Lent, one of the most significant periods in the Christian liturgical calendar, begins today, March 5, 2025, with the observance of Ash Wednesday. This 40-day season, excluding Sundays, is dedicated to penance, fasting, prayer, and almsgiving, leading up to the celebration of Easter on April 20. The duration of Lent reflects the 40 days Jesus…
The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions has rescheduled the disciplinary proceeding against the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Recall that the Kogi Central lawmaker clashed with the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, over seat allocation on February 20. Akpoti-Ugudgahn rejected her assigned seat, defying Akpabio’s order and repeatedly raising a point of…
Supporters of the lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who gathered at the National Assembly Complex to stage a protest in support of her were dispersed by the Nigeria Police Force this morning March 5. The supporters had converged at the assembly gate at about 8am this morning but were dispersed by police…
By Sarafa Ibrahim An English poet who was appointed Poet Laureate in 1896, Alfred Austin warned us to the danger of half truth when he said “A half-truth is a whole lie.” This was exactly what I felt after reading a piece written by one Adebayo Adedeji in his desperate attempt to foist the wrong…
By Stanley Nkwocha In 2023, when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was striving to take a shot at the presidency, he notably championed renewed hope and vowed to change the nation’s governance narrative. One of the things he promised was rebooting and resetting Nigeria’s economy on the global stage as the largest in Africa. While the…
The current argument going on in some Northern political circles that former President Mohammadu Buhari and his loyalists are orchestrating a political comeback to derail President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2027 ambitions is obviously based on outdated assumptions and ignorance of the stark reality of Buhari’s diminished influence. Buhari’s presidency not only eroded his credibility but…
A 20-year-old housewife, Hajara Isa, was allegedly strangled to death in her matrimonial home in Bauchi by her co-wife. The unfortunate incident was reported to have occurred on Friday, February 28, 2025. According to the Command’s PPRO, CSP Ahmed Wakili, “On March 3, 2025, at about 0800 hrs, one Sale Isa of Anguwan Sarakuna area,…
…distributes foodstuff to the elderly, less privileged In the spirit of Ramadan, a period known for the speedy acceptance of supplications and abundant rewards for acts of kindness, the Osun State First Lady, Chief Mrs. Fatimo Titilola Adebusola Adeleke, organized a special prayer for the Adeleke dynasty, the continued progress of Governor Ademola Adeleke administration…
In my observation, the recent visit of Governor Ademola Adeleke to Chief Bisi Akande has been unnecessarily politicized by the opposition, particularly the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State. It is quite surprising that a party that is yet to present a flagbearer for the 2026 gubernatorial election is more focused on attacking a…
The former chairman of the now-defunct Skye Bank, Tunde Ayeni, on Tuesday informed the Federal Capital Territory Customary Court in Dawaki, Abuja, that the woman whom he was previously entangled with, Adaobi Alagwu, resorted to blackmail after he discontinued the monthly allowance he had been giving her in October 2024. Ayeni further disclosed that, in…
