The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has said that the judiciary remains central to sustaining the Rule of Law in a democratic society. The First Lady spoke at the opening ceremony of the International Association of Women Judges African Regional Conference in Abuja on Tuesday, 9 June, 2026. Senator Tinubu pointed out that the sector serves as the institution where justice and fairness are upheld and the rights of citizens protected. She emphasized that the presence of women on the Bench adds value to the judicial system. “The presence of women on the Bench adds value to the…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has assured that the pace of work on the 3.75-kilometre Okrika-Borikiri Road, with three bridges linking Okrika and Port Harcourt Local Government Areas of Rivers State, will increase following the payment of compensation to property owners in Borikiri. Speaking during an inspection of the bridge in Okrika, the NDDC Assistant Director, Utilities, Infrastructural Development and Waterways, UIDW, Engr. Martins Isichei, stated that the issue of compensation for property owners at the Borikiri end of the bridge had been settled. He noted: “The NDDC has paid compensation to property owners along the Borikiri alignment, and…
Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG) has been sharing its experiences as it pioneered gas distribution nearly 30 years ago, saying the expansion of pipeline natural gas infrastructure and the market‑making role of gas distributors have been critical in moving gas from a policy aspiration to a practical energy solution for Nigerian industries. “When SNG started in Agbara–Ota over 20 years ago, demand was nowhere near what it is today,” recalled Managing Director Ralph Gbobo at a panel session on “Building a Bankable Gas Distribution Ecosystem: Infrastructure, Capital and Market Demand” at the 2nd business forum of the Association of Local Distributors of Gas (ALDG)…
A Nigerian Army officer and at least six soldiers were reportedly killed on the evening of Monday, 8 June, 2026, after troops came under a deadly ambush by suspected terrorists during a patrol operation in the Rigachikun area of Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The attack occurred amid intensified military operations that have, in recent weeks, significantly degraded the operational capabilities of armed groups operating within the Kaduna-Zaria corridor and surrounding communities. PRNigeria gathered from security sources that the troops had earlier embarked on a routine operational patrol following a series of successful clearance missions that led to…
By Steve Aborisade Approximately 3.4 billion people live in countries that spend more on debt repayments than on health or education. In Africa, two in every three countries pay more in debt interest than they invest in the health of their citizens. The global debt system was not designed with the developing world in mind, and the cost of leaving it unreformed is one that the poorest populations continue to bear. There is a number that should stop every country and every international creditor in their tracks. Three trillion dollars. That is the approximate sum that poorer countries send back…
By Adekunle Owolabi, Esq It is doubtful whether politicians can learn from history, as over the centuries- they seem to have learnt nothing and forgot nothing like the French House of bourbons. The revelation last night by the police that Adelabu’s sister’s kidnap saga was a orchestrated by ex-Minister’s Personal Assistant, Ajiboye Sangogade should not by now be anymore shocking a news item. This is a sad throwback to the incident of the assassination of the wife of MKO Abiola, Alhaja Kudirat Abiola. Investigation revealed that her PA, Lateef ‘ ki ni second name e na’ Sofola or so, was…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Eti-Osa Branch, Mr. Olanrewaju Obadina has declared open the branch’s 2026 Law Week, urging lawyers to pursue profitability without compromising ethics, justice and human rights. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Obadina said the legal profession must strike a delicate balance between commercial viability and its traditional role as a guardian of justice, particularly in an era shaped by technology, artificial intelligence, globalization and evolving human rights concerns. The Law Week, which commenced on Monday, 8 June 2026, is themed: Law as Business, Law as Justice: Profitability, Ethics and Human…
By Akeem Busari The second edition of the prestigious ex-Internationals Cup, organised by the Hajji Gafar Liameed led Lagos Football Association, kicked off with lots of football dramas, excitements and goals rush across different centres in Lagos State. The epochal football tournament that has continued to provide former Nigeria international players the platform to turn coach-mentor, as they adopts community teams, has unwittingly become a most important live wire for grassroots football development. Expectedly, the Bet9ja sponsored tournament features 32 ex-International players including left-footed wizard Wasiu Ipaye, midfield dynamo Friday Ekpo, Waidi Akanni, goal poacher Victor Agali, Mba Agbai, Bode…
Police investigation into the abduction of Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul, sister of former Minister of Power, Chief Bayo Adelabu, and her 11year-old twin sons has cleared Oyo APC governorship hopeful, Senator Sharafadeen Alli, of any link to the crime. Instead, findings by the Force Intelligence Department–Intelligence Response Team, FID-IRT, point to suspects directly connected to Mr. Ajiboye Sangogade, Personal Assistant to Chief Adebayo Adelabu, according to police sources and exhibits recovered from crime scenes. The Nigeria Police Force rescued Mrs. Adegoke and her twins, Peter and Paul, on Saturday evening, 6 June, 2026, three days after they were kidnapped…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Monday, 8 June, 2026, swore in Mr Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe as the new Minister of Power and Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye as the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. The short event took place at the Presidential Villa in the presence of the ministers’ spouses and senior government officials.Following the resignations of the former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, and the Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, to further their political careers, the President nominated the two new ministers, who the Senate duly cleared on Wednesday, May 6, 2026. The new Minister of Power, Joseph…