By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Federal Government is set to establish six world-class medical simulation centres across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones to strengthen practical training for the country’s growing healthcare workforce. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this while receiving the report of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) Medical Simulation Committee, saying the centres were necessary to meet the training needs created by rising enrolment in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry and other allied health programmes. Alausa said nursing enrolment had risen from about 38,000 students three years ago to more than 120,000, while annual medical school admissions…
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By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has defended President Bola Tinubu’s opposition to the release of his unredacted records held by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), saying the existence of FBI files on the President does not amount to a criminal record. Omokri stated this on Monday, 31 August, 2026, in a post on X, amid an ongoing legal battle in the United States over a request by transparency activist, Aaron Greenspan, to obtain Tinubu’s records. He argued that the FBI keeps extensive records on individuals for purposes unrelated…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has called for greater unity among Africans and increased investment in education, empowerment and the well-being of people of African descent. Tinubu made the call in a message posted on the official X account of the Office of the First Lady, @statehouse_FL, on Monday, 31 August, 2026, to commemorate the International Day for People of African Descent. The 2026 observance, themed “People of African Descent: Recognition, Justice, and Development,” celebrates the heritage and contributions of people of African descent while highlighting the need to protect human rights and create…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has disclosed that years of preaching and working without rest once cost him his voice, an experience he cited to urge believers against overworking themselves. Adeboye shared the testimony in the 30 August 2026 edition of Open Heaven, RCCG’s official daily devotional, titled “Don’t Overwork Yourself 2.” He recalled that upon becoming General Overseer, he was so concerned about the church’s growth that he fasted, prayed and preached for years without taking any rest or holiday. He said he eventually discovered that he…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has declared that his endorsement of President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election remains intact, insisting he cannot go back on his word after pledging his support. Adeleke made the declaration in Osogbo on Sunday, 30 August, 2026 while receiving the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ajibola Basiru, and other prominent party members who paid him a courtesy visit at the Osun Government House. The Governor recalled that he had earlier promised to support Tinubu’s preferred candidates for the principal positions of the National Assembly and…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Lagos State Chapter, has unanimously adopted a new set of State Executive Council members, led by Comrade Ogunfowora Sunday Sewanu as President, following the reconciliation and merger of two previously rival factions within the union. The adoption took place at the union’s 12th Quadrennial State Delegates Conference (SDC), held on Friday, 28 August 2026, and brought together NULGE branch chairmen, delegates from Local Government Areas and Local Council Development Areas across Lagos State, alongside national and state labour leaders. The conference marked a significant milestone in the union’s…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, 26 August, 2026, facilitated the extradition of the duo of Mudashiru Afeez Olawale and Adebola Festus Adekunle to the United States of America, U.S., to face prosecution for allegedly sexually extorting two teenage boys in the U.S., resulting in their deaths. Olawale and Adekunle had been identified in separate investigations by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, in sextortion schemes targeting male minors, particularly those between the ages of 13 and 17, leading to the deaths of two minors. The schemes involved the use of…
The Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon Sheriff Oborevwori has flagged off the reconstruction of Benin-Sapele Expressway being undertaken by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in Delta State. Speaking during the flags-off of the reconstruction of the Benin-Sapele Expressway at Amukpe Roundabout, Governor Oborevwori stated that the NDDC had demonstrated considerable partnership with the governors of the nine Niger Delta states, noting that the Commission had executed projects that reflect the aspirations of the people of the Niger Delta region since the inception of the governing board. The Governor, who was represented by the state Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads)…
By Kayode Akinmade Government is ultimately judged not by the number of projects it announces or commissions, but by how effectively those projects improve the lives of the people. At its most fundamental level, governance must respond to the basic needs that sustain human life and dignity — food, shelter, healthcare, education and security. That was the significance of Senator Oluremi Tinubu’s visit to Ogun State on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. Far from being another ceremonial political engagement, the visit provided an opportunity to see, in tangible terms, how investments in basic needs are being translated into projects and interventions…
As part of efforts to woo voters to his side ahead of the 2027 presidential election, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has disclosed that said he will reopen Nigeria’s land borders if elected president, reports thegazellenewws.com. Thegazellenews.com recalled that Nigeria’s land borders were closed in August 2019 under the administration of then-President Muhammadu Buhari, citing the need to curb large-scale smuggling of rice, poultry products, petroleum and other goods, as well as weapons and drugs, and to encourage local agricultural production. In December 2020, Buhari ordered the reopening of four borders, including Seme Border in Lagos State, Illela Border in Sokoto…