Author: Abimbola Ogunaike

By Olugbenga Oludare Ojo Professor Is-haq Olanrewaju Oloyede, OFR, is a distinguished academic, reformer, and public servant whose legacy in Nigeria’s educational landscape continues to shape minds and institutions alike. Born on October 10, 1954, in Abeokuta, Ogun State, his life has been a testament to diligence, transparency, and unwavering dedication to excellence. Educational Background and Career Path Professor Oloyede began his academic journey at the University of Ibadan, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Arabic. He proceeded to earn a Master’s degree and a Doctorate in Islamic Studies from the same institution. His deep scholarly grounding…

Independent Hajj Reporters (IHR), a faith based Civil Society Organization (CSO) in the Hajj and Umrah industry has commended the leadership of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Airlines involved in flight operations for pilgrims and service providers in both Saudi Arabia including the pilgrims themselves for a successful handling of operations concerning intending pilgrims to Hajj 2025 from Nigeria. The CSO said the commission has facilitated the airlift of over 21,075 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia with almost zero hitches. IHR in a statement Saturday, signed by its national coordinator Ibrahim Muhammed said ‘information at our disposal shows that…

Cameroon football governing body on Friday, 16 May, 2025 announced that Emmanuel Kunde, who was a mainstay of the 1990 side that became the first African team to reach the World Cup quarter-finals, has died at the age of 68. Kunde, also played at the 1982 World Cup in Spain, where Cameroon made their debut appearance, and was in the winning team when the Indomitable Lions won the Africa Cup of Nations in 1984 and 1988. He took the penalty that decided the 1988 Cup of Nations final against Nigeria in Casablanca and also scored from the spot in the…

Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa has called for a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approaches against human trafficking in the country. She made the declaration at a strategic meeting with the Director-General, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Hajia Binta Adamu Bello, at NiDCOM Headquarters in Abuja. Dabiri-Erewa noted that while progress has been made, more needs to be done. She stressed the traffickers should be named and shamed while enforcing stricter penalties as a deterrent to other criminal actors. She said NAPTIP cannot work alone and called for closer collaboration with NiDCOM, the…

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has called on corporate organizations operating in the state to collaborate with his administration in making life comfortable for the people. Abiodun, who made the call on Friday, 16 May, 2025, when he commissioned the Abeokuta branch of Premium Trust Bank at Oke-Ilewo, stated that their relevance would not only be defined in profit-making but in the impact they make through Social Corporate Responsibility (CSR). He said the bank had, in the past, played an active part in national development through the sponsorship of sports and youth development programs, including the last National Sports…

President Bola Tinubu on Friday, 16 May, 2025, said traditional institutions remain integral to the country’s development and called for more support in implementing policies that directly impact people’s livelihoods. The President spoke when he received the 46th Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Abdulhakeem Owoade I; his wife, Abiwumi; and a delegation of other traditional rulers from Oyo State at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. President Tinubu congratulated the Alaafin for his ascendancy to the historic throne, assuring the royal father of his prayers and support. “It is a great joy for me and a great honour. Your ascendancy to…

The Federal Government has denied the widespread claims that the Ministerial Press Briefing Sessions has been moved from Abuja to London. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris stated this on Friday, 16 May, 2025 at the eighth edition of the Ministerial Press Briefing held at the National Press Centre, Abuja “This is your answer to the insinuation that the press briefing session is relocating abroad. The platform provided by the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation is happening right here in Nigeria,” Idris said. The Minister took the opportunity to highlight recent economic progress, citing new data from…

The New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) has declared that Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, former Kano State Governor and 2023 presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, is no longer a member of the party. The National Chairman of NNPP), Dr. Agbo Gilbert Major, stated this while speaking during an interview on Trust TV’s Daily Politics According to Major, Kwankwaso’s exit from the NNPP became official in June 2023 and has since been backed by legal decisions from courts across Nigeria.“Let me make it clear that there are more serious issues to talk about than to talk about Kwankwaso as a person. I’m not here to…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday, 16 May, 2025 held an emergency closed-door meeting with security chiefs at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.Those at the meeting include the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa; Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede; Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla; and the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun. The emergency meeting is also taking place just before President Tinubu’s scheduled trip to Rome on Saturday. He is expected to attend the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV, following an invitation from the…

A bill to mandate the use of made- in- Nigeria vehicles by federal government agencies has passed second reading in the Nigerian Senate, reports thegazellenews.com. The move mandating Ministriesand Agencies (MDAs) to prioritise locally manufactured vehicles in their procurement processes, it was gathered, is part of measure aimed at boosting the country’s automotive industry The proposal of the bill titled the “Local Automotive Industry Patronage Bill 2025,” sponsored by Senator Ndubueze Patrick Chiwuba (Imo North) seeks to institutionalise government patronage of Nigerian-made automobiles as a key economic strategy. Presenting the bill during plenary on Wednesday, 14 May, 2025, Ndubueze lamented Nigeria’s persistent…