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[adsense ad_id=”inarticle”]Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has underscored the need for Africans to adopt a renewed mindset to truly achieve decolonisation and claim their place on the global stage. He made the remarks during the African premiere of The Decolonisation of Africa, a landmark documentary hosted by Accelerate Media Group at The Metropolitan Club, Lagos, under the executive production of its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Colette Otusheso. Obasanjo reinforced the message of the film: that symbolic independence is not enough, and Africa must actively pursue economic, social, and psychological liberation. “If America can lead the white race and China the Chinese,…

President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, met with United States State Department Senior Advisor for Africa, Massad Boulos, in Paris, France. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made this known via his official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Friday. He said the high-level discussions focused on regional security, including working together with partners to build a durable peace in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and economic cooperation across the African continent. President Bola Tinubu with the United States State Department Senior Advisor for Africa, Massad Boulos. Photo credit: Presidency, Onanuga added that the meeting…

  Animasahun Salman The Sokoto State Government has unveiled a campaign to tackle the recent meningitis outbreak that has affected more than 300 people across the state. Speaking at a one-day state-level sensitisation event in Alu Ya Gode Hall on Thursday, the state Commissioner for Health, Dr Faruku Abubakar Wurno said, “Swift intervention is already yielding results. “While over 300 cases were recorded, only 16 patients remain hospitalised, with the rest successfully treated and discharged.” The campaign was spearheaded by the state Ward Development Committee Forum in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the State Primary Healthcare Development Agency.…

Veentage Band, after years of entertaining audiences as one of the driving forces behind Nigeria’s premier live band, Desmond Emokiniovo – better known as Babades – is stepping into a new chapter with the release of his debut solo single, “Congratulations”, a deeply personal anthem inspired by Babades’ own life journey. For over a decade, Veentage Band has set the gold standard for live music performances, serving arresting cover renditions and headlining some of Nigeria’s most prestigious events. Under Babades’ leadership, the band has built a legacy of musical excellence with soulful artistry. Now, with “Congratulations,” Babades embarks on his…

World Igbo Congress to hold convention on August 29 The Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, struck out a N50 billion suit filed by the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, against the Federal Government. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling, struck out the suit for lack of diligent prosecution.When the matter was called yesterday, neither Kanu nor the Federal Government was represented by any lawyer. Justice Ekwo observed that in the last adjourned day, while no lawyer was in court for the IPOB leader, the Federal Government was represented in court by a counsel. The…

[adsense ad_id=”inarticle”]By Morenike DosuA computer science graduate, Miss Salamot Adeboye Ashiru, is seeking N30 million for a kidney transplant surgery at Gbagada General Hospital, in Lagos. The family, which hails from Ogun State said it all started in 2023 in the form of an ulcer when Ashiru experienced discomfort in breathing. According to the family, they conducted a series of tests to determine the cause of her discomfort, but none of the tests confirmed anything until it was discovered at Gbagada General Hospital that her kidneys had failed and that a transplant is the only possible option to revive them.…

Nigeria on Friday renewed calls for the release of Niger’s deposed president Mohamed Bazoum held in the West African country with his wife since his ouster in a military coup in 2023. Bazoum was overthrown on July 26, 2023, after just two years in office by the head of his presidential guard, General Abdourahamane Tiani, over allegations of failing to protect the nation from jihadist attacks. Since then, he and his wife, Hadiza, have been held at the presidential palace in Niamey in strict detention. “We want him out. We felt that he didn’t do any offence,” Nigerian Information Minister…

[adsense ad_id=”inarticle”] From Owede Agbajileke, Abuja Over 211,000 out of the total 2,030,627 candidates sat for the 2025 Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) across designated Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres in Nigeria yesterday. The figure represents 10.4 per cent of the applicants for the April 25 examinations. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, who disclosed this while monitoring the exercise at a CBT centre in Bwari, Abuja, said results of the mock test would be released tomorrow. “They will have the results tomorrow (Friday). The results will be ready. For those who finished,…

The Ekiti State Police Command has taken into custody an officer accused of stabbing a civilian in Ise-Ekiti over an argument between his girlfriend and the man’s son. This development followed the circulation of a viral video in which the victim’s daughter claimed that the officer—allegedly a chairman’s orderly—attacked her father in their home, following a disagreement between her younger brother and a female classmate. According to her, the girl had reported the argument to her boyfriend which resulted in two police officers confronting the family and claiming they were there to make an arrest. In a press statement issued…

[adsense ad_id=”inarticle”]From Timothy Agbor, Osogbo Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed anger over a campaign billboard bearing the pictures of both President Bola Tinubu and Governor Ademola Adeleke. Tinubu is the national leader of the APC, a major opposition party in Osun State, while Adeleke is of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. Both Tinubu and Adeleke are reportedly seeking re-election in 2027 and 2026, respectively. But the leadership of the APC in the state described the pairing up of the pictures of Tinubu with that of Adeleke on a billboard conspicuously…