Former military president Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) says no successful military coup in Nigeria’s history occurred without the involvement or support of civilians. According to THISDAY, Babangida, who turns 85 on Monday, spoke in an interview with Badeggi 90.1 FM in…
At least 38 people died after an earthquake of magnitude 7.7 and dozens of aftershocks struck off eastern Indonesia on Saturday, officials said, as rescue workers rushed to reach areas closest to the epicentre. Tsunami waves of less than 1…
Jason Arday, a former University of Cambridge professor who was at the centre of a plagiarism scandal, has died aged 41. Arday had resigned earlier this month as a professor of sociology of education following the accusations, which caused a…
This week’s Saturday Tribune column talks about how Tinubu’s presidency savaged Catholic clerics for warning about hunger and insecurity but finds no comparable outrage for Sheikh Jingir’s jingoism, exposing a dangerous double standard in its response to religious speech. There…
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), police and other security agencies to ensure that voters freely choose their leaders in Saturday’s Osun State governorship election. The rights group warned against violence, vote-buying, intimidation…
Nigeria and the United States of America have concluded high-level bilateral engagements in Washington, D.C., aimed at deepening military-to-military relations and fortifying counter-terrorism cooperation between both nations. The Minister of Defence, Gen Christopher Musa, led a high-powered Nigerian delegation to the…
Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois talked to Real Madrid TV and shared his thoughts on the ongoing preseason stage barely a week ahead of the season opener against Espanyol in La Liga. “We need to get in shape and continue…
The United States Mission in Nigeria has announced the arrival of Brandon Hudspeth as the new Consul General at the US Consulate General in Lagos. Hudspeth will serve a three-year tenure as the senior US government representative across the 17…
A popular Ondo State pastor, Olabanjo Felix Gold, has announced his decision to leave Christianity and embrace Ìṣẹ̀ṣe, the indigenous Yoruba spiritual tradition, declaring himself a Babalawo. Olabanjo, who previously founded Image of God Evangelical and Prophetic Ministries, disclosed the…
The result could offer an early signal of shifting alliances and voter sentiment before the presidential race. On Saturday, voters in southwestern Nigeria’s Osun State will choose their next governor. On paper, it is a contest over who will run…
