Gunmen strike at Ondo poultry farm, kill mother, daughter
Gunmen have killed a mother and daughter at a poultry farm located at Igushi via Ala, Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. It was learnt that the gunmen, numbering about five, invaded the farm, killed the poultry farm owner and her daughter who was at work with others on Thursday, April 9, 2026. The Ondo State Police Public Relations...
The Fayemi, Oyebanji lesson in power politics, By AHMED SALAMI
By AHMED SALAMI The recent Easter visit of Dr. Kayode Fayemi to Ekiti State, where he convened a stakeholders’ meeting, has once again exposed a familiar pattern in Nigerian politics: how quickly narratives can be twisted and how easily yesterday’s allies become today’s loudest critics. At that meeting, Fayemi made comments centred on internal party discipline, the dangers of imposed candidacies,...
50-year concession for Ibom Deep Seaport investor, By ETIM ETIM
By ETIM ETIM The core investor of Ibom Deep Seaport, Bollore Consortium, will operate the port for 50 years to recoup its investment, according to the approval granted by the federal government. The port is currently owned 60% by the private investor and 40% by the Akwa Ibom State government. But the state government is willing to divest more from...
Immigration suspends Lagos-Seme border commanders over alleged extortion
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has suspended Comptrollers in charge of commands along the Lagos-Seme border corridor following allegations of extortion involving its personnel. The Comptroller-General of Immigration, Kemi Nandap, ordered the suspension after the Service received reports of misconduct bordering on extortion at the border posts. The Service Public Relations Officer, Akinsola Akinlabi, in a statement issued on Friday, April...
That Ojaaba Ibadan court of dirty linen, By FUNKE EGBEMODE
By FUNKE EGBEMODE ([email protected]) Every Saturday, I reach for the Saturday Tribune to read the latest tales of dirty underwear from Ibadan’s courts of broken marriages. There are always stories—divorce petitions and intimate scandals—from the Chief Customary Court sitting at Ojaaba in Ibadan. I once asked the editor of the paper whether there were no Catholics in Ibadan and whether that court...
Securing Nigeria’s borderlands with lawful force
By ADEMOLA OSHODI Armed groups operating across Nigeria’s northern and western corridors have adapted faster than the structures designed to contain them. They attack within Nigerian territory, withdraw across borders, and return with renewed capacity. This pattern persists because enforcement has often stopped where the threat does not. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration is establishing a different standard. Nigeria will...
Leadership contrast reshaping Kaduna’s political landscape
By MUHAMMAD SHEHU MOLASH On the 24th of May 2024, Governor Uba Sani faced one of the most painful moments of his life: The death of his younger brother, Pharm. Mukhtar Lawal, who passed away after sustaining injuries in a ghastly motor accident. The loss was deep and very personal to the governor. The late Mukhtar was among his closest...
Oil prices soar over attacks on Saudi facilities
Oil prices soar on Friday, April 10, 2026, driven by fresh anxiety over supplies from Saudi Arabia. Prices were still headed for a loss as nerves eased over a fragile two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, while Israel signalled a potential diplomatic opening, saying it was ready to begin direct talks with Lebanon as soon as possible. Brent crude...
Obi raises concern over US security advisory, warns of declining confidence in Nigeria
Former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi has expressed concern about the United States' recent decision to evacuate its embassy staff from Nigeria, describing it as a troubling indication of worsening insecurity and declining global confidence in the country. In a statement posted on his social media platforms on Thursday, April 9, 2026, Obi said the development should be treated as...
Court sentences Boko Haram member to death for killing Adamawa, Borno residents
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a Boko Haram member, Auwalu Samaila, to death by hanging. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgement delivered on Thursday, April 9, 2026, convicted and sentenced Samaila to death after he pleaded guilty to the six counts preferred against him by the federal government. The judge said: “It is when somebody is remorseful and...
