Day: October 25, 2025

Niger Police arrests 10 suspects for Thuggery, Robbery, and Theft

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Niger State Police Command has arrested ten suspects for various offences including thuggery, robbery, and theft in Minna and Kontagora, recovered weapons, cannabis, and other illicit substances.   In a statement issued on Saturday, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, said the arrests followed a series of coordinated raids and intelligence-led operations aimed at curbing crime across the state.   According to him, on October 23, 2025, police operatives attached to ‘A’ Division, Kontagora, conducted a sting operation in the Tudun-Wada area, where three suspects — Abdullahi…

AIBEN unveils multi-Billion Naira Bourdillon Hotel in Abuja, targets Tourism growth

Lukman Laleye Babalola

AIBEN Investment and Properties Limited, a leading real estate and hospitality firm, has unveiled its new multi-billion-naira luxury facility Bourdillon Hotel in Gwarinpa, Abuja, pledged to redefine the city’s hospitality and tourism experience. Speaking at the grand opening, the Chief Executive Officer of AIBEN Group, Chief Andrew Elerewa, described the project as a dream fulfilled and a testament to the company’s belief in Nigeria’s tourism potential.   “I feel elated, excited, and deeply fulfilled. Going through the process of building and finally seeing it come to reality, I’m very thankful…

Between the 2025 Budget and Wale Edun, Who Is Ailing? By Adeyemi Jackson

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That Nigerian’s feel the pinch of the ongoing reforms of President Bola Tinubu’s administration is something that could be blamed on the shoddy implementation of the ₦54.99 trillion 2025 Budget or a total lack of it.   It is farcical that implementation of the nation’s 2025 spending plan did not begin until late September, actually, effectively in October, when the year is almost over, with scant three months left. For a government that market itself as reform oriented, this failure to restore the budget to a January to December circle…

REP. KALAMBAINA AND HIS RARE PARLIAMENTARY LEADERSHIP By Idris Aminu

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Among the very few names that resonate very loudly and command profound respect in the politics of the ancient Caliphate is Rep. Ahmad Abdullahi Kalambaina, the distinguished Honourable Member representing Kware/Wamakko Federal Constituency with unwavering dedication and exceptional prowess.   Known for his unparalleled grassroots mobilisation and far-reaching positive impact, Hon. Kalambaina is highly favoured and widely celebrated for his high-scale performance that touches directly and profoundly on the well-being, empowerment, and sustainable economic development of his constituents in every corner of the constituency.   As the Deputy Chairman of…

Dauda Lawal: Between Leadership Award and Zamfara Reality By Silas Ajogwu

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There are moments when public honours become mirrors that doesn’t reflect virtue but to magnify dissonance. Governor Dauda Lawal’s recent acclamation as “Governor of the Year” by Leadership newspapers should, in a sane political economy, invite sober celebration only if the facts on the ground corroborate the plaudits. But in Zamfara, where villages are sacked, whole communities flee in fear, educational system keep declining in the wake of violence, and mass abductions have become grim headlines, the award reads less like recognition than a rhetorical conjuring trick. The editorial board…

NUPRC AT 4 AND TRIBUTES TO MODEL OF EXCELLENCE By Nnoli Okojie

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Four years ago, a quiet ceremony in Abuja marked the birth of a new institution. The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) was not launched with fanfare or fireworks—just a signed document, a handshake, and a promise to fix what had long been broken.   From that modest beginning, under the steady hand of Engr. Gbenga Komolafe, appointed Chief Executive in October 2021, a regulator once seen as a mere successor to legacy bodies has emerged as the architect of Nigeria’s upstream renaissance. This is not a tale of slogans,…

Morgan Omodu: The measure of a life By abiodun KOMOLAFE

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I was a year ahead of Temidayo Morgan Omodu at the University of Ilorin. We were from separate faculties: Morgan, Education (Mathematics), and I, Science (Statistics). Prior to our meeting, I had been invited by Bashir Tayo Lawal, then President of the National Association of Statistics Students (NASS), Unilorin Chapter, to help revive its editorial platform, a role I gladly accepted. Omodu was fascinated by my writings on the board, particularly ‘The Man from Essex’, a piece on Professor I.O. Osungade, who died on June 15, 2024. He approached me…

Tinubu and the significance of yesterday (1) By abiodun KOMOLAFE

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The great British Rock Band, ‘The Beatles’, eulogized ‘Yesterday’ in one of its most memorable hit songs. In the lyrics of the song, the past is framed by the line, “Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away,” culminating in a definitive “longing for yesterday.” This is the melancholic interpretation of that great band who defined an era which was a combination of tumult and hope – quite a bizarre cocktail! On the contrary, in Nigeria, only those into self-abnegation, interpreted as a craving for punishment, long for yesterday.  …

Nigeria congratulates the Republic of Zambia on 61st Independence Anniversary

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has extended warm felicitations and best wishes to His Excellency, Hon. Mulambo Haimbe, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Zambia, on the occasion of Zambia’s 61st Independence Anniversary. On this momentous occasion, Nigeria joins the Government and people of Zambia in celebrating over six decades of sovereignty, unity, and remarkable national advancement. The Government of Nigeria recalled with pride the historic bonds of solidarity and shared struggles that shaped the liberation movements…