Author: Olóyè Gbenga

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has withdrawn a corps member, Oyaje Daniel, from his Place of Primary Assignment (PPA) at Judeen International School, Annex Section, Mando, Kaduna State, following a controversial online comment he made about teenage female students. Daniel, who is serving in Igabi Local Government Area, was summoned by the NYSC State Disciplinary Committee after his comment went viral and sparked public outrage. He appeared before the committee alongside his Community Development Service (CDS) President as part of an urgent review of his conduct. Sources said the NYSC leadership acted swiftly due to the sensitive nature of…

Fresh details have emerged regarding the victims of Tuesday’s deadly attack on the Christ Apostolic Church, Oke Isegun, in Eruku, Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State. The incident, which left two worshippers dead and dozens abducted, has intensified public pressure on security agencies to rescue the missing residents. A list containing the names and ages of 38 abducted church members was published on Thursday by the Ilorin-based newspaper National Pilot, citing community sources. According to the report, the youngest victim is a seven-year-old child, while the oldest is 64. Of the 38 abductees, 30 are women — a detail…

The Maga community in Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State is set to hold a special prayer session on Friday seeking divine intervention for the safe return of 25 schoolgirls abducted earlier this week. The District Head of Maga, Muhammad Sanid Dantani, confirmed the development in a telephone interview on Thursday, saying the community remains deeply traumatised by the attack. “We have decided to gather on Friday for a special prayer for the safe return of our daughters. The whole community is traumatised, and we believe prayer is our strongest weapon at this moment,” he said. The abduction occurred…

The Chief Judge of Ogun State, Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu, has approved the deployment of a special panel of magistrates to preside over 201 cases in a 14-day accelerated hearing aimed at decongesting custodial facilities in the state. The initiative, known as the Judiciary Intervention Week, will run from Monday, 24 November to Friday, 5 December 2025, and will focus on a comprehensive case review at the Sagamu Correctional Centre. The announcement was made on Thursday in a statement issued by the Chief Registrar of the Ogun State High Court, Olakulehin Oke. According to Oke, eight magistrates have been assigned to…

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has rejected Thursday’s judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja sentencing its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment on seven terrorism-related charges. In a strongly worded statement issued on Friday by its spokesperson, Emma Powerful, the group insisted that Kanu “committed no offence known to Nigerian law”. It maintained that his activities amounted solely to self-determination — a right, it said, that is protected under several international human-rights conventions. Powerful criticised the judgment delivered by Justice James Omotosho, accusing the judge of failing to apply Section 36(12) of the 1999 Constitution, which…

Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has cautioned that politics must not be allowed to degenerate into a “playground for unruly conduct,” insisting that responsible leadership is essential for safeguarding the country’s democratic future. Jonathan made the remarks on Thursday during a dinner in Abuja marking both the 10th anniversary of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation and his 68th birthday. The event drew a distinguished audience, including African politicians, diplomats, political figures and leading business personalities, reflecting the regional significance of Jonathan’s work in governance and peacebuilding. Addressing the gathering, the former president warned that Nigeria’s democracy is being “suffocated” by reckless…

Segun Awolowo, grandson of the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, former Premier of Western Nigeria and one of the country’s most iconic political figures, has died at the age of 62. His family announced his passing in a statement issued on Thursday, expressing profound grief and describing him as an exceptional man whose influence extended far beyond his illustrious lineage. “With extremely heavy hearts, we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father and grandfather — Olusegun Awolowo,” the statement read. “He was the world’s most phenomenal husband, father and grandfather — steady, wise, endlessly loving, and the constant anchor of…

The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Ward 4 in Sagamu, Ogun State, has maintained that the suspension of Senator Gbenga Daniel remains valid, insisting that the former governor failed to honour invitations to defend himself against allegations of anti-party activities. Addressing journalists at the ward office in Sabo, Sagamu, the Ward Secretary, Hon. Oluwole Aduroja, who spoke on behalf of the 19-member executive committee, said the clarification became necessary following a statement by MJS Partners—acting for Senator Daniel—in reaction to a 17 November letter from the APC National Secretariat. Aduroja, standing alongside the Ward Chairman, Hon. Adebayo Ismail,…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s cancellation of his planned trips to South Africa and Angola, describing the decision as an ineffective attempt to address Nigeria’s worsening security situation. In a statement issued on Thursday, the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, labelled the cancellation “the latest and boldest example of tokenism,” arguing that symbolic gestures cannot substitute for concrete action. The criticism comes at a time of heightened public anger following the abduction of twenty-five schoolgirls from the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi State. According to Ememobong, while the President’s decision…

The governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State, Dr Wole Oluyede, has described the expulsion of former governor Ayo Fayose from the party as “good riddance to bad rubbish,” insisting that the move has strengthened the party rather than weakened it. Speaking in Ado-Ekiti after a stakeholders’ meeting on Wednesday, the Australia-based medical doctor accused the former governor of undermining the PDP for years. He said the party’s leadership would no longer tolerate actions that threaten its internal cohesion or its preparations for the 2026 governorship election. Oluyede stressed that the PDP in Ekiti remains “intact,…