South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has addressed the nation to announce a raft of new measures to crackdown on illegal migration as tensions rise over anti-foreigner marches and frustrations about high unemployment. These steps include jailing employers who hire undocumented workers, setting up dedicated courts to speed up deportations ofContinue Reading
The Special Adviser on Religious Affairs (Islamic Matters) to the Senator representing Kaduna South Senatorial District, Alhaji Ilya Musa, has commended the First Aid Group of Fityanul Islam of Nigeria for its humanitarian services, urging members to sustain their voluntary contributions to community development. Musa made the call during anContinue Reading
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has embarked on an intensive project inspection tour across the state, signalling a decisive push to fast-track the completion of all ongoing developments before his tenure officially ends in May, 2027. The governor, who spent the week assessing multiple project sites in the stateContinue Reading
Veteran broadcaster and public affairs analyst, Tonnie Iredia, has described the Department of State Services (DSS) as Nigeria’s most proactive public institution, attributing the transformation of the intelligence agency to the leadership of its Director-General, Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi. In an article titled “DSS Has Become Nigeria’s Most Proactive Agency,” IrediaContinue Reading
Large consignments of various opioids and illicit substances concealed in building materials have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in a relentless nationwide offensive against drug cartels leading to the arrest of a 75-year-old grandpa in Ebonyi, and four notorious female drug dealers inContinue Reading
Alexander Zverev finally landed the Grand Slam title that threatened to elude him by overcoming Flavio Cobolli and his own nerves to win a tense French Open final in five sets. The 29-year-old German secured his first, long-awaited major triumph with a 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 6-1 victory overContinue Reading
Income generation: ITF tasks Pankshin Varsity on entrepreneurship By Emmanuel Yatai June 5, 2026 The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has urged the Federal University of Education (FUE) Pankshin to increase its revenue generation profile through entrepreneurship. Mrs Bolanle Yusuf, Head, Training at the ITF)l, Jos Area office, gave theContinue Reading
At least 360 people kidnapped by Boko Haram jihadists from a mainly Muslim community in Nigeria’s north-eastern Borno state in March have been freed from a remote mountain hideout. The circumstances of how they were freed are disputed. The army says it had launched an unprecedented intelligence-led operation that hadContinue Reading
By Michael Olukayode For thousands of young Nigerians, the dream is familiar: leave home, find work abroad and build a better life. But for many who set out on the perilous migration route through North Africa, the dream often ends in exploitation, violence and years of uncertainty. Among a recentContinue Reading
Senator representing Plateau South Senatorial District and former Governor of Plateau State, Simon Bako Lalong, has felicitated with the Catholic Archbishop of Jos, Most Rev. Dr. Matthew Ishaya Audu, on the occasion of his 67th birthday. Senator Lalong described Archbishop Audu as a humble servant of God, a committed shepherdContinue Reading