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Admin I Monday, June 01, 2026 LAGOS, Nigeria – The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has mourned the passing of the South West Women Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Arabinrin Yetunde Shakirat Adesanya. He described the demise of Adesanya as a great loss to the ruling party and the deceased’s family, friends, and political associates, especially the ruling party, considering her unique position as South-West APC Women Leader. Governor Sanwo-Olu, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, expressed shock and sadness over the departure of Adesanya,…
Taraba Governor Agbu Kefas Mourns With NUJ, Family Emmanuel Bello I Monday, June 01. 2026 TARABA, Nigeria – Enconiums have continued to pour in torrentially following the news of Ben Adaji’s demise. Apart from how the veteran journalist passed on, many recalled their last moments with him. “I saw him a few days ago,” one of the sympathisers cried out. She recalled he was in high spirits, especially with his efforts to get into partisan politics. Colleagues from the past also remember the egregious reporter who held, particularly, the Taraba state government to account. Adaji had taken Taraba…
Admin I Monday, June 01.2026 LAGOS, Nigeria – Growth momentum strengthened in the Nigerian private sector during May. Marked rises in output and new orders were recorded, with firms ramping up their purchasing accordingly. Expansions in employment remained muted, however. On the price front, higher fuel costs continued to cause sharp increases in input costs and output prices, but rates of inflation softened from April. The headline figure derived from the survey is the Stanbic IBTC Purchasing Managers’ Index™ (PMI®). Readings above 50.0 signal an improvement in business conditions on the previous month, while readings below 50.0 show a…
By SCM Foreign Desk BEIRUT, Lebanon — An Israeli dawn airstrike slammed into a southern Lebanese town on Sunday, killing at least eight people, including three women, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. The attack adds to a mounting civilian toll as Israel aggressively widens its operations north of a strategic boundary river, effectively leaving a fragile, U.S.-brokered ceasefire in tatters. The strike targeted a building in Deir Zahrani, a town nestled within the rugged hills of the Nabatieh district, long considered a political and military stronghold for the militant group Hezbollah. In addition to those killed,…
By Foreign Correspondent WASHINGTON — A ballistic missile strike launched by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeted a major military installation in Kuwait, injuring four American service members and three civilian contractors, U.S. and regional officials confirmed. The attack, which struck the Ali Al-Salem Air Base, has abruptly heightened regional tensions and cast a dark shadow over highly sensitive, ongoing negotiations in Washington aimed at solidifying a temporary truce between the two nations. According to United States Central Command (CENTCOM), Kuwaiti air defense systems successfully intercepted the incoming Iranian projectile—identified by intelligence analysts as a Fateh-110 short-range ballistic…
Jeff Godwin Doki Ph.D I Saturday, May 31. 2026 ABUJA, Nigeria – At an international Conference in Abuja on “Language in Education” last year November, Nigeria’s Education Minister, Dr. Tunji Alausa, announced the scrapping of indigenous languages in Nigeria’s school curriculum. The reason he trumped off for his decision was poor performance in examinations like WAEC, NECO and JAMB. Turn wherever you may, there is enormous evidence to show the heroic value of preserving our mother tongues. As a matter of fact, the whole uncritical acceptance of English as the inevitable medium of instruction in our schools and…
Admin I Sunday, May 31, 2026 IBADAN, Oyo – The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has directed all public primary and secondary school teachers in Oyo State to withdraw their services from schools beginning Monday, June 1, 2026, until further notice. The directive, issued by the national leadership of the union, is in protest against the continued captivity of abducted teachers and pupils, whose rescue and safe release remain uncertain. According to the union, the prolonged detention of the victims has created fear and anxiety among teachers, discouraged parents from sending their children to school, and heightened tension across…
Omisore, Basiru Camps Kick OSUN, Nigeria – A member of the House of Representatives for Oriade-Obokun Federal Constituency, Wole Oke, has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State would have been dead but for former Governor Gboyega Oyetola who is currently the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy. Already, two rival camps belonging to APC National Secretary, Ajibola Basiru and its former Scribe and ex-Deputy Governor Iyiola Omisore are not happy with Oke’s claim. The National Legislator, who is also the Director-General of the APC 2026 Governorship Campaign, had in his official Facebook page said the…
Jeff Godwin Doki Ph.D I Sunday, May 31.2026 ABUJA, Nigeria – At an international Conference in Abuja on “Language in Education” last year November, Nigeria’s Education Minister, Dr. Tunji Alausa, announced the scrapping of indigenous languages in Nigeria’s school curriculum. Now, let’s be clear on a point. The biggest weapon usually wielded by imperialist agents, like Nigeria’s Education Minister, is the cultural bomb. The effect of the cultural bomb is to annihilate a people’s belief in their languages, in their names, in their environment, in their unity, in their capacities and ultimately in themselves The reason he…
…makes history, becoming the first and only entrepreneur globally to have won in both emerging and master categories in any region in 40 years, and invited to global jury for the 3rd year running Admin I Saturday, May 31, 2026 LAGOS, Nigeria – Mitchell Elegbe, Founder and Group Managing Director/CEO of Interswitch Group has again been re-appointed as the only entrepreneur from Africa into the global jury of the 2025 Ernst & Young (EY) World Entrepreneur of The Year Awards, which takes place annually in June in Monte Carlo, Monaco, for the third consecutive year, following his inaugural…