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[ad_1] The recently aborted effort by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security to organise prayers over food supply in the country demonstrates the nation’s predicament. Nigerians have been at  crossroads for a long time. They have not had it rosy with the political leadership. Having been disappointed by politicians, do they also have difficulty trusting God?The theme of the three-day prayers was “Divine Intervention for Protection and National Development”. Unfortunately (some people would rather applaud), the prayers did not hold. Before the announcement of the cancellation, several voices had risen against the plan, which was not a surprise.…

[ad_1] Those who grew up reading late Dr Abubakar Imam’s book—Magana Jari Ce—will relate to one of the book’s chapters, “If you are going to dig a pit of mischief, dig it shallow.” The reason behind this caution is that one might fall into the pit they just dug.The mischief I refer to is from Tinubu’s June 12 speech, where he defended the accusation of favouring a one-party system by causing crises in the opposition parties. He said, “It is, indeed, a pleasure to witness you in such disarray. For me, I would say try your best to put your…

[ad_1] The scandal that rocked the conduct of the West African School Certificate Examinations this year has further eroded the credibility of the nation’s educational system. The incident summarises that the organiser of the examinations, the West African Examinations Council, failed in its responsibility to safeguard the integrity of its examinations.It was reported that some of the examination papers were compromised. Some of them became accessible in the public domain before the days or hours they were scheduled to be taken. It was the English Language examination leakage that exposed the mess that went on with the conduct of this…

Fresh cracks have emerged within the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), following the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) rejection of the party’s notice for its upcoming 100th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, scheduled for June 30. In a letter dated June 13 and addressed to PDP’s acting national chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum, INEC declared the notice invalid, citing a breach of its 2022 guidelines. The letter, signed by Hajiya Hau’ru Aminu, INEC’s acting secretary, emphasized that the NEC notice failed to meet procedural requirements — most notably, the absence of a co-signature by the party’s national secretary. According to the…

[ad_1]  A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, has ordered the remand of one Elijah Innocent (24) at the correctional custody over an alleged case of rape in Ado-Ekiti. The prosecutor, Inspector Akinwale Oriyomi, informed the court that the defendant was suspected to have committed the offence against a 19-year-old girl punishable under Section 265(1) of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State, 2021.SPONSOR AD The prosecutor added that the original case file had been sent to the Director of Public Prosecution for legal advice.The Chief Magistrate, Mr. Abayomi Adeosun, ordered the remand of the defendant at the correctional…

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has raised the alarm over an elaborate scam involving the impersonation of its Vice-Chancellor, Professor Folasade Ogunsola, by fraudsters attempting to defraud unsuspecting individuals through fake procurement deals. In a statement issued on Monday by the institution’s Head of Communication, Mrs. Adejoke Alaga-Ibraheem, the university disclosed that the fraudsters have been impersonating the Vice-Chancellor on various social media platforms and via unofficial email channels to carry out fake procurement transactions. According to the statement, the scammers have targeted individuals through platforms such as LinkedIn, Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and WhatsApp, offering bogus deals involving the…

The Kwara State Government and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have clashed over the delayed return of the state’s pilgrims from the 2025 Hajj exercise in Saudi Arabia. The PDP, in a strongly worded statement on Tuesday, described the situation as a “national embarrassment” and accused the state government of abandoning its contingents in Mecca. However, the government swiftly debunked the claims, dismissing them as false, politically motivated, and harmful to public trust. Speaking through its Publicity Secretary, Olusegun Olusola Adewara, the PDP alleged that Kwara pilgrims had remained stranded in Saudi Arabia, even as pilgrims from other states…

The House of Representatives Committee on Nutrition and Food Security has launched a full-scale investigation into the disbursement of over N1.12 trillion under the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP). Also under scrutiny are the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) Microfinance Bank, which disbursed N215 billion, and the Bank of Industry (BOI), which reportedly released N3 billion to over 22,000 smallholder farmers. Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Chike Okafor, who disclosed this during a public hearing on Monday in Abuja, alleged widespread misuse of agricultural intervention funds by various financial institutions and implementing agencies.…

The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the ongoing interrogation of the Senior Pastor of House on the Rock, Paul Adefarasin, over a viral video in which he was allegedly seen brandishing a firearm from a vehicle. The 10-second video, which surfaced on social media last Friday, shows a man alleged to be the 62-year-old cleric flashing what appeared to be a pistol at a Lagos-based content creator who was recording his luxury vehicle. In the clip, a black Range Rover slows near the videographer. As the tinted window winds down, the man behind the camera hails the driver —…

Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State has revealed that non-indigenes accounted for more than half of the victims affected by the recent flood disaster in Mokwa, describing the incident as a national tragedy that transcended ethnic lines. Speaking on Tuesday through his deputy, Comrade Yakubu Garba, the governor made the disclosure while receiving a humanitarian donation from Veritas University, Abuja, at the Government House, Minna. The flood, which struck Mokwa town—the headquarters of Mokwa Local Government Area—on May 29, left hundreds displaced and several households in urgent need of support. “The Mokwa flood was a national disaster,” Bago said.…