Tinubu Nominates Taiwo Oyedele as Minister of State for Finance, Redeploys Doris Anite-Uzoka

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated renowned fiscal policy expert, Taiwo Oyedele, as Minister of State for Finance, subject to confirmation by the Senate. The nomination was conveyed in a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and announced in a statement issued on Tuesday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. Oyedele replaced Doris Anite-Uzoka, who has been redeployed to the Ministry of Budget and National Planning as Minister of State her third ministerial assignment under the current administration. Until his nomination, Oyedele served as…

Harvest of Projects in FHA, BY ABUBAKAR YUSUF

The Federal Housing Authority, FHA under the leadership of Rt Honorable Oyetunde Olubunmi Ojo policy of not abandoning projects inherited from his predecessors and in alignment with Renewed Hope Agenda, RHA of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is yielding positive results , as the Authority has kept fate with the reactivation and simultaneously commissioning multiple projects, along with initiating new ones .   Two years down the line , the Chief Executive officer and Managing Director of FHA has also changed the operational , workings and welfare narration of the agency…

Remember, They Are The Killers of Prophets And Messengers Of Allah (Peace Be Upon Them)! By Imam Murtadha Gusau

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful   All praise be to Allah, who knows the hidden and the most concealed. Exalted is He, the Lord of the Earth and the high heavens, who brings laughter and tears, life and death, and riches and sufficiency. I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship but Allah, alone without any partner, and I testify that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger, the most faithful Prophet. May Allah exalt him, his family, his companions, and those…

PDP, APC are mere jerseys By Lasisi Olagunju

Journalist arrived at the Government House with a proverb on his tongue.   “Your Excellency,” he began after the courtesies, notebook open, “in Yoruba, there is a word: Apanimáyọdà.”   The APC governor smiled faintly. “The one who kills without unsheathing a sword.”   “Exactly,” the journalist said. “A + pa + ni + má + yọ + idà—the agent who destroys without drawing blood. No blade flashes, yet the opponent falls. I remembered that word when the president said last Wednesday while breaking fast with senators that he was…

The war of hubris in Iran By Lasisi Olagunju

Nigerians when they cry, even the bereaved gets scared. Because they are an impossible people; everything divides them. The Iranian crisis is the latest divider. I see Trump supporters across the Middle Belt and the South. I read anger across parts of Nigeria’s Muslim North. Some who once applauded the brutal, deadly suppression of Shiites in Kaduna (even unleashing street mobs on their corpses) now rage that the arch-enemy has killed a Shiite supreme leader in Iran. Hubris sits in the house as ‘Stand Straight,’ while its servant walks the…

Rev Idowu Urges Congregation to Embrace ‘The Mandate’ of Compassion and Commitment

By Dr. Afolabi Olajuwon     On Sunday, March 1, 2026, the sanctuary was filled with reverence, hope, and spiritual intensity as worshippers gathered for the first service of the month under the theme, “The Mandate: Our Compassion and Commitment.” It was a moment of renewal, expectant hearts united in worship and anchored in the conviction of God’s unfailing faithfulness.   The service was officiated by the Senior Pastor and Wuse District Overseer, , whose message, titled “Be Involved,” drew from 9:36–38 and 28:19. He described the Christian calling as…

Tinubu’s gun and the fatal ricochet of El-Rufai’s pistol By Festus Adedayo

“Critics must talk. When they accused me of killing the opposition, but I didn’t have a gun.” That was President Bola Tinubu talking last week. It was at the interfaith breaking of fast with members of the Senate which held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. He was replying gathering pushback from opposition forces who claimed he was coercing decampers into his APC. The president was in high spirit. You do not have to be a nonverbal communication aficionado to see it coursing through him. But if you are vast…

SANCTITY OF HAJJ AND UMRAH: A CALL FOR STRICT SCREENING BY NAHCON By Mallam Ibrahim Agunbiade

The recent public disclosure by Prophet Israel Oladele Ogundipe, Shepherd in Charge of Genesis Global, concerning his visit to Makkah and Madinah for Umrah has generated serious concern within the Muslim community.   This issue is not about interfaith hostility or religious intolerance. It is about preserving the sanctity of Islamic rites clearly defined by the Qur’an and the Sunnah.   Hajj and Umrah are not cultural visits or spiritual tourism. They are exclusive acts of worship legislated for Muslims. Allah says in the Qur’an:   “O you who believe!…

Ambassador Ismaila Yusuf: Hitting the Ground Running at NAHCON, BY ABUBAKAR YUSUF

No doubt the appointment of Ambassador Ismaila Yusuf was hailed by Nigerians as a perfect match for National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON capable of ending erratic leadership, internal rancour among many others.   With versed wealth of experience both administratively and technocratic, the new leadership has set the ball rolling through the outlining of a riot act to guide the modes , model of operation and guidelines that will be devoid of red tapism among many others.   Therefore, in preparation for the 2026 Hajj arrangements, despite at middle…

Yoruba Nation: prospects and perils post-2031 – (2) By abiodun KOMOLAFE

In the words of Frantz Fanon: “Each generation must discover its mission, fulfill it or betray it, in relative opacity.” Let there be no doubt – and we say this to emphasize the gravity of the moment – Yorubas stand at a critical crossroads. Without being alarmist, it is make or break, now or never! Yoruba leadership must interrogate a sobering report released last Saturday, February 21, 2026, by a respected, independent British agency. Its findings have already sent ripples through government circles, trade unions, and the private sector alike.…