The federal and state governments are discussing  the prospect of state police instead of the vigilantes that are being used in some states, according to the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mallam Mohammed Idris. Modalities for state police and addressing security issues are to be discussed further at National Economic Council, the Presidency said. Reporting on the Thursday’s meeting …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, said that the much-anticipated Red Line rail would be commissioned by President Bola Tinubu on Thursday, 29th February. At the Lagos State Parking Authority (LASPA) Stakeholders Forum held at GRA Ikeja, the governor said the Red Line rail, which runs from Agbado in Ogun State and terminates at the Oyingbo area of Lagos, …

The P-BAT Academics and Professional has announced will hold a National Summit on policy making in Nigeria today (Thursday) in Abuja. A statement by the spokesperson of the group, Mrs. Mary Ikoku stated that the summit tagged, ‘Abuja 2024 National Policy Summit’, will take place at the Shehu Yar Adua Centre. The statement revealed that the summit aims at ‘Activating …

President Bola Tinubu will, on Thursday, depart Abuja for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to participate in the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government. The theme of this year’s summit is ‘Educate an African Fit for the 21st Century: Building Resilient Education Systems for Increased Access to Inclusive, Lifelong, Quality, and Relevant …

There is no denying the fact that Prof. Farooq Kperogi is as engaging as he is informed about Nigeria that he discusses with passion and flair. He writes with conviction and leaves no one in doubt he wants the best for his country, Nigeria. Many Nigerians have shed the toga of patriotism that Kperogi still wears like a badge. Nigeria, …

President Bola Tinubu has saluted the Super Eagles for their “tenacious performance” in the final of the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Côte d’Ivoire. Nigeria lost 1-2 to the host nation in the epic game. President Tinubu ccommended the silver medalists, the coach, the crew, and the entire management team for “their hard work, assiduity, and sacrifice to …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that his administration is revolutionising agriculture to make Nigeria self-sufficient in food production and a net exporter of agricultural products. Receiving a delegation from the Global Tijaniyya Movement, led by Khalifa Muhammad Mahe Niass, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, on Sunday, the President said his administration will support plans and efforts to give …

President Tinubu has prayed for the peaceful repose of the souls of the Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Mr. Herbert Wigwe; former Group Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group Plc, Mr. Abimbola Ogunbanjo; and two members of the Wigwe family who died in a helicopter crash in California near the Nevada border, United States of America on Friday evening. …

This is what Kurumi’s Ijaye looked like after it was attacked and defeated by Ibadan forces in 1860/61: “Old people, men and women and young children were being carried to the river Ose to die”, wrote John Iliffe in his Poverty in Nineteenth-Century Yorubaland. He continued: “Whilst many others were left to perish in the streets. There being no food …

There is little that can withstand a man who can conquer himself. Every time I appoint someone to a vacant position, I make a hundred unhappy and one ungrateful. I am the state – France’s King Louis XIV France’s Bourbons king, Louis XIV (Born: 5th September 1638; Died: 1st September 1715), also known as Louis the Great or the Sun King, …