In a dramatic move to harness the country’s booming youth demographic, the Federal Government has launched a High-Level Inter-Ministerial Platform on Family Planning, Health, Human Capital and National Development a new coordination hub aimed at turning population pressure into productive power. Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, delivered a stark caution at the inauguration, declaring that Nigeria’s estimated 230 million citizens represent a double-edged sword. Without massive investments in health, education, skills training, and productivity, he warned, the nation’s demographic dividend could quickly curdle into a crippling crisis. However, Pate stressed that the outcome is…
Author: Abiola
Sometimes your greatest enemy is the one who, by their very existence, forces you to grow stronger, and sometimes your enemy’s greatest gift to you is their own self-destruction. There is a certain poetry in watching your opponents tear each other apart while you remain focused on the prize. The 2027 presidential election appears to be less a contest of visions and more a spectacle of opposition self-immolation and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Asiwaju of Lagos, is the silent beneficiary of a universe seemingly determined to crown him once again. A Political Voyage Forged in Fire To understand why…
Adeleke’s Camp Screams ‘Political Persecution!’ as The Imole Campaign Council, the re-election organisation of Osun has raised alarm over the alleged illegal detention of more than 60 leaders and members of the Accord Party by the police. Governor Adeleke is seeking re-election on the Accord Party platform in the upcoming 15 August off-cycle governorship election. The campaign council described the arrests as unlawful and called for the immediate and unconditional release of all detained party members. In a statement on Saturday, the council’s Media and Publicity Sub-Committee chairman, Bamidele Sallam, urged the Inspector-General of Police to intervene. Among those held…
Difficulties in creating profile codes, biometric failures, payment issues and technical challenges are among more than 5,000 pending complaints resolved by the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Professor Segun Aina, within five days. A statement by the Acting Director, Public Affairs and Protocol, JAMB, Fabian Benjamin, states that the development follows the Registrar’s decision to strengthen the Board’s Service Compact with All Nigerians, SERVICOM Unit, to ensure prompt resolution of outstanding complaints. He says the Registrar relocates his seat to the SERVICOM Unit to gain first-hand knowledge of the services being sought by candidates and other…
Atiku Abubakar’s media aide, Olusola Sanni, has fired back at former President Olusegun Obasanjo, dismissing his latest attack on the ADC presidential candidate as a tired, election‑season rerun. Speaking on Arise TV, Sanni called out the timing of Obasanjo’s recent claim that he regretted picking Atiku as his running mate in 1999. “Why is it that at the twilight of every election, Obasanjo comes out with these statements?” Sanni asked. “That tells you it’s more political than rational.” He reminded Nigerians that in 2003, Obasanjo publicly credited Atiku for securing his re‑election victory, even calling him to share the glory.…
There is a version of Nigerian federalism that shows up mostly in speeches: state governors thanking the president for one thing or another while very little changes on the ground. Then there is the version now visible on the ground in Benue State, where a run of major infrastructure projects is moving forward precisely because federal money and state execution are working in the same direction at the same time. Three projects from the governor’s recent media tour make the case better than any communique could. THE LAFIA BYPASS: 500 KILOMETRES OF REGIONAL AMBITION The most striking of the three…
Troops and police in Edo State killed a suspected kidnapper and rescued farmer Lucky Egbiki, 50, during a ransom sting on August 6. The team exploited negotiations to lure the gang to Ozigholo, where a lone collector showed up and promptly got neutralized. His fleeing comrades dumped the farmer and bolted into the forest, likely with fresh bullet wounds. Security forces recovered the full N1.5 million ransom, meaning the gang walked away with absolutely nothing but a corpse to show for their trouble. Egbiki, snatched from his farm in Okhuesan, was handed over to his family unharmed after a medical…
Nasarawa State’s monthly federation allocation has skyrocketed from about ₦4.5 billion to approximately ₦16 billion, Governor Abdullahi Sule has revealed, crediting President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms. Before the subsidy removal, the state received between ₦3.8 billion and ₦4.5 billion monthly—now it averages ₦14 billion to ₦16 billion. Speaking in Lafia while hosting the Renewed Hope Ambassadors Presidential Media Team, Sule said Tinubu “took the bullet” for states and local governments by removing the fuel subsidy and unifying exchange rates. These moves freed resources previously swallowed by subsidies, giving sub-national governments unprecedented fiscal capacity. With the windfall, Nasarawa has executed ₦90…
In a week-long nationwide offensive, Nigeria’s Armed Forces rescued 363 kidnapped victims and arrested scores of terrorists, informants and logistics suppliers, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) announced Friday. The largest single operation freed 308 abducted persons – including 163 Kwara indigenes and 145 Niger State residents, mostly women and children from Kainji Lake National Park. In Borno, troops foiled an abduction attempt on July 31, rescuing 31 persons, and later discovered two women and two children held captive since 2023. Other operations rescued victims in Benue, Kogi, Edo and elsewhere. Troops also dismantled illegal refining sites, recovered arms and ammunition, and…
The ICPC has submitted an interim report to President Bola Tinubu, exactly 30 days after he ordered a probe into the fraudulent Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC). ICPC Chairman Musa Aliyu disclosed this on Thursday after briefing Mr Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The commission recommended the prosecution of self‑proclaimed Director‑General Adeniyi Adeyemi for forgery, impersonation, and related offences. Investigations established that Adeyemi was never appointed by the Federal Government, and PFIPC was never created by any law or valid government instrument. His appointment letter, gazette, and supporting documents were all forged. The fake agency unlawfully occupied the…