President Bola Ahmed Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has congratulated his Chief Police Security Officer (CPSO), Usman Musa Shugaba, on the occasion of his 45th birthday, commending his professionalism, loyalty, and steadfast dedication to duty. In a personal message to the…
By Sola Fanawopo I dedicate today’s Observatory to our guys on the touchline—the African coaches, breaking the glass ceiling with authority and results at AFCON 2025. Take your flowers. You are representing. AFCON 2025 is doing something African football has…
The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations has entered its unforgiving phase. At this stage, there are no reruns, no explanations and no room for recovery. One bad night, one loose pass, one lost duel, and the journey ends. Already, Senegal,…
The Presidency on Sunday shared an image purporting to show President Bola Tinubu meeting with Rwandan President Paul Kagame in Paris, but the photograph was later flagged on X (formerly Twitter) as being generated by artificial intelligence. The image, which…
Built environment professionals have urged the Federal Government to embed its housing delivery strategy into the National Housing Policy to ensure sustainability and long-term impact in addressing Nigeria’s housing deficit. They advised the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development to…
All humanity belongs either to the first Adam or to the last Adam. Sometime in 2016, I received a phone call from a representative of the Igbo community in Lagos. He said they were having a general meeting and had…
By TEMITOPE AJAYI Public debate on government finances in Nigeria is once again clouded by confusion, little knowledge, and deliberate misrepresentation. At the centre of the current controversy is a misunderstanding of the distinction between total revenue generated by government agencies and…
The Oyo State Police Command has uncovered and foiled an alleged large-scale cement diversion scheme, arresting three suspects over the unlawful diversion of 900 bags of cement valued at about ₦18 million in Ibadan. The suspects were apprehended following actionable…
Cameroon booked their place in the quarter-finals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after a hard-fought 2–1 victory over South Africa on Sunday night The Indomitable Lions have thus set up a mouth-watering last-eight clash with hosts Morocco after…
By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY—Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has commended road contractors delivering quality projects across Edo South Senatorial District, while warning that contracts would be revoked from those failing to meet agreed standards and timelines. The governor…