Year: 2026

Now, nowhere is safe (2), by Hassan Gimba

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This article was first published on April 11th, 2022. Last week, we revisited the first part because its message remains as relevant today as it was when it was published. Only that it is now: “No one is safe”, not only “nowhere”, with generals being killed on the roads (read General Alkali), abducted from their fortified homes (read General Tsafe), or whisked away on highways (read General Rabe), and killed in the bushes, not while on active service or as Prisoners of War (POWs), but as shackled captives. I believe…

IGP Disu Celebrates Fathers, Hails Their Role in Nation Building

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has joined millions of Nigerians in celebrating Father’s Day, paying tribute to fathers across the country for their sacrifices, leadership, and contributions to family stability and national development. In a statement issued on Sunday by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Anietie Okokon Edem Iniedu, the IGP described fathers as critical pillars of society whose dedication to raising responsible children and upholding moral values continues to strengthen the nation’s social fabric. Disu noted that fathers play a pivotal role in instilling discipline,…

Former Governor’s Son, Sule Sick, Hospitalised in Cairo , Egypt.

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The son of the former kogi Governor ,Alhaji Sulaiman Ibrahim idris, popularly known as “Sule”, is reportedly ill. Reports has it and reliable sources confirmed his movement to Cairo in Egypt hospital ,after been diagnosed of an ailment in his “Rectum” known as “Cancer of the Anus”. Sule is a successful business man , a known figure in Kogi politics and the country at large. He has been bedridden over the months and on treatment at an undisclosed location in the capital of Egypt. Investigations revealed that such ailment as…

Northern Generals’ anger at ‘North as Nigeria’s mortuary’ By Festus Adedayo

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Northern Nigeria is angry. This anger is not strictly borne from the unremitting, horrific spillage of blood on its soil. Rather, Northern Nigeria is angry because it has been rightly called by the name it gave itself.   Recently, the progeny of Shehu Usman dan Fodio – the 19th-century Islamic scholar and founder of the Sokoto Caliphate – have been losing their crème de la crème. Northern Nigerians are dying in droves, mostly at the hands of their own sons who have made the thick forests their comfortable abode. The…

NDLEA Arrests Two Elderly Drug Dealers for Supplying Students, Seizes Large Drug Hauls Across Nigeria

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two elderly men accused of supplying illicit drugs to secondary school students in Umuahia, Abia State, as the agency intensified its nationwide crackdown on drug trafficking and abuse. The suspects, identified as 84-year-old Godfrey Orji and 75-year-old Godwin Obulunbiya Obiora, were apprehended in separate operations for allegedly selling dangerous substances, including opioids, to teenagers and other users. According to the NDLEA, Obiora was arrested on June 19 following intelligence reports that he was distributing illicit drugs from his patent medicine store…

JUST IN: APC’s Oyebanji Secures Landslide Re-Election in Ekiti, Polls 319,224 Votes

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Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared winner of the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election after recording a commanding victory at the polls. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced that Oyebanji polled 319,224 votes to defeat his closest rival, Wole Oluyede of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who garnered 40,543 votes. The candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dare Bejide, finished third with 12,872 votes. Declaring the result, the Returning Officer, Adenike Oladiji, said Oyebanji met all constitutional requirements and secured…

Troops Foil Terrorist Kidnap Attempts, Rescue 22 Victims in Sokoto

Lukman Laleye Babalola

Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have rescued 22 kidnapped victims in separate operations in Sabon Birni and Isa Local Government Areas of Sokoto State, thwarting attempts by terrorists to abduct innocent civilians. The military operation, which took place on June 18, 2026, was carried out following credible intelligence and distress calls from affected communities, leading to the successful rescue of passengers and farmers who had been abducted by armed terrorists. According to the Media Information Officer of Joint Task Force (North West) Operation…

MURIC Commends States for Declaring Hijrah Holiday, Urges FG to Recognise Islamic New Year

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has applauded several state governments for declaring a public holiday to mark the commencement of the Islamic New Year, Hijrah 1448 AH, describing the move as a demonstration of religious tolerance and respect for the rights of Muslims. In a statement issued on Saturday, Executive Director of MURIC, Ishaq Akintola, praised states that observed the holiday and called on the Federal Government to follow suit by officially recognizing the first day of the Islamic calendar as a national public holiday. According to the Islamic human…

Tinubu, the Young Turks and fresh thinking By abiodun KOMOLAFE

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When dispassionate commentaries are made by independent analysts in the fullness of time about the Tinubu presidency, a striking reality will emerge: he infused the political economy with fresh thinking. Let us be clear: it is not just about a birth date. As former Governor and Minister Babatunde Raji Fashola has often indicated, leadership is less about biological age and far more about the currency and age of one’s ideas.   President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has infused the polity with a new age predicated on fresh thinking, sweeping away the…

Tinubu Opening South-East to Global Trade Through Trans-Saharan Superhighway — TDF

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Democratic Front (TDF) has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for what it described as a bold and visionary infrastructure drive aimed at integrating the South-East region into broader national and international trade networks through the construction of the Trans-Saharan Superhighway. The group said the ongoing 123.6-kilometre superhighway project, estimated at N668 billion, will unlock enormous economic opportunities for the South-East by linking the region with major commercial corridors across Nigeria and beyond. In a statement jointly signed by its Chairman, Mallam Danjuma Muhammad, and Secretary, Chief Wale Adedayo, TDF…