The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has reassured that with the continued efforts by the Federal Government and its various security agencies and collaboration from other nations, the challenge of insecurity would be surmounted. She stated this on Saturday, 30 May, 2026, during her first official state visit to Ekiti state during a meeting with the Ekiti State Traditional Ruler’s Council at the Government House, Ado Ekiti. Senator Oluremi Tinubu said that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is working tirelessly to ensure that issues of insecurity is curbed. She said the issues of insecurity is highly disheartening. ”The US…
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated the Executive Director, Stakeholder Management, Communication and CSR, Airtel, Nigeria, Prince Femi Adeniran on his 50th birthday on June 1, 2026, recognising his distinguished contributions to public service, private sector leadership, investment promotion and national development. The President joined family, friends, colleagues and associates in celebrating Prince Adeniran, a respected corporate executive, public policy advocate and investment promotion expert whose career has been marked by professionalism, courage, adaptability and an abiding commitment to Nigeria’s progress. President Tinubu commended Prince Adeniran’s patriotism and sense of duty, particularly his willingness, at different points in his career,…
By Femi Aremu The emergence of Senator Sarafadeen Alli as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 election in Oyo State has understandably generated mixed reactions among party faithful. While his supporters are celebrating what they consider a well-deserved victory, some members who backed other aspirants are still struggling to come to terms with the outcome. Such emotions are natural in a democratic contest. However, now that the primary has been concluded and a winner has emerged, as announced by the State Chairman of the party shortly after a visit to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
By Jeff Godwin Doki Ph.D At an international Conference in Abuja on “Language in Education” last year November, Nigeria’s Education Minister, Dr. Tunji Alausa, announced the scrapping of indigenous languages in Nigeria’s school curriculum. The reason he trumped off for his decision was poor performance in examinations like WAEC, NECO and JAMB. To many analysts, that decision was anything but revisionist and unconstitutional and was also perceived as another form of intellectual colonialism, if not educational imperialism. Or better still, the best metaphor for the Minister’s decision is a ‘cultural bomb,’ a term popularized by Ngugi wa Thiong’O, the late…
A member of the House of Representatives for Oriade-Obokun Federal Constituency, Wole Oke, has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State would have been dead but for former Governor Gboyega Oyetola who is currently the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, reports thegazellenews.com However, two rival camps belonging to APC National Secretary, Ajibola Basiru and its former Scribe and ex-Deputy Governor Iyiola Omisore are not happy with Oke’s claim. The National Legislator, who is also the Director-General of the APC 2026 Governorship Campaign, had in his official Facebook page said the APC has survived in Osun State because…
A civic organisation, Democracy Watch Frontiers (DWF), has condemned what it described as opposition-sponsored protests aimed at undermining the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying such actions amount to a cynical exploitation of the suffering of victims of insecurity. In a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday, 31 May, 2026, the group’s Publicity Secretary, Danjuma Ahmed, warned Nigerians against attempts to manipulate public opinion ahead of the 2027 general elections through misinformation and emotionally charged narratives. According to the organisation, certain political actors are deliberately seeking to discredit the government by exploiting security challenges and other national concerns for…
Suspected armed bandits have abducted a former Director of Defence Information (DDI), Major General Rabe Abubakar (rtd), and his wife in Katsina State, in what security sources described as a daring attack along a major route in the state. PRNigeria gathered that the retired senior military officer and his wife were travelling through Matazu Local Government Area on Saturday morning when their vehicle was ambushed by heavily armed gunmen. A security source familiar with the incident disclosed that the attackers intercepted the couple’s vehicle and whisked them away to an unknown destination. According to the source, the driver of the…
By Segun Adewale in Gombe Gombe State Governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to sustaining peace, unity and development of Gombe State, assuring citizens that the remarkable progress recorded over the past seven years will be safeguarded and consolidated for the benefit of present and future generations. The Governor gave the assurance Friday while receiving the Emir of Gombe, His Royal Highness Alhaji (Dr.) Abubakar Shehu Abubakar III, CFR, alongside members of the Gombe Emirate Council who paid him the traditional Sallah homage at the Government House, Gombe. Welcoming the monarch, Governor Inuwa Yahaya expressed appreciation…
By Ismaila Uba Misilli Today marks the seventh anniversary of the administration of Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, as Governor of Gombe State: seven years of leadership that have steadily reshaped the political, economic and developmental ecosystem of the state. Anniversaries such as this offer an opportunity for reflection, assessment and honest evaluation. In the case of Governor Inuwa Yahaya, the past seven years tell a compelling story of vision, discipline, reforms and transformational governance. When he assumed office in 2019, Gombe State faced enormous challenges. Public infrastructure had deteriorated, internally generated revenue was weak, institutions were fragile, while critical…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) has arrested a mother and her daughter for allegedly defrauding a Malta-based victim of more than ₦18 million in a romance scam, while security operatives have launched a manhunt for the alleged mastermind who remains at large. The arrests were confirmed on Wednesday,27May, 2026, by the NPF-NCCC following a forensic investigation that uncovered a cross-border cyber fraud syndicate operating from Lagos. Investigators said funds transferred by the victim from Malta were routed through multiple Nigerian bank accounts before ending up in an Ecobank account belonging to one of…