Politics

JUST IN 🇯🇵🚔: Tokyo police have arrested a 53-year-old Nigerian, Nwadiukwu Ikenna, on suspicion of persistently approaching and soliciting customers for bars and clubs in Kabukicho, Tokyo’s famous nightlife district, despite repeated police warnings.

The Yoruba Times Mourns: Mr. Michael Oyedokun and the Security Forces Who Paid the Ultimate Price

They should have come home yesterday. But they did not. The Yoruba Times mourns deeply. We…

Secret Weapon: Security Forces Arrested Kidnappers’ Families to Force Their Hand – How 46 Hostages Were Freed

A key tactic used in the rescue of 39 pupils and seven teachers from Oriire Local…

Peter Obi and the N25,000 Fine That Became a Federal Case

Peter Obi wants Nigerians to believe he is a marked man. A target of state persecution.…

Book Launch Cancelled: Ifa Tuntun, Prof. Okediji Under Threat – “Academic Freedom Under Attack in Nigeria”

By Ademola Adekusibe The Ifa Tuntun group has cancelled the book launch of Professor Moyo Okediji…

👑🗳️✊ Ooni of Ife throws his weight behind President Bola Tinubu, says the administration’s economic reforms are beginning to yield results.

UPDATE 🏗️🇳🇬: Lagere Flyover in Ile Ife is now 98% completed. Another landmark project showcasing the steady transformation of the ancient Yoruba city of Ile Ife.

UPDATE ⚖️🚨: The Court of Appeal has dismissed Abdulrahman Bello’s appeal and upheld the death sentence imposed on him over the killing of Hafsoh in Ilorin.

BREAKING: All 46 Kidnapped Oyo Pupils, Teachers Rescued Alive

Security forces have successfully rescued all 39 pupils and seven teachers abducted from Oriire Local Government…

“Do not search anyone’s phone without a valid court warrant.”

— Plateau State Commissioner of Police, warning officers against unlawful phone searches.

BREAKING ⚖️🇳🇬: The NDLEA has arraigned drug baron Anochili Innocent, three Mexican nationals, and six other Nigerians over a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory in Ogun State. Prosecutors say the syndicate produced methamphetamine and possessed precursor chemicals valued at over ₦480 billion. All defendants pleaded not guilty and have been remanded pending trial and the hearing of their bail applications.

Auxiliary’s Murder Trial Adjourned as Prosecution Fails to File Documents – New Date Fixed

The Oyo State High Court in Ibadan has adjourned the murder trial of former Park Management…