ActionAid Nigeria has raised the alarm over the worsening conditions confronting millions of Nigerians, warning that rising poverty, insecurity, debt servicing, food inflation and climate-related disasters are placing the country’s poorest and most vulnerable citizens under unprecedented pressure. The organisation’s General Assembly and Board of Directors issued the warning in Abuja at the weekend after its Annual General Meeting, where they reviewed the state of the nation and expressed grave concern over developments they said continued to erode the welfare and security of ordinary Nigerians. The group welcomed recent government initiatives, including the renewed legislative push for state police, the…
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The Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council, Comrade Grace Ike, has been honoured with the “Beacon of Education Award” by Beautiful Beginning Academy for her outstanding commitment to educational excellence, youth development and inclusive education. Ike received the award on Friday, 17 July, 2026, at Nile University, Abuja, during the 2026 graduation ceremony of the Academy, following the school’s recognition of her role in helping its pupils emerge as winners of a national media quiz competition. The award presentation was one of the emotional high points of the ceremony, which was attended by parents, teachers, graduates…
The Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council, Comrade Grace Ike, has challenged graduating students of Beautiful Beginning Academy (BBA) to become solution providers, build bridges rather than walls and choose character, integrity and service over certificates and material success. Ike gave the charge at the weekend while delivering the keynote address as Guest Speaker at the 2026 graduation ceremony of Beautiful Beginning Academy, held at Nile University, Abuja. Addressing the graduands, the NUJ chairman said the ceremony should not be viewed as an end, but as the beginning of a new journey filled with purpose, responsibility…
By Tunde Odesola (Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, July 17, 2026) Many miles apart, two babies were born to different couples in the twilight and dawn of the 18th and 19th centuries. Eleven years was the age difference between them. On the eighth day after his birth, in the year 1892, the older baby was named Oyinlola Oyewole, just as the younger baby was named Adisa Adeleye Adenle, eight days after his first cry, in 1903. The blood flowing through their tiny veins bore none of the haemoglobins of common birth. It carried the quiet authority of crowns yet…
The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), has once again proven its clinical excellence by successfully managing and delivering an incredibly rare, life-threatening abdominal pregnancy. An abdominal pregnancy is a rare, life-threatening form of ectopic pregnancy where a fertilized egg implants within the peritoneal cavity, outside the uterus and fallopian tubes. This milestone achievement marks the birth of a miracle baby boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Bolarinde, a couple who had waited eight long years for this moment. Both the mother and her newborn are in perfect, radiant health following the watchful care of LUTH’s medical team. The family’s journey…
The Oniru of Iru Kingdom, Oba Abdulwasiu Omogbolahan Lawal, Abisogun II, has called for a strategic partnership between the traditional institutions and Local Governments in order to preserve Nigeria’s rich cultural heritage. The monarch spoke at a virtual leadership series organized by the Lagos State Office of Local Government Establishments and Training with the theme, “Preserving Cultural Heritage While Driving Modern Governance: The Strategic Role of Traditional Rulers and Local Governments in Sustainable Community Development.” Oba Lawal also advanced inclusive growth, effective governance and sustainable community development. Drawing on the historical evolution of Lagos State, the complementary roles of traditional…
By Sulaiman Aledeh One of the privileges of journalism is that it teaches you to pay attention—not just to what people say, but to what they suddenly stop talking about. It teaches you that sometimes the biggest story is the one carefully buried beneath another. As Nigeria inches towards another general election in 2027, I have noticed something rather familiar. We are once again sharpening our tribal identities. Once again, politicians are dusting off the old playbook: divide the people, inflame old suspicions, manufacture fresh grievances, and hope that ethnicity succeeds where performance has failed. We have seen this movie…
The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), has awarded its annual research grant to three outstanding resident doctors, to aid their career and academic growth. In a statement on Friday, 17 July, 2026, in Lagos, the hospital said the grant scheme, now in its second year, invites resident doctors to submit research proposals, which were rigorously screened by the LUTH Research Committee. Three successful recipients who were awarded the grants were: Dr Anita Idise from the Department of Paediatrics, Dr Ikwenu Evewero, Department of Medicine and Dr Naiyeju Joseph, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Speaking at the presentation ceremony, the Chairman…
By Seyi Bakare From intelligence-led policing and inter-state collaboration to sustained investment in security infrastructure, Operation Kosaye is emerging as more than a police operation. It is becoming the cornerstone of Governor Dapo Abiodun’s evolving security doctrine and a potential template for tackling cross-border crime in Nigeria. For years, the forests straddling the Lagos-Ogun border were synonymous with danger. Motorists dreaded the Sagamu-Ijebu Ode corridor after dusk. Farmers ventured into the bush with trepidation, while residents of boundary communities lived with the constant fear that kidnappers, armed robbers and other violent criminals could strike at will before disappearing into the…
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Dr. Kayode Opeifa, has reaffirmed the Corporation’s commitment to strengthening collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies to protect railway assets, describing the nation’s railway infrastructure as critical national assets that must be safeguarded against vandalism. Dr. Opeifa made this known on Friday, 17 July, 2026, during a courtesy visit to the Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command, CP Olugbenga Ayodeji Abimbola, at the Command Headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan. The NRC Managing Director, who was accompanied by the Commissioner of Police, Nigeria Railway Police Command, CP Lasisi Titilola, said…