Politics

CRACKDOWN 🇳🇬🔫: Plateau Illegal Arms Makers Confess They Sold Locally Made Guns to Fulani Militias Because They Paid More, Nigerian Military Reveals.

Trump Claims US Military Action Stopped Killings of Christians in Nigeria, But Nigerian Forces Led the Ground Fight

US President Donald Trump has claimed that recent American military operations in Nigeria “largely ended the…

BREAKING 🇳🇬📱: NCC Board Chairman Idris Olorunnimbe Pledges to Seek Presidential Incentives for Investors Willing to Establish Smartphone Manufacturing Factories in Nigeria.

BREAKING 🇳🇬🚔: Nigeria Police in Lagos and Ogun Launch Operation Kosaye, a Joint Security Initiative to Tackle Kidnapping, Armed Robbery and Other Criminal Activities Across Both States.

🎓🔥 LASU Sets IED 302 Question on Sheikh Hamad Labeeb’s Western vs Islamic Education Remarks.

Students were asked to critically examine his initial and later pronouncements and state their own position…

DSS Releases, Compensates Nura Idris Wrongfully Arrested Over Alleged Boko Haram Links

The Department of State Services (DSS) has released Nura Idris, a farmer and livestock rearer from…

WORLD CUP 🇬🇭⚽️: Ghana is now the lowest ranked team to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 32.

The Black Stars, currently ranked 74th in the FIFA World Rankings, are the lowest ranked nation…

BREAKING 🇳🇬🪪: Tinubu Signs NIMC Act 2026 Into Law, NIN Now Required for Passports, Bank Accounts, Voter Registration, Land Deals, SIMs, Taxes, Pensions and Other Key Government Services

President Bola Tinubu has signed the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Act 2026 into law, making…

BREAKING 🇧🇫🇫🇷🚨: Burkina Faso officially severs diplomatic relations with France, ending ties with its former colonial power with immediate effect as tensions over sovereignty, security, and alleged foreign interference reach a new peak.

“Through President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s reforms, the NIMC database helped security agencies arrest seven Boko Haram and ISWAP commanders returning from Hajj in Katsina State.”

— Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji Ojo.

EDITORIAL: The Yoruba Times – A Media House for the People, a Voice for a Nation

When we set out to establish The Yoruba Times, we did not set out to start…

COMEBACK 🏭🍪: After years of abandonment, Òkín Biscuit is set to resume production, marking a major step toward reviving one of Nigeria’s iconic biscuit brands.