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The Nigerian Navy has rescued several victims trapped in the aftermath of a building collapse at Alakija in Lagos State, reaffirmed its commitment to protecting lives and supporting civil authorities during emergencies. According to a statement issued on Monday by the Director of Naval Information, Navy Captain AA Folorunsho, naval personnel responded promptly after receiving a distress call and joined other emergency responders in the search and rescue operation. The statement said the swift intervention, professionalism, and dedication of the rescue team led to the successful rescue of several victims…

I call myself a dove. That is why I choose my friends carefully. Yet, for reasons I have never understood, many of those I deliberately choose turn out to be delightful rascals. One of them is an Edo man named Louis Odion. We met in Kano in 2002 and have remained family ever since.   One day, I asked Louis, “Tell me about OPEC.”   “That is KGB-classified information,” he replied with a laugh. Then, like every good conspirator, he broke the code of silence.   “OPEC,” he said, “was…

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of the mother of the party’s National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Basiru, describing her passing as a painful loss to the Basiru family, the APC, and the people of Osun State. In a statement issued on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Media and Information Strategy, Abimbola Tooki, Yilwatda conveyed the condolences of the National Working Committee (NWC), party leaders, members, and supporters nationwide to Senator Basiru and his family following…

For decades, Nigeria’s vast deposits of gold, lithium, tin, limestone, coal, tantalite and several other strategic minerals have remained one of the country’s greatest but least protected economic assets. Despite their immense potential to generate revenue, create jobs and stimulate industrial growth, these resources were increasingly exploited by illegal miners and criminal syndicates, resulting in huge revenue losses, environmental degradation, insecurity and declining investor confidence. The consequences of illegal mining extended beyond the theft of mineral resources. It weakened government revenue, encouraged organised crime, polluted rivers, destroyed farmlands, threatened the…

The words, “hunger” and “Onanuga” are almost homophones; words of similar sounds. I am goaded on by the Yoruba epistemology which counsels that likes should be compared with likes. As tortoise’s head safely compares with the big toe, so does a groundnut shell compares with the cocoon of the world’s tiniest rat Yoruba call the eliri. But comparison is not my bother here. My interest is the decimation of the cries of the afflicted by the powers that promised hope, a people ensconced in the barn in Abuja.   Presidential…

By Dr. Afolabi Olajuwon     Worshippers at Foursquare Gospel Church, Wuse District Headquarters, Abuja, were urged to cultivate unwavering faith in God as the surest response to an increasingly uncertain and morally complex world during the church’s Sunday worship service on June 28, 2026.   The service opened with a vibrant and spirit-filled session of praise and worship led by the church choir. The uplifting songs created an atmosphere of deep reverence and spiritual expectation, preparing the congregation for an insightful exposition of God’s Word.     Delivering the…

Kudos have rightly gone the way of President Bola Tinubu recently. It is gladsome that a presidency which, for 37 months of its shelf life, was notorious for its snail-speed throttle on the state police idea, is suddenly putting on track spikes. The way Tinubu is sprinting on the state police bill today, he may well be garlanded, alongside Noah Lyles and Sabastian Sawe — the American world’s fastest short-distance sprinter, and the Kenyan globe’s fastest long-distance runner, respectively. Senate President Godswill Akpabio has also suddenly found a similar rhythm.…

The Executive Director of the Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa (PPLAAF), Jimmy Kande, has honoured outstanding young Nigerian creatives who emerged winners of the World Whistleblower Day Art and Media Competition 2026. Kande personally presented awards to the winners of the competition, organised through a partnership between Step Up Nigeria (SUN) and PPLAAF, during a ceremony held in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory. The competition attracted 172 entries from young Nigerians across 31 states, with participants showcasing creativity through skits, music, poetry, art, and written articles focused on whistleblowing, integrity,…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approached the Court of Appeal in Abuja seeking a stay of execution of a Federal High Court judgment that ordered the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four other political parties. The affected political parties are the Action Peoples Party (APP), Action Alliance (AA), Accord Party, and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP). At Tuesday’s proceedings before a three-member panel of the appellate court, INEC’s legal team said the commission was surprised that the trial judge, Justice Peter Lifu, delivered the judgment despite…

Troops of the Nigerian Army, with the support of the Nigerian Air Force, have successfully rescued Mrs. Amina Abubakar, wife of the late Major General Rabe Abubakar, a former Director of Defence Information, from bandits who abducted her alongside her husband several weeks ago. The rescue was achieved following intensified search-and-rescue operations conducted by troops of Operation FASAN YAMMA, who sustained pressure on the criminal elements through a series of offensive actions in the affected areas. According to a statement issued on Monday by the Director of Defence Information, Major…