Author: Lawan

A high-powered Federal Government delegation on Sunday visited Esiele and Yawota communities in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State following the abduction of pupils and teachers from Community Grammar School, Baptist Nursery and Primary School, and L.A. Primary School on May 15, 2026. The delegation conveyed President Bola Tinubu’s deep concern over the incident and reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to securing the safe return of the victims. As part of immediate measures to strengthen security in the area, President Tinubu approved the recruitment of 1,000 forest guards in Oyo State in collaboration with the state government. The delegation also…

…As FAAN, foreign carriers meet to fix service gaps The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has put 11 domestic operators on a “No-Pay-No-Service” list over outstanding debt to the regulator. In an internal memo dated May 22, 2026, signed by the Director of Finance and Accounts, Olufemi Odukoya and circulated across the authority’s operational departments and regional offices, all NCAA directorates were directed to withhold services from affected airlines pending financial clearance from the directorate. The directive was also copied to the Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), regional managers and other senior officials within the authority. Airlines named in the…

…Says with N159.28trn debt, each Nigerian owes N670,000The Chairman of the Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics LTD/GTE, Dele Oye, has raised the alarm over Nigeria’s accelerating debt profile and warned that the N65.9 trillion borrowed under President Bola Tinubu in just 24 months has outstripped the country’s cumulative borrowing over the previous 55 years, which is about N12 trillion. He added that the nation’s total debt stock, now put at N159.28 trillion, translates to an average burden of about N670,000 on every Nigerian, a development he said highlights the growing fiscal pressure and sustainability concerns in coming years. Oye,…

Iran’s national football team will now conduct their 2026 FIFA World Cup preparations in Tijuana, Mexico, after world football governing body FIFA approved a request to relocate their training base from the United States. The Iranian Football Federation confirmed that the team will no longer be based in Tucson, Arizona, but will instead camp in the Mexican border city, a move officials say improves logistics and reduces travel time to group-stage venues. According to Iranian FA president Mehdi Taj, the decision followed discussions with FIFA officials during meetings in Istanbul and further consultations with FIFA secretary general Mattias Grafström. “We…

The Ndigbo Media Forum has rejected claims by former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, that late Biafran leader, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, frustrated efforts to prevent the 1967 Nigerian Civil War. In a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Rev. Paul Eze, the group described Gowon’s remarks as “historically inaccurate, insensitive to the wounds of the past, and unhelpful to the national healing Nigeria desperately needs.” The forum argued that Ojukwu did not go to war out of personal ambition but to protect the Igbo people following the 1966 anti-Igbo killings in Northern Nigeria, which reportedly led to the deaths of…

•As 3.4m members vote to elect presidential flagbearer today No fewer than 3,441,851 members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) across the country will be voting in a direct primary today to choose its presidential candidate in the 2027 general election. The ADC primary, which will be superintended over by a committee headed by former Kwara State governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, will have the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and former chairman of the Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG), Mohammed Hayatu-Deen battling for the opposition party’s presidential ticket for next year’s election. Atiku, Amaechi and…

The Delta State Police Command has recorded major operational successes in its ongoing crackdown on crime across the state, leading to the arrest of 23 suspects, the recovery of a stolen HOWO trailer truck, and the seizure of large quantities of suspected illicit drugs in separate operations. According to the Command, operatives acting on the directive of the Commissioner of Police, Delta State, carried out coordinated raids on identified criminal hideouts and black spots within the Okpanam axis and Asaba metropolis on May 22, 2026. The operation, led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations alongside operatives…

National Secretary of All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru has charged former Ekiti governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi to quit the party instead of “demarketing” it from within. Speaking on the ‘State Affairs with Edmund Obilo’ podcast, Fayemi claimed the APC had strayed from the ideals of the founding fathers and was gradually losing ideological direction. Lamenting the dearth of debate and intellectualism within the ruling party, he warned that the handling of consensus arrangements could cause an implosion. “This is not where the party has come from. We have lost our bearing and the vision of the founding fathers…

Three leading aspirants in the All Progressives Congress, (APC) Imo North Senatorial primary have stepped down for incumbent Senator Patrick Ndubueze, calling for unity ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a joint press briefing held Monday, Chief Longers Anyanwu, Princess Gloria Akobundu, and Mr. Kennedy Ike Odoeme said they voluntarily withdrew from the race “in obedience to the existing zoning arrangement” by elders of the Okigwe zone. The arrangement favours the Otanchara/Otanzu clan, to which Senator Ndubueze belongs. The trio said they instructed their supporters to vote for Ndubueze during the APC direct primary, conducted on Monday, 18 May…

Concerned All Progressives Congress (APC) Stakeholders and Ondo State indigenes have rejected the defence of the party’s primaries by the state Attorney General of the state and Commissioner for Justice, Olukayode Ajulo, describing his recent statement as an attempt to “rewrite events that played out in broad daylight across Ondo State.” In a statement signed by Mogbojuri Ksayode on Thursday, the group accused the Attorney General of denying alleged violence and irregularities that marred the APC primaries in the state. The stakeholders were reacting to a statement issued by Ajulo on May 21, 2026, where he reportedly dismissed allegations of…