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The Muslim Community of Oyo State, on Sunday, converged at the Yidi Praying ground, Agodi, in Ibadan, Oyo State, to seek divine intervention amid rising cases of banditry, kidnappings and other criminal activities across the state. They also called for unity among Nigerians, irrespective of their social, tribe or political affiliation, as the most potent weapon against insecurity threatening the nation. The prayer, which was convened with the permission of the Chief Imam of Ibadanland, Abdulganiy Agbotomokekere, also drew clerics, community leaders and faithful from across the 11 local government areas that make up Ibadanland. The PUNCH reports that over…
Troops of Operation Fansan Yamma and the 8 Division of the Nigerian Army have successfully repelled separate attacks by suspected Lakurawa terrorists and bandits in Sokoto State, rescuing two kidnapped farmers and preventing what security sources described as potentially devastating attacks. A senior security source disclosed to our correspondent in Sokoto on Sunday that troops of Operation Fansan Yamma foiled an attack by suspected Lakurawa terrorists on the Magonho community in the Tangaza Local Government Area on June 4. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to comment publicly on the operation, said one…
Ayebusiwa Olabode Victor, a 34-year-old young man from Ilutitun in Ondo State, is the latest Nigerian confirmed to have paid the ultimate price in the Russia-Ukraine war. “My biggest dream is to look back and say I made it,” he wrote on Facebook in April 2019, subtly announcing his relocation from Nigeria. Only close friends and associates would have an inkling of how he ended up on the frontlines of a war that has set a precedent of disregarding territorial rights and sovereignty. His Facebook profile tells the tale of a man who had tried his hand at many ventures…
A former Ogun Central senator and daughter of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, Prof. Iyabo Obasanjo, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress, alleging persistent disrespect, rejection and unfair treatment by the party’s leadership in Ogun State. Obasanjo, who recently contested for the APC governorship ticket in Ogun State, announced her resignation in a letter dated May 31 and addressed to the state APC Chairman, Chief Yemi Sanusi, a copy of which was made available to our correspondent on Monday. The United States-based Associate Professor of Epidemiology criticised the consensus process that produced Senator Solomon Adeola (Yayi) as the party’s governorship candidate,…
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has expressed satisfaction with the pace and quality of work on the reconstruction and expansion of the 43.65-kilometre Mararaba–Keffi Road, reiterating the Federal Government’s resolve to end the era of abandoned and substandard infrastructure projects across the country. Umahi made the remarks during an inspection of ongoing Federal Government road projects in the Federal Capital Territory and Nasarawa State. According to a statement issued on Sunday by the Director of Information and Public Relations in the Ministry of Works, Mohamed Ahmed, the minister commended contractors handling critical sections of the Abuja–Keffi corridor and urged…
Brighton & Hove Albion head coach Fabian Hürzeler has expressed his excitement following the arrival of Nigerian youngster Zadok Yohanna at the club, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Premier League side completed the signing of the highly rated teenager from AIK on Saturday after reportedly fending off competition from Chelsea and Newcastle. Yohanna’s move caps a rapid rise for the youngster, who left Ikon Allah Football Academy in Kaduna for Sweden just over a year ago and has impressed with nine goal contributions in 12 appearances for AIK this year. Speaking about the club’s newest recruit, Hürzeler highlighted the qualities…
HTX, the crypto exchange linked to crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun, delisted the Trump family’s USD1 stablecoin after claiming World Liberty Financial wrongly froze the exchange’s addresses.“The World Liberty Financial (WLFI) project team recently stated that it has unilaterally imposed a freeze on specific HTX on-chain addresses based on sanctions compliance reviews,” said HTX on Saturday.“As a result, the on-chain circulation of certain WLFI assets associated with these addresses has been restricted,” it said, adding it delisted USD1 to safeguard user assets. Last month, the UK sanctioned HTX, formerly called Huobi Global, on May 26, claiming there were “reasonable grounds to suspect”…
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How to Gain Access into the Yoruba Elite Circle of Influence I’ve received so many calls and messages saying these articles should be turned into a book, especially for the benefit of unborn generations and also for the good of those of Yoruba descendants in the diaspora. For those who wish to know what really motivated me to even consider writing on the Yoruba people? You will have to read this last article to the end, because in the last few paragraphs I share the story of what inspired me to do this research work. Before delving into today’s topic,…
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has declared that its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, agrees with the Nigerian government’s alleged admission that the Abuja Federal High Court presided by Justice James Omotosho “acted without jurisdiction” in convicting him. Justice Omotosho, on November 20, 2025, convicted Kanu on terrorism charges filed against him by the Nigerian government and subsequently sentenced him to life imprisonment. The IPOB leader is currently serving a prison term in Sokoto prison. IPOB had, in a statement released by its spokesman Emma Powerful to announce the commencement of proceedings in Kanu’s appeal at the Court of Appeal on…
