By Umar Usman Duguri President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced the renaming of the Federal University of Sciences, Azare, in honour of the late eminent Islamic scholar, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, in recognition of his enduring contributions to Islamic learning and moral leadership. The announcement was made during the President’s condolence visit on Saturday, 20 December, 2025, where he commiserated with the family of the late Sheikh and offered special prayers for the repose of his soul. President Tinubu arrived at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport, Bauchi, and was warmly received by the Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed,…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday, 20 December, 2025, commissioned three newly constructed mega schools and a fleet of 620 fully electric vehicles and tricycles delivered by the Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum. During the commissioning ceremony, which was performed separately, President Tinubu commended Governor Zulum for his transformative leadership. The President said: “I congratulate the Governor and the people of Borno State for this transformation. Government is all about people, and Professor Zulum is doing a very good job of caring for people.” The President highlighted the projects as tangible evidence of effective governance and a…
By Oluwole Solanke, PhD, FCIB Time is the most democratic gift ever given to humanity. Kings and servants, the rich and the poor, the strong and the weak—each person receives the same 24 hours every day. Yet, the difference between success and stagnation, fulfillment and frustration, often lies in one thing: how we use the time we are given. In life, time is not just money—time is life itself. Every second that passes is a piece of our existence slipping quietly away. Those who understand this truth rise above mediocrity; those who waste it wonder why life seems to run…
A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the attachment of a staggering ₦28.8 billion from Access Bank’s accounts with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to satisfy a judgment debt. The court’s ruling is in relation to a case filed in 2005 between Access Bank Plc and Igala Construction Company Ltd, Mr. C.A. Khouzam, and Reverend (Mrs) Mary Akinlaja. According to court documents, Access Bank had initially filed a claim against the defendants, who in turn filed a defense and counter-claim. The case was later prosecuted to conclusion, with the presiding judge of the Lagos High Court granting the…
A fierce undertow runs beneath the sensational rumours of Adaobi Alagwu’s reconciliation with her estranged lover, Tunde Ayeni: it is that Ms. Alagwu and her mother, Adaora Amam, are regarded as gold diggers who have turned Ayeni into their meal ticket. While Ayeni is far from blameless, the picture painted by close observers shows a calculated, deeply dependent relationship extended over years, not out of love, but out of financial survival and strategic leverage. Sources close to the matter claim that Adaobi receives a monthly allowance from Ayeni ranging between N500,000 and N1 million, enough to underwrite much of her…
It is an open secret that disgraced baby mama and embattled mistress to Tunde Ayeni, Adaobi Alagwu, represents a generation brimming with opportunity yet prone to mistaking access for achievement and sponsorship for a life plan. She is what critics describe as the outcome of youth mistaking beauty for currency and believing time will always show indulgence. Nowhere is this lesson clearer than when her story is compared with another national marital drama: the recent spotlight on the Ned Nwoko–Regina Daniels household. When photographs surfaced of Ned, 65, and his mother visiting his children at their boarding school without Regina…
When influential businessman Tunde Arinze signed the startling affidavit denying any marital bond with Adaora Alamu, it marked the unmasking of a double life he had managed for years. Publicly, he was the devoted husband and respected professional. Privately, he navigated a secret relationship that, once exposed, unfurled into a drama that astonished even those familiar with the power games of elite society. The affidavit forced into daylight the contrast between the admired statesman and the man privately unraveling as he tried to juggle conflicting loyalties. Rather than retreat to rebuild her dignity, Adaora channeled her fury not at Tunde…
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Dr Kayode Opeifa, has thrown his weight behind local engineers, calling on the Federal Government to accord them more recognition and support for their passion, industry and resilience. Dr Opeifa spoke while receiving the leadership of the Nigeria Society of Engineers, led by Engr. (Mrs) Margaret Aina Oguntala, FNSE, who was in his office, Wednesday, 26 November, 2025, on a courtesy visit. According to him, if the Federal Government could invest more on our local engineers, the country would save the billions of dollars. Citing the example of the NRC, Dr…
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has convicted and sentenced a 400-level Petrochemical Engineering student of the University of Port Harcourt, Damian Okoligwe, to death by hanging for the murder of his girlfriend, Justina Otuene, a 300-level Biochemistry student at the same institution. Okoligwe, now 26, was found guilty of killing Justina in October 2023 at his residence. Delivering judgment on Friday, 28 November, 2025, Justice Chiwen Nsirim Nwosu held that the prosecution, led by Charles Obediah-Mbaba, proved its case beyond reasonable doubt and established that Okoligwe committed the crime. The court further ruled that Justina’s death…
Vice President Kashim Shettima is billed to lead a distinguished array of dignitaries to this year’s International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting (AGM), underscoring the significance of the organisation’s flagship event. The 2025 Annual Conference and AGM will be held on Tuesday, 2 December, and Wednesday, 3 December, 2025, at the NICON Luxury Hotel, Central Business District, Abuja. Among the high-profile guests expected are: the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris; Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Ajayi; Professor of Mass Communication and Registrar of Baze University, Abiodun Adeniyi;…