March 2026

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Trade as Statecraft: Why Nigeria must convert market access into strategic advantage, By Ademola Oshodi

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By Ademola Oshodi The global trade environment is shifting in ways that Nigeria cannot afford to read passively. What is taking shape is not simply a competition among major powers, nor merely a question...

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Ondo Under Siege: Kidnappings, killings and heavy burden of ransom

David March 10, 2026 0 Comment

Ondo Under Siege: Kidnappings, killings and heavy burden of ransom By David Akinadewo-Adekahunsi For many residents of Ondo State, the first months of 2026 have unfolded under a growing cloud of insecurity that has...

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Insecurity: Aiyedatiwa vows to root out kidnappers, warns sponsors of criminal activities

David March 10, 2026 0 Comment

By Adegbaju Temitope Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, Governor of Ondo State, on Tuesday vowed that his administration would decisively tackle kidnapping and other violent crimes, warning that sponsors and collaborators of criminal activities would not...

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Ondo Police establish Tactical Base in Ilu-Abo to tackle kidnapping

David March 10, 2026 0 Comment

By Duchess Ifeoluwa The Ondo State Police Command has intensified efforts to combat kidnapping and other violent crimes with the establishment of a tactical team base in Ilu-Abo community, Akure North Local Government Area...

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U.S. issues security alert over possible terror threat to facilities, schools in Nigeria

David March 10, 2026 0 Comment

By David Akinadewo-Adekahunsi The United States Embassy in Nigeria has issued a security alert warning of a possible terrorist threat targeting American facilities and U.S.-affiliated schools in the country. In a notice released through...

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Former Super Eagles Coach Festus Onigbinde dies at 88

David March 10, 2026 0 Comment

By Our Reporter Festus Adegboye Onigbinde, the first indigenous coach of Nigeria’s national football team, the Super Eagles, is dead. He was 88. The veteran football tactician reportedly passed away on Monday, according to...

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Residents block Akure–Owo expressway, protest rising kidnappings in Ilu-Abo

David March 10, 2026 0 Comment

By Duchess Ifeoluwa Residents of Ilu-Abo and neighbouring communities in the Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State on Tuesday staged a protest over rising insecurity, blocking the busy Akure–Owo Expressway to demand...

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Police arrest wanted kidnap kingpin in Ikare-Akoko

David March 10, 2026 0 Comment

By David Akinadewo-Adekahunsi Ondo State Police Command has announced the arrest of a suspected kidnapping kingpin, Abdullahi Lawal, who had been on the run since August 2025 over his alleged involvement in a kidnap...

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Friends, family, colleagues celebrate Freedom Online MD, Gabriel Akinadewo on birthday

David March 10, 2026 0 Comment

By Duchess Ifeoluwa Friends, family members and colleagues across the Nigerian media industry have poured tributes on the Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief of Freedom Online, Gabriel Akinadewo, as he marked his birthday. The tributes,...

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Ondo Police launch manhunt over Kajola farm kidnap

David March 9, 2026 0 Comment

By Adegbaju Temitope The Ondo State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of two persons during a kidnapping incident that occurred on Monday at a poultry farm along Kajola Road in Ilu-Abo. The Police...