Day: May 24, 2026

Tinubu Accepts APC Presidential Ticket, Vows to Consolidate Reforms Ahead of 2027 Polls

Lukman Laleye Babalola

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally accepted his nomination as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the 2027 general election, pledging to deepen ongoing reforms and place Nigeria on what he described as an “irreversible path” of economic growth and national development. Speaking on Sunday at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja, the President said his administration had laid the foundation for a more stable economy and stronger democratic institutions, while acknowledging that many Nigerians still face economic hardship and insecurity. Tinubu said the…

Tinubu Secures APC Presidential Ticket with Over 10.9 Million Votes

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President Bola Tinubu has emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential direct primary election, defeating his sole challenger, businessman Stanley Osifo, by a landslide margin ahead of the 2027 general election. The nationwide exercise, conducted across the party’s 8,809 wards, saw APC members vote directly to choose the party’s presidential candidate. The results were announced on Sunday at the Bola Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja by the APC Presidential Primary Election Returning Officer and former Senate President, Pius Anyim. According to the final tally, President Bola Ahmed…

Professor Joseph Otubu Turns 80: Celebrating a Medical Luminary

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By Bissallah Ekele, Ibrahim Yakasai, Patrick Daru and Emmanuel Udoeyop       Professor Joseph Ariogboma Mogbaeyicheremi Otubu is an Obstetrician, Gynaecologist, teacher, trainer, academic, researcher, administrator and above all a clergyman. Born on 2nd June, 1946. He is the second child of Late Elder Dr. Godfrey Itse Mene Otubu, the Former Baba Aladura and Prelate of Esocs Church. He is from Oghara in Ethiope West LGA, Delta State. He attended Primary School at Salvation Army School in Enugu. After completing his secondary school at Western Boys High School, Benin…

Building Godly Homes for National Transformation: Rev. Azeez Charges Christians on Moral Leadership and Nation-Building

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By Afolabi Olajuwon       As part of activities marking the Family Month celebration themed “Godly Homes, Godly Nation,” the Foursquare Gospel Church witnessed a spiritually enriching and intellectually stimulating service focused on the urgent need for moral restoration, family stability, and responsible Christian citizenship as pathways to national transformation.   The service commenced with an uplifting praise and worship session led by the Okunrinboye family, whose spirit-filled ministration created an atmosphere of thanksgiving, unity, and reverence. Their harmonious presentation stirred the congregation into heartfelt devotion and reflection, setting…

SERAP Demands Full Disclosure of Beneficiaries in $460m Abuja CCTV Project

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Taiwo Oyedele, to immediately disclose the identities of all local contractors, subcontractors, consultants, vendors and other entities that benefited from payments under the controversial $460 million Abuja CCTV Project. In a statement issued on Sunday, SERAP said the demand followed fresh disclosures by the Federal Ministry of Finance in response to contempt proceedings initiated by the organisation over alleged non-compliance with a court judgment ordering transparency on the project.…

NDLEA Arrests 63-Year-Old Chinese Grandma with 31kg Cannabis at Lagos Airport, Seizes N2.1bn Opioids

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a 63-year-old Chinese woman, Ting Hung Kiong, for allegedly attempting to smuggle 31 kilograms of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, into Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. The suspect, said to have naturalised in Malaysia, was apprehended by NDLEA operatives on May 17, 2026, shortly after arriving in Lagos from Thailand via Dubai aboard an Emirates Airline flight. According to the agency, she was intercepted at the Terminal 2 Arrival Hall with two large travel boxes containing…

How I Returned from the Gate of the Other World (4), by Hassan Gimba

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The Arbiter The nurses at Al Shifa Hospital in Makkah are well-trained, diligent and passionate about their work. They are very active as well. When I started to come around — returning to this world through the gate of the other world — I imagined the hospital as an army unit and the nurses as soldiers. Mostly Egyptians, they were active, agile young men aged between 23 and 35. Among my favourites is Walid Abdel Elah Ahmed, an Egyptian. A strong, good and cheerful young man with a wife and…

Boko Haram’s slaughter of Mathematics in Oyo By Festus Adedayo

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Nigeria has become the proverbial forest of the heartless, the Igbó Òdájú. It is where mothers must take extreme care to double-strap their sucklings to their backs. Even when they do, these Òdájú, the heartless, violently yank suckling infants off their mothers’ back. Politicians are indistinguishable from bandits. Like vultures, both of them have talons soaked in blood. It is difficult to say we have a government. Or a country. Thomas Hobbes must be smiling in his grave now. His famous 1651-propounded theoretical state of the life of nature, wicked…

The Hidden Power Of Giving! By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May the peace, blessings and salutations of Allah be upon our noble Messenger, Muhammad, and upon his family, his Companions and his true followers. Dear brothers and sisters! Know that generosity is an act of pure worship and a reflection of a Muslim believer’s Iman (faith). Giving selflessly cleanses the soul, purifies wealth, and brings one closer to the ultimate Provider, Allah, Al-Karim, The Bountiful One. It is not…