Day: May 18, 2025

Foursquare Gospel Church Sermon Highlights Family Values in Nigeria

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By Afolabi Olajuwon     On Sunday, May 18, 2025, the Foursquare Gospel Church at the Wuse District Headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria, hosted a vibrant celebration of family, emphasizing the critical role of communication in fostering strong family bonds. This event was part of a broader month-long initiative across Nigeria, focusing on family unity and spiritual growth within Foursquare Gospel Churches.   Worship and Praise Session The celebration began with a dynamic praise and worship session led by the Adison family. Their soulful harmonies created an atmosphere of unity and…

Capital City University Kano gets full NUC accreditation for Seven Programmes

Lukman Laleye Babalola

Capital City University, Kano, has recorded a significant academic milestone as the National Universities Commission (NUC) granted Full Accreditation to seven of its academic programmes. The approval followed the NUC’s accreditation exercise conducted in October and November 2024.   The development was formally conveyed in a letter dated April 30, 2025, with reference number NUC/ES/412/VOL.14/387. It was signed by Engr. Abraham Chundusu, Acting Director of Accreditation, on behalf of the Executive Secretary, Prof. Abdullahi Yusuf Ribadu.   The accredited programmes included: Computer Science Cyber Security Software Engineering Doctor of Pharmacy…

The Katsina Extravaganza and the Shata–Rarara Debate, by Hassan Gimba

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About three weeks ago, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was in Katsina, where he charged the Nigerian Army to end the terrorism menace and reclaim every inch of the nation’s territory. He also strongly warned: “Let the enemies of Nigeria know — their time is up.”   After other state engagements, he honoured an invitation to attend the wedding of Governor Dikko Radda’s daughter — an event where guests were treated to lavish entertainment. Recall that the Governor, about two months earlier, had lost his beloved mother.   Were Hajiya Sarafa’u…

Dele Momodu: Celebrity of Nigerian journalism @ 65 By Festus Adedayo

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Last week, icon of the Nigerian media, Dele Momodu, celebrated his 65th birthday. One of the events hallmarking the celebration was the Dele Momodu Leadership Centre he constructed in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State. Like a wayfarer, Momodu’s journey through the rough road of the Nigerian media has no doubt been very eventful.   He rose to celebrity status from a humble background in the city of Ile-Ife. This much was manifest last Tuesday as the Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke, freely allowed tears to cascade from his brows…

Ishaq Oloyede’s tears and Nigeria’s horror scenes By Festus Adedayo

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In May, 2016, a young man got abducted by three men. They drugged him and gouged out his two eyes and testicles. According to the Daily Sun of South Africa, police later found the “fresh balls” of the victim in one of the suspects’ refrigerator. It was a suspected case of Muti. Andrew Kenny, a South African newspaper Op-Ed writer, penned it. Kenny was bothered by mounting cases of what he called desecration of humanity, as demonstrated by rampant cases of Muti killings. In Muti, the human victim’s body parts…

NDLEA intercepts N3.2bn drug shipments, arrests 80-year-old ex-convict, 82-year-old grandma,Others

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intensified its offensive against drug trafficking with the interception of opioid consignments worth over N3.2 billion at the Apapa and Onne seaports, as well as the arrest of multiple suspects, including two octogenarians, in coordinated operations across the country. Among the high-profile arrests is 80-year-old Ayuba Ashiru, a previously convicted drug trafficker, who was apprehended again on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in the Dogarawa area of Sabon Gari LGA, Kaduna State. NDLEA operatives recovered 2.3kg of skunk from his residence. Ayuba admitted…

My father was jailed over my schooling – Atiku tells AUN Graduates, urges patience and courage

Lukman Laleye Babalola

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has delivered a stirring message to the American University of Nigeria’s Class of 2025, recounting the personal sacrifices that shaped his life and urged the new graduates to make patience and courage their watchwords. Speaking during a mentoring session that preceded Friday’s commencement and later on the university-run podcast Deep Dive with Akachukwu, Atiku revealed that his late father was imprisoned for refusing to let him attend school. “We started from nothing—sitting on the bare ground, writing with our fingers,” he said. “My father was…