had everything to prove after Japan knocked them out of the 2022 World Cup. They got the same result. Japan won 4-1. Germany’s manager at the time called it a “catastrophe.” Last October, Japan beat Brazil 3-2. Their first win over Brazil ever. Then just last…
Title: Ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀ Ń Bàjẹ́…Page: 91Author: Adegunle, O. OlugbamilaPublisher: Genius Libra Consult ‘Ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀ ń bàjẹ́; a ló ń pọ́n’ is an agelong Yoruba adage that is often deployed in both social and political discourses. Literally, the proverb means: ‘The banana is spoiling/going bad; yet we are going about praising it as if it were ripening.’ The proverb, which is the title of this work, warns against misconstruing a rather negative situation as a positive or acceptable one. It cautions that a destructive decline is often mistakenly celebrated as progress. Most importantly however, this title brings to the fore the act of…
The First Lady of Nigeria Senator Oluremi Tinubu has launched the National Community Food Bank Programme targeting an initial 500,000 households across the nation in the first year. According to the First Lady, the program will go a long way in the hunger‑fighting drive by the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. “The Community Food Bank Programme was conceived by us as sustainable response to bringing healthy and nutritious food within the reach of vulnerable children under 6 years, strengthening community‑based nutrition systems, and restore hope where it is most needed. This initiative is in line with the Renewed Hope…
Space42, UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company, and Viasat, Inc., global leader in satellite communications, will discuss continued progress toward their planned direct-to-device (D2D) infrastructure and offer an early look at the priorities for Equatys, the companies’ forthcoming joint entity, during a co-hosted program at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week. The programme marks the first public showcase of Equatys’ technical direction and commercial vision, reflecting its ambition to accelerate global D2D adoption. This event brings together policymakers, regulators, and industry leaders to explore how competition, resilience, and sovereignty can be advanced simultaneously, along with enabling new business cases, turning space-enabled mobility…
The Lucky Aiyedatiwa led administration in Ondo State has reassured residents of robust and comprehensive security measures have been put in place across the state for Christians and the entire state to celebrate Easter in peace of mind. This was confirmed via a press statement signed by the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Idowu Ajanaku, on Thursday, 2 April, 2026. While extending warm felicitations to Christian faithful for witnessing another Easter celebration, the government emphasized that the safety of lives and property remains its topmost priority. It noted that extensive and coordinated security arrangements have been activated statewide to…
The families of late Charles Korie Simeon (CKS) Ibe of Umuokoro Umuariam Obowo and late Pa Peter Ohanele of Aguneze Ahiara Mbaise, both in Imo State, Nigeria have formally announced the passage unto glory of their wife, daughter, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and sister, Chief Mrs. Matilda Adaocha Ibe. A statement by Mr. Henry Ibe, first son of Chief (Mrs.) Ibe, said that the Matriarch of the family died on February 28, 2026 aged 94, after a brief illness. Chief (Mrs.) Ibe, a grassroots educationist par excellence, was renowned for her contributions to the education sector, especially primary education in…