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WSCIJ honours outstanding investigative journalists at 2025 Awards

Nigeria, Dec. 10 -- The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) on Tuesday honoured reporters, photographers and cartoonists whose works demonstrated courage, public-interest focus an... Read More


Soyinka criticises Seyi Tinubu's large, armed security escorts

Nigeria, Dec. 10 -- Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka on Tuesday criticised the large number of armed security personnel that he saw accompanying Seyi Tinubu, the son of President Bola Tinubu. Mr Soyinka s... Read More


UPDATED: Soyinka criticises Seyi Tinubu's large, armed security escorts

Nigeria, Dec. 10 -- Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka on Tuesday criticised the large number of armed security personnel that he saw accompanying Seyi Tinubu, the son of President Bola Tinubu. Mr Soyinka s... Read More


Osun governor Adeleke rejects blame for JUSUN strike, says Chief Judge stalled judiciary

Nigeria, Dec. 9 -- Governor Ademola Adeleke has distanced himself from the ongoing strike by the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) in Osun State, insisting that finding a solution to the crisis ... Read More


Osun 2026: What's next for Governor Adeleke after his exit from PDP?

Nigeria, Dec. 5 -- Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke on Monday announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on whose platform he had been elected a senator and subsequently a g... Read More


Kidnappers abduct six real estate marketers in Ogun

Nigeria, Dec. 1 -- At least six Lagos-based real estate marketers have been abducted in Ogun State while on an inspection visit to a landed property in Oyebola village, Obafemi-Owode Local Government ... Read More


Insecurity: Southern governors, traditional rulers back state police, adopt security measures

Nigeria, Nov. 28 -- Southern governors and traditional rulers from the South-west, South-east, and South-south on Wednesday held a joint high-level meeting in Iperu, Ogun State, where they adopted new... Read More


NRC, South-west commission to revive abandoned rail routes, strengthen regional trade

Nigeria, Nov. 27 -- The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) and the newly operational Southwest Development Commission (SWDC) have begun talks on reactivating disused railway lines across the region to... Read More


South-west Governors renew demand for state police, unveil new security architecture

Nigeria, Nov. 25 -- Governors of the South-west states have renewed their call for state police, insisting that the worsening insecurity across the region has made the reform an urgent necessity. Mee... Read More


Olusegun Awolowo is dead

Nigeria, Nov. 21 -- Olusegun Awolowo, the grandson of the late Premier of the Western Region, Obafemi Awolowo, is dead. The Awolowo family announced his death in a statement on Thursday. "With extre... Read More