By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola At 76, Dr. Hamid Tadjoub earned a master’s degree in Systems Engineering on Thursday, 22 January, 2026 as the University of Lagos (UNILAG) graduated 16,506 students during its 56th convocation ceremony at the Akoka campus in Lagos. The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Folasade Ogunsola, announced the milestone in her convocation address, explaining that the ceremony marked the climax of a week-long programme that began with a Jumat service at the University Mosque on Friday,16 January,2026 . Earlier, the university hosted a convocation lecture delivered by the Founder of Slum2School Africa, Mr. Otto, titled “Maximising Nigeria’s Demographic Dividend through…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has observed with keen interest the renewed theatrics in opposition circles, particularly the much-advertised “coalition talks” being peddled as a grand strategy ahead of 2027. Beneath the noise and contrived optimism, however, lies a fragile contraption wobbling under the weight of personal ambitions, mutual distrust, and irreconcilable contradictions. What is being marketed as a coalition is, in reality, a congregation of serial presidential aspirants, each unwilling to subordinate ego to collective purpose. From the outset, this assemblage has lacked ideological glue, moral cohesion, or a shared vision for Nigeria-beyond a…
By Adebayo Adeoye Today, Thursday, January 22, Aisha Achimugu, Group Chief Executive Officer of Felak Group, will once again have cause to celebrate and count her blessings as she marks her 52nd birthday in grand style. Contrary to the thinking in some quarters, the elegant Achimugu shows no signs of slowing down. If anything, she appears more focused, more intentional, and more driven than ever, continuing to inspire with her passion, purpose, and unwavering commitment to excellence. Achimugu, a graduate of Accounting from the University of Jos, Plateau State, has remained remarkably restless. She just doesn’t find any appeal in…
Here is the true story of what happened in the Villa when Governor Seyi Makinde visited the President today. First, Governor Seyi Makinde demonstrated that he now lacked enough courage to face the President alone, he had to enlist the support of the Plateau State Governor. The President told him that if it was about official matters regarding Oyo State, he will listen to him. But if it had to with politics and any claim that it was Wike that angered him to go on TV to accuse him (President) of plotting to turn the country to a one party…
By Reno Omokri As global economic and political leaders meet in Davos, Switzerland, to take stock of the world economy and chart its course for the 2026 financial year, I see some elements trying to misrepresent Nigeria’s economic situation and paint a picture of doom, when in fact we have been experiencing a boom. It is so predictable that these individuals have refused to accept that under President Tinubu, Nigerian states and local governments are receiving their highest-ever allocations, both in Naira terms and in their dollar equivalents. All states are receiving double what they received under President Buhari, with…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Federal Government has announced that it is enhancing security collaboration with the United States as part of its efforts to protect lives, uphold religious freedom, and restore safety across Nigeria. This development followed a plenary session of the Nigeria–US Joint Working Group regarding Nigeria’s designation as a Country of Particular Concern, which took place on Thursday at the Office of the National Security Adviser in Abuja. After the meeting, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, briefed reporters, stating that the engagement underscores ongoing efforts to reinforce security partnerships and achieve tangible results.…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Executive Director of the Human Rights Monitoring Agenda (HURMA), Comrade Buna Olaitan Isiak, has petitioned the Lagos State Government over the alleged violent takeover of a family property belonging to the children of late Alhaji Lateef Alabi Ola in Ikotun, Lagos State, calling for urgent intervention to halt what he described as persistent human rights violations and illegal land occupation. Olaitan disclosed this in a petition dated Monday,19 January, 2026, addressed to Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu and received at the Governor’s Office in Alausa, Ikeja. According to the rights group, the petition seeks executive action…
By Segun Adewale, Bauchi The North East Stakeholders Forum for Sustainable Development (NESFSD) has commended the Managing Director of National Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (N-HYPHADEC), Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq Yelwa, for his several intervention to its catchment communities in Gombe and Taraba States in the region, particularly through its tailored approaches to addressing local needs. National Chairman of the NESFSD, Alhaji Murtala Sule Jalingo and the Secretary General of the Forum Comrade Danladi Bawa Gombe made the commendation while briefing Journalists on Thursday at Whitehill Hotel in Bauchi. According to them, it’s commendable the way the N-HYPPADEC, intensified efforts…
The Federal Government, in collaboration with humanitarian partners, has launched an urgent appeal for US$516 million to deliver life-saving assistance to 2.5 million people affected by conflict and deprivation in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe (BAY) States in 2026. The appeal is contained in Nigeria’s 2026 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP) and targets the most severe humanitarian cases in the conflict-affected north-east, where women and children account for nearly 80 per cent of those in critical need. The humanitarian crisis in the BAY states has been worsened by a prolonged 16-year insurgency, widespread displacement, limited access to essential services, climate-related…
By Dr. Muiz Banire SAN In the last few days, there has been a coordinated social media onslaught directed at my humble self and other senior legal practitioners currently representing NestOil Limited, Neconde Energy Limited and other defendants in the suit instituted by FBNQuest Merchant Bank Limited and First Trustees Limited hereinafter referred to as the Plaintiffs. The various chambers handling the defence have been singled out for ridicule and crucifixion, not because of any proven misconduct or procedural wrongdoing, but simply by reason of the professional profiles, records, and reputations of the counsel involved. Under ordinary circumstances, I would…