Funke Akindele’s ‘The Four’ Set for December 2026 Cinema Release
Award-winning Nigerian filmmaker and actress Funke Akindele is set to return to cinemas with her latest feature, The Four: No One Fights Alone, scheduled for release on December 11, 2026. According to a statement made available on Monday, the film was produced by Funke Akindele Network and will be distributed exclusively by FilmOne Entertainment in […]
Beyond the Microphone: How UNILORIN FM Became a Leadership Training Factory
By Idris Alooma In the wisdom, foresight, and farsightedness of Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, the University of Ilorin Radio, (UNILORIN 89.3 FM), was established not merely to air programmes, but to shape minds, refine voices, and raise leaders. From its first broadcast on August 13, 2009, to its formal commissioning on October 22, 2011, by the […]
[PHOTOS] Sultan Abubakar hosts Khalifatul Adabbiya, others in Sokoto
The unexplainable pains of defending Islam in a wicked world of enemies within and without: My Nigerian experience as a case study
By BASHIR ADEFAKA Defending Islam in today’s world can be an extraordinarily difficult and lonely responsibility, particularly when the struggle is not only against external misconceptions and hostility but also against internal divisions, betrayal and the actions of individuals who, knowingly or unknowingly, create additional burdens for the Muslim community. My Nigerian experience has taught […]
Guinea-Bissau Opposition Leader Jailed Over Coup Charges
A military court in Guinea-Bissau on Friday ordered the imprisonment of opposition leader Domingos Simões Pereira over allegations that he was involved in attempts to overthrow the country’s previous government. Pereira, leader of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC), was detained following the military overthrow of President Umaro Sissoco […]
FG DENIES ₦8TRN “SHADOW BUDGET” ALLEGATION, SAYS ALL SPENDING LAWFUL
The Federal Government has denied allegations that it spent more than ₦8 trillion outside the 2026 budget, challenging those making the claim to provide evidence. The rebuttal followed comments by the IMF Resident Representative in Nigeria, Christian Ebeke, who stated that about two per cent of Nigeria’s GDP was spent outside the budget in […]
Bandits Kill Former Secretary To The State Government
Former Secretary to the Benue State Government, Mr. David Salifu, has died after being shot by suspected bandits on the Wukari–Makurdi road. Salifu was reportedly attacked on the outskirts of Wukari while travelling from Wukari to Makurdi. According to reports, armed men stopped his vehicle, forced him out, and ordered him onto a motorcycle. The […]
Community where there is no Mosquito in Nigeria
Okpekpe is an ancestral village in Etsako East local government area of Edo state and it is also one of the few communities in Nigeria where people rarely suffer from the malaria parasite because there are no mosquitoes. It is located about 25 kilometres northeast of Auchi. It has a population of 3155 inhabitants. Its […]
Emir of Ilorin sues for religious harmony as Christians celebrate Easter
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman, Kwara State Council Rulers Council, Mai-Martaba Alhaji (Dr) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has extended heartfelt felicitations to Christians across the country in commemoration of the 2026 Easter festival. The monarch described the season as a profound reminder of the timeless virtues of sacrifice, compassion, forgiveness, and hope, as exemplified in the […]
Emir Sulu-Gambari Rejoices With President Bola Tinubu At 74
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara Traditional Rulers’ Council, Mai-Martaba Alhaji (Dr) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, CFR has rejoiced with the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu,GCFR on the occasion of his 74th birthday anniversary. The Emir, in a congratulatory message issued on Sunday […]
