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My Vision For Benybite Foods Is To Be A Game-Changer In Nigeria – Kayode-Ojo

My Vision For Benybite Foods Is To Be A Game-Changer In Nigeria – Kayode-Ojo

Early in July 2025, the Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, commissioned Benybite Foods’ grains milling factory in Jos, describing it as the largest of its kind in the state and the second most advanced food processing facility in Nigeria. The...

Oil Theft: CDS Urges Community Ownership Of Natl Assets, Lauds PINL

Oil Theft: CDS Urges Community Ownership Of Natl Assets, Lauds PINL

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa, has called on host communities of the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) to take full ownership of national assets located within their areas and work collectively to safeguard them from...

CDS warns against attack on national assets

CDS warns against attack on national assets

From Tony John, Port Harcourt The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa, has called on host communities of the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) to take ownership of the national assets situated in their areas and work...

At Ijebu Ode, President Tinubu Pays Tribute to Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Adetona

At Ijebu Ode, President Tinubu Pays Tribute to Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Adetona

From second left, Aremo Osoba, President Tinubu, First Lady OLuremi Tinubuand Governor Abiodun *Extols His Integrity President Bola Tinubu has described the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, as an embodiment of integrity,...

North Central group endorses Sani Musa for APC national chairman, seeks Tinubu’s backing

North Central group endorses Sani Musa for APC national chairman, seeks Tinubu’s backing

The North Central APC Accord, a key political advocacy group within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has thrown its weight behind Senator Mohammed Sani Musa for the position of national chairman, following the resignation of Dr....

At Ijebu Ode, Tinubu pays tribute to late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Adetona 

At Ijebu Ode, Tinubu pays tribute to late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Adetona 

President Bola Tinubu has described the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, as an embodiment of integrity, humility, culture, dedication, and service to humanity. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President (Information &...

Final Whistle For Coach Sinclair

Final Whistle For Coach Sinclair

Few names in Nigerian football command reverence across generations like that of Monday Sinclair. Known affectionately in coaching circles as “The Professor”, Sinclair’s passing at the age of 88 marks not just the end of a long and impactful life,...

Searching for General Buhari’s replacement

Searching for General Buhari’s replacement

“Verily, we belong to God, and verily to Him we return.” – Surah Al-Baqarah (2:156) “The death of an elderly man is like a burning library.”- Igbo proverb On Tuesday 14 July, 2025, the remains of late General Muhammadu Buhari, former Nigerian...

NDLEA Seizes Large Quantities Of Banned Drugs In 5 States, Detains 15 Suspects

NDLEA Seizes Large Quantities Of Banned Drugs In 5 States, Detains 15 Suspects

News Investigators/ The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it recovered large quantities of banned Tramadol and opium pills during separate raids conducted over the past four days across four states. NDLEA’s spokesman, Femi...

NDLEA seizes Pakistan-bound drug consignments, arrests drug kingpin

NDLEA seizes Pakistan-bound drug consignments, arrests drug kingpin

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency during the previous week intensified its crackdown on drug trafficking, raiding a Lagos hotel, intercepting international consignments concealed in food items, and apprehending a long-wanted drug kingpin....

Tinubu: Fuel Subsidy Removal Was Necessary

Tinubu: Fuel Subsidy Removal Was Necessary

President Bola Tinubu has described the removal of fuel subsidy on his inauguration day as a painful but necessary step to stabilise Nigeria’s economy and free up resources for critical infrastructure projects. Speaking through the Minister of...

The unyielding paradox: Buhari and the soul of Nigeria

The unyielding paradox: Buhari and the soul of Nigeria

“إِنَّا لِلَّٰهِ وَإِنَّ إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ” “Verily, we belong to God, and verily to Him we return.” Surah Al-Baqarah (2:156) “The death of an elderly man is like a burning library.”— Igbo proverb That afternoon I spent with Bubu in 2005, years...

Tinubu visits Ijebu Ode, pays tribute to Oba Adetona

Tinubu visits Ijebu Ode, pays tribute to Oba Adetona

President Bola Tinubu has described the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, as an embodiment of integrity, humility, culture, dedication, and service to humanity. The Awujale passed away on Sunday, July 13, and was interred the...

Nigerians need to rally round President Tinubu now

Nigerians need to rally round President Tinubu now

The Fulani ethnic group we know in Nigeria is historically a nomadic people. But even when they can conveniently pass for a minority group in the country, they have continued to play a rather outsized role in Nigerian society and politics. Their...

Why Quality Talents Will Continue To Dump NPFL

Why Quality Talents Will Continue To Dump NPFL

1 In 2018, Lautaro Martinez, the Inter Milan forward, was playing for Racing Club in his home country of Argentina, a team he signed for from 2015. It was in that same 2018 that he transferred from Racing to Inter Milan after emerging the most...

The Abiy-Isaias Feud: Prisoner of Geography vs Prisoner of History

The Abiy-Isaias Feud: Prisoner of Geography vs Prisoner of History

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed woke up one lazy Fall in 2023 and remembered that it’s time he spoke up about the tragedy of Ethiopia’s land-locked-ness and started pining for Ethiopia’s Sea. Among other things, Abiy Ahmed referred favorably (ዊዝደም ነው)...

Trump’s disrespect for African states persists

Trump’s disrespect for African states persists

Forging a diplomatic endeavour among many states aims to achieve a quid pro quo status in international relations. While these relations strive to be on equal footing, mutual respect is highly encouraged among leaders, especially in their...

NDLEA raids Lagos hotel, recovers party drugs

NDLEA raids Lagos hotel, recovers party drugs

By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Saturday raided Sarah Sam Hotels located at 115 Ogudu road in Kosofe, Lagos where different party drugs are being distributed and sold. A statement issued on...

BREAKING: Tinubu Arrives In Katsina For Ex-President Buhari’s Burial

President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Katsina State ahead of the burial of Nigeria’s former President, Muhammadu Buhari, SaharaReporters has learnt. This comes as a high-powered delegation from the neighbouring Republic of Niger also landed in...

CDS warns against attacks on national assets

CDS warns against attacks on national assets

From Tony John, Port Harcourt The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa, has called on host communities of the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) to take ownership of the national assets situated in their areas and work...

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