Author: Alade Adisa

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, gave the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, eight days to constitute a team of medical experts and ascertain the health condition of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. The court, presided over by Justice James Omotosho, held that report from the medical experts should be submitted to it within eight days. It held that the report would assist the court to decide on an application that Kanu who is facing a seven-count terrorism charge, be transferred to the National Hospital in Abuja for proper medical attention.…

Business mogul, Femi Otedola, has increased his stakes in First HoldCo Plc, by acquiring additional 64,878,668 million shares valued at N2,011,238,708. He is currently the Chairman of First Bank PLC. FBN Holdings disclosed the acquisition in two separate documents as required by the post-listing requirement of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX). According to the documents, signed by Adewale L.O Arogundade, the Company Secretary, Otedola purchased 39,313,379 shares at N31 per share, valued at N1,218,714,749 on September 23, 2025. READ ALSO: Femi Otedola shares candid advice at daughter Temi’s wedding On the same day, Otedola acquired an additional 25,565,289 shares, valued at…

A group, the League of Northern Democrats, LND, has said negotiating with bandits can only be meaningful if tied to verifiable disarmament and real de-escalation thresholds in such a way as to protect citizens and restore order. It has therefore warned against growing calls by individuals and groups for negotiations with bandits operating in Northern Nigeria. It has also challenged Northern governors to take rise to the challenge and live up to their responsibility of securing their states. This was part of resolutions taken after a meeting held in Abuja on Wednesday The league’s resolution was signed by Mohmood Tunde…

Students at federal government technical colleges across the country will not pay any fee as they fully funded by the government, the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has reaffirmed. To this end, parents are urged to report illegal demands directly to the Ministry through: Hotline: 0803 657 6733, 0803 637 3796 Email: [email protected] “Tuition is completely free, and the government also covers approved charges including boarding, uniforms, textbooks, exercise books, prospectus, ID cards, stationery, clubs and societies, medical, vocational, utilities, security, website/e-result, Skool Media, extra lessons, and insurance, “the government said in a statement on Wednesday night. READ ALSO: FCT…

A group, Concerned Nigerians for Transparency and Justice (CNTJ), has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to make public its interim report on investigations into the alleged $4 billion fraud linked to the failed rehabilitation of Nigeria’s Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna refineries under former NNPCL Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari. According to the group, six months is enough for the anti-graft agency to let Nigerians know what really happened. This was contained in an open letter to the EFCC chairman, signed by Comrades Obinna Francis and Adamu Musa, on behalf of a coalition of civil society…

A notorious armed robber who specializes in shooting his victims before robbing them of valuables has been arrested by the police in Lagos. The police, in a statement on Sunday, have the name of the suspect as John Samuel and he hails from Akwa Ibom State. According to a statement issued by the command, Samuel, an ex-convict from Akwa Ibom State, was tracked to his hideout in Epe and apprehended by operatives of the Command around 2:00pm on September 19, 2025. The statement also noted that Samuel had recently been released from prison after serving a six-year jail term for…

All cattle markets, popularly called Kara Markets, have been shut down in all seven local government areas of Kwara State. This is as a result of the activities of bandits and killer herdsmen that have taken over a large chunk of the Kwara South Senatorial District, killing and maiming innocent people. The decision to shut down the markets, being used as a cover-up by the killer herdsmen, was taken on Friday by all the local government chairmen to allow security agents to comb the affected areas. READ ALSO: Kwara govt, KWASU launch electric vehicle conversion initiative The chairmen, in a statement…

Selecting another occupant of the exalted Awujale of Ijebuland stool may drag longer than expected, as the leadership crisis rocking the Fusengbuwa Ruling House has been taken before an Ogun State High Court sitting in Ijebu Ode. The ruling house is next in line to produce the next Awujale. Some branches in the ruling house namely Adeberu, Olufadi and Ayora/Tunwase of Fusengbuwa ruling house, Ile Nla, Agunsebi, Ijebu Ode have dragged the Ogun State government, former National President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Otunba Abdulateef Owoyemi, founder of Eye Foundation Hospital, Dr Kunle Hassan, and two…

The attention of the State Government has been drawn to a disturbing video currently circulating on social media. The video shows a group of students, presumed to be from Excel College, Ejigbo, engaging in acts of smoking and consumption of alcohol within what appears to be a dormitory setting. Read Also: Ekiti State Government Condemns Surge in Kidnappings, Calls for Urgent Security Review The State Government views this incident with the utmost seriousness, as it goes against the core values and behavioral standards expected within the educational system of Lagos State. We wish to inform the public that the Ministry of…

Professor Wande Abimbola, former Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State, has decried the poor pay of university teachers, saying their monthly take-home pay barely equals a gardener’s three-hour pay in the United States. He opined that without any significant improvement in the payment and provision of adequate facilities for teaching and learning, the Nigerian University System is heading for an imminent collapse. Abimbola, who is now based in the United States, also took a swipe at the poor salaries of lecturers, saying what a professor earns monthly is just about what a gardener earns in three…