Court jails ex-Lagos education director for N48m stealing
A Lagos State Special Offences and Domestic Violence Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced a 64-year-old former Lagos State education director, Olawale Solomon Feleti, to two years and five months’…
A Defining Moment For Nigeria: Why Staying The Course Matters
By Mohammed Idris As we enter a new year, the questions that fill our markets, our homes, and our places of work are clear and urgent. They are questions about…
What Are You Spreading In 2026?
By Ebuka Ukoh Every new year carries a promise. But some carry an instruction. Year 2026 arrives not as a whisper but as a charge. It asks a simple question.…
President And A Pardon Carried Too Far
By Jide Oyewusi Sir: The recent debt owed Nigeria by the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) which the President purportedly wrote off is something Nigerians…
Airport police arrest crypto fraudster over N1.25bn fraud
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, Airport Police Command, have arrested a 20-year-old suspected internet fraudster for allegedly defrauding foreign victims, mostly in the United States, of about N1.25bn and…
Lagos: Court jails man six months for marijuana trafficking
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday convicted and sentenced a 35-year-old man, Deji Adesanya, to six months’ imprisonment for unlawful dealing in cannabis sativa, popularly known as…
Taming Land Grabbers And Restoring Public Trust In Ogun
By Passover Adeshina Land, the foundation of shelter, business, and investment, has become one of Ogun State’s most contested assets, as cities like Abeokuta, Ifo, Ota, Obafemi Owode, Sagamu and…
12 arrested as commandos gunmen attack Rivers estate, shoot resident
At least 12 suspects have been arrested following an attack on an estate in Mbodo, Aluu, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State on Monday afternoon, during which a resident…
Aladeitan leads pro-democracy group to foster citizen-govt engagement
A socio-political group, Partners for Democratic Advancement, has restated its commitment to fostering citizen–government engagement. This was made known as the group announced the appointment of Prof. Lanre Aladeitan as…
INEC resumes nationwide voter registration
• Labour Party members protest exclusion of candidates from FCT council polls The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has resumed the nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise, signalling the start…