Friday, October 2, 2026

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  • Anti-Corruption

    Court

    U.S. immigration officer jailed for accepting $6,000 bribe

    Mr Dukuly pleaded guilty to “aiding and abetting the bribery of a public official in exchange for an official act.”

    Nationwide

    Seyi Makinde

    Gov Makinde condemns kidnapping of Oyo corps members in Imo

    The Makinde administration has expressed deep concern over the abduction of some corps members of Oyo state origin in Imo, describing the attack as distressing and reprehensible.

    OPINION

    Azu Ishiekwene: Tinubu and his incredible ministers

    At a business lunch in December 2022, he said he shouldn’t be voted for a second term if he didn’t fix the electricity supply problem and end estimated billing in his first term.

    An open letter to a distressed priest

    Mr Soyinka said, “Public lies, like flies, beget maggots.”

    The Black Queen of Hearts: Why Mia Mottley captures the global spirit

    For Africa and its diaspora, Mottley now represents something larger than the politics of Barbados.

    What shall we do about South Africa?

    A mob is a failure of policing. A death in custody is the state performing the violence itself, in a building, on a record, with a docket number.

    What Nigeria loses as Tinubu skips UNGA yet again

    If Africa remains central to Nigeria’s foreign policy, the UN cannot be peripheral.

    Vice President Shettima’s United Nations General Assembly Speech (A Rejected Draft)

    For those of you who have approached me since I arrived to ask whether everything is alright with my president, let me assure you that all is well.

    Lagos

    LASTMA officials at an accident scene

    LASTMA urges caution as crash claims life on Lagos coastal road

    Mr Bakare-Oki said LASTMA operatives monitoring vehicular movements along the Coastal Road swiftly mobilised to the scene.

    States

    Seyi Makinde

    Gov Makinde condemns kidnapping of Oyo corps members in Imo

    The Makinde administration has expressed deep concern over the abduction of some corps members of Oyo state origin in Imo, describing the attack as distressing and reprehensible.