By Oluwole Solanke PhD, FCIB Why Respect Remains One of Life’s Greatest Forms of Wealth There are many things people spend their lives pursuing, money, position, recognition, influence, comfort, success and material possessions. Yet, when all is said and done, one of the greatest treasures a person can possess is something that money cannot purchase and power cannot command: respect. Respect is invisible, but its impact is visible. It cannot be deposited in a bank, yet it can enrich relationships. It cannot be worn as clothing, yet it can give a person dignity. It cannot be demanded successfully, yet it…
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By Lanre Adewole The headline of this column isn’t original to me. I had titled the piece “Osun and what belongs to Caesar” before a beloved uncle currently holidaying in Atlanta captioned the now-viral video of the Thursday encounter between President Bola Tinubu and re-elected Osun governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke with the phrase and I couldn’t resist borrowing his thought. When I forwarded the video to him Friday morning while penning this, it didn’t quickly dawn on me it would still be pre-dawn over there. But somehow he responded with the caption straightaway, before adding it was still dark over…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered a new maritime route being exploited by international drug syndicates to smuggle synthetic cannabis into Nigeria, following the seizure of 1.49 tonnes of “Loud” worth more than N4.4 billion at the Apapa and Lekki ports in Lagos. The consignments, shipped from Thailand, mark the agency’s first recorded seizure of illicit drugs trafficked into Nigeria from the Southeast Asian country through the maritime corridor, raising fresh concerns over the emergence of Nigeria as a destination and transit point for international drug trafficking networks. The breakthrough was part of a nationwide series of…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Director-General of the National Television Authority (NTA) and the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) for another three-year term. President Tinubu first appointed Abdulhamid Salihu Dembos of the NTA and Ali Mohammed Ali of the NAN on Friday, 20 October, 2023. Their second term will begin on Tuesday, 20 October 2026. Salihu Dembos, from Yola, Adamawa State, is a former National President of the Radio, Television, Theatre and Art Workers Union (RATTAWU). He previously served as the executive director of marketing at the NTA after his retirement in 2017. He joined the…
Jihadists on Friday, 21 August, 2026 killed several people and kidnapped others in an attack during Friday prayers in Niger state, survivors and a local lawmaker told AFP Saturday, 232 August, 2026, though some managed to escape during a clash with rival militants. “Soon after finishing the normal Friday prayer, the armed group of Lakuwara, in their hundreds, wielding guns, knives and machetes, began to attack us,” said Jibril Ahmad, who survived the attack on Dikera village, in the Borgu local government area. “They slaughtered some of our people, saying we are not practising the true teachings of Islam,” Ahmad…
Between the night of 21 and the early hours of 22 August 2026, over 20 terrorists in different locations in the Munguno and Biu local government areas of Borno State have been eliminated by the troops of the Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), reports thegazellenews.com. .The headquarters of Operation HADIN KAI, confirmed the development through a statement on Saturday, 22 August, 2026 by the Acting Military Information Officer, Captain Mohammed Goni. Goni, who said that the operations were conducted by its air platforms through intelligence-led precision strikes against terrorist concentrations in different locations across Borno State, added…
CIC News on Sunday, 23 August, 2026 reported that Canada admitted 182,100 new permanent residents in the first half of 2026, reaching 40.8 per cent of its effective annual target of 446,000, according to data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). The figure, according to the news medium, covers admissions under Canada’s regular immigration programme as well as two one-time initiatives for protected persons and certain workers already living in the country. Under Canada’s regular permanent residence target of 380,000 for 2026, IRCC admitted 155,800 new permanent residents between January 1 and June 30. The figure was 34,200 below…
Nutrition experts have warned Nigerians to stop having vegetables sliced in open markets without first washing them, Citing unhygienic conditions and the risk of contamination. Apart from increasing the risk of food poisoning, the nutritionists warned that slicing vegetables in open markets before washing them could lead to the loss of vital nutrients and introduce harmful microorganisms into the body due to poor hygiene. The food safety experts explained that vegetables should be washed under running water before being cut and handled with the utmost care, from the point of harvest to the consumer’s plate. It is common to see…
Iran on Sunday, 23 August, 2026 executed Majid Adineh accused of carrying a chainsaw during January anti-government protests who was charged with acting as an agent of Israel and the United States. The judiciary said Adineh had been convicted of “operational action in favour of hostile groups” in nationwide rallies that broke out late last year. He is one of a string of people put to death over the protests, which were sparked by economic hardships in Iran. Adineh was accused of “deliberate arson, gathering and collusion with the intention of committing crimes against the country’s internal security”, the judiciary’s…
Months after she was taken into police custody over a false rape allegation, famous Nigerian TikToker, Nsikak Abigail, popularly addressed as Mirabel, on Saturday, 22 August, 2026 announced her return to social media after leaving a rehabilitation home. Marking her first known public updates in months, Mirabel, a series of posts on TikTok on Saturday, 22 August, 2026 announced her return . In one of the posts, she wrote, “I survived, so I’m awaiting your hate comments, ” and another post, she shared a video with the caption, “Out of therapy but not healed.” “Made peace with my mental health…