Okiojo’s Chronicles – The Benin Kingdom 8

Former minister of sports and youth development, Bolaji Abdullahi, has announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Abdullahi, on Monday, revealed that he is still undecided on his next political move. “The decision of what to do and where to go will be taken in the future, and that’s left to God,” he…

The Chief of Air Staff (CAS) Air Marshal Hasan Bala Abubakar has charged the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to work harder on improving security in the country. Abubakar gave this charge after concluding a four-day operational tour of the Air Force units in the South-West. "Teamwork, discipline, and innovation are essential to building an agile…

In 2019, my son, Gidado Shuaib—News Digest publisher and host of the annual Campus Journalism Awards (CJA)—found himself enmeshed in a defamation case that stemmed from a report he and award-winning journalist Alfred Olufemi, published regarding alleged hemp smoking by workers in a factory owned by a powerful individual. This ignited a series of events…

The Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria (MAAUN) in Kano has received official approval from the National Universities Commission (NUC) to commence Medicine, Architecture, and other academic programmes. The ratification was announced by Dr. Habeeb Awaisu, Vice President of Administration, when he received participants in the PRNigeria Young Communication Fellowship on a guided tour of…

Dutch Eredivisie giant Ajax has launched a crowdfunding initiative to support Nigerian ex-player Tijani Babangida, who was involved in a car accident that claimed the lives of his son and brother. The heartfelt support was launched during the match against Almere City FC after the Super Eagles winger was invited as a guest of honour…