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Author: Philip Adeleke

Hi there! I’m a passionate journalist, a storyteller at heart, and a truth-seeker by calling. With years of experience digging deep into stories that matter, I’ve made it my mission to inform, inspire, and ignite conversations that shape our world. From breaking news to investigative reports, human-interest features to political analyses, my pen has journeyed through communities, boardrooms, streets, and studios—always chasing facts, always giving voice to the unheard. I believe journalism is more than headlines; it’s about impact. I’ve covered stories that exposed injustice, celebrated everyday heroes, and brought light to dark corners where silence once lived. Whether on air, online, or in print, I strive to keep my work bold, balanced, and rooted in integrity.

Agbakoba explains why Tinubu can’t achieve meaningful economic reform

Agbakoba explains why Tinubu can’t achieve meaningful economic reform

June 13, 2025

Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Dr Olisa Agbakoba, has said that President Bola Tinubu cannot achieve any meaningful...

Fela Kuti makes Grammy history nearly 30 years after death

Fela Kuti makes Grammy history nearly 30 years after death

June 13, 2025

Nearly three decades after his death, Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti has posthumously made history, becoming the first Nigerian artiste inducted...

EFCC arraigns bank executives over $12m fraud

EFCC arraigns bank executives over $12m fraud

June 13, 2025

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Friday, arraigned the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of SunTrust Bank Ltd, Halima Buba,...

We’ll sort ourselves out — Saraki reacts to Tinubu’s mockery of opposition

We’ll sort ourselves out — Saraki reacts to Tinubu’s mockery of opposition

June 13, 2025

A political activist, Usman Bugaje, says President Bola Tinubu is detached from the suffering of ordinary Nigerians because he is...

June 12: Nigeria would’ve been better if my father was president – MKO’s son

June 12: Nigeria would’ve been better if my father was president – MKO’s son

June 13, 2025

Jamiu Abiola, a son of MKO Abiola, says Nigeria would have become far better economically had democracy hero, his father...

Tinubu to Uncle Sam at 90: You’re an eminent statesman, journalism icon

Tinubu to Uncle Sam at 90: You’re an eminent statesman, journalism icon

June 13, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has showered encomium on the publisher of Vanguard media, Prince Sam Amuka-Pemu, describing him as an elder...

Police rescue 73 kidnap victims, arrest 175 suspects, including 30 for rape, in Katsina

Police rescue 73 kidnap victims, arrest 175 suspects, including 30 for rape, in Katsina

June 13, 2025

The Katsina State Police Command has announced the rescue of 73 kidnap victims and the arrest of over 175 suspects...

Osun Amotekun operative slumps while preparing for work

Osun Amotekun operative slumps while preparing for work

June 12, 2025

The leadership of Osun Amotekun Corps has announced the death of an operative, Sheriff Ogundiran, who reportedly collapsed in his...

Vishwash Kumar: ‘Bodies around me,’ survivor of Air Indian crash narrates experience

Vishwash Kumar: ‘Bodies around me,’ survivor of Air Indian crash narrates experience

June 12, 2025

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, who survived the Air Indian crash involving over 200 passengers, has narrated what happened and how he...

Last surviving twin rescued by Mary Slessor dies at 115

Last surviving twin rescued by Mary Slessor dies at 115

June 12, 2025

The last surviving female twin to be rescued by Mary Slessor, a Scottish Missionary in Arochukwu Ancient Kingdom of Abia,...

14-year-old girl fakes own kidnap, abducts four-year-old sister in Katsina — Police

14-year-old girl fakes own kidnap, abducts four-year-old sister in Katsina — Police

June 12, 2025

The Katsina State Police Command said it has uncovered a kidnapping syndicate involving a 14-year-old girl who conspired with three...

FULL LIST: Tinubu confers national honours on Kudirat Abiola, Soyinka, Ken Saro-Wiwa, others

FULL LIST: Tinubu confers national honours on Kudirat Abiola, Soyinka, Ken Saro-Wiwa, others

June 12, 2025

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday announced national honours for dozens of Nigerians as part of events marking democracy day. He...

Tinubu’s 2025 Democracy Day address 12th June 2025

Tinubu’s 2025 Democracy Day address 12th June 2025

June 12, 2025

ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR AT THE JOINT SESSION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY IN COMMEMORATION OF DEMOCRACY DAY,...

Tinubu arrives N’Assembly

Tinubu arrives N’Assembly

June 12, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has arrived at the National Assembly to address the parliament on the occasion of the 2025 Democracy...

2027: Wike teases opposition, Tinubu courts minister for APC

2027: Wike teases opposition, Tinubu courts minister for APC

June 12, 2025

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday openly extended an invitation to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to...

Three siblings, four others dead in Ibadan separate road accidents

Three siblings, four others dead in Ibadan separate road accidents

June 11, 2025

Three siblings and four other persons on Wednesday died in a separate road accidents in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. It...

Updated: We’re open to receiving you in APC, Tinubu tells Wike

Updated: We’re open to receiving you in APC, Tinubu tells Wike

June 11, 2025

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday declared that even though the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, Nyesom Wike, is not yet...

Guber Poll: Anambra Govt charges candidates N50m for campaign posters, billboards

Guber Poll: Anambra Govt charges candidates N50m for campaign posters, billboards

June 11, 2025

The 16 governorship candidates participating in the Anambra 2025 election are to pay the sum of N50 million, each, before...

Tinubu cancels national broadcast, to address Nigerians from N’Assembly

Tinubu cancels national broadcast, to address Nigerians from N’Assembly

June 11, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has cancelled the previously scheduled nationwide broadcast in commemoration of Nigeria’s 26th Democracy Day anniversary. In a...

Total blackout hits Yola, Jalingo as TCN begins repair

Total blackout hits Yola, Jalingo as TCN begins repair

June 11, 2025

The residents of Yola and Jalingo, the capitals of Adamawa and Taraba States, have been hit by a five-day darkness....

Why June 12 Is Nigeria’s Authentic Democracy Day!

Why June 12 Is Nigeria’s Authentic Democracy Day!

June 11, 2025

No one disputes that it is the Parliament that has the power to make laws. It is also an undisputed-able...

Natasha: Appeal Court strikes out Akpabio’s motions, imposes N100,000 fine

Natasha: Appeal Court strikes out Akpabio’s motions, imposes N100,000 fine

June 11, 2025

The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has struck out two motions filed by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio,...

I’ve been in PDP for 28 years, will dump party to support Tinubu – Atiku’s ally, Segun Sowunmi

I’ve been in PDP for 28 years, will dump party to support Tinubu – Atiku’s ally, Segun Sowunmi

June 11, 2025

Segun Sowunmi, a former spokesman to Atiku Abubakar, the ex-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has given condition...

Power play: PDP convention caught in Wike-Makinde camps crossfire

Power play: PDP convention caught in Wike-Makinde camps crossfire

June 11, 2025

The battle for the soul of the Peoples Democratic Party has reportedly pitted the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, against...

Ibadan road on standstill as fuel tanker explosion causes gridlock

Ibadan road on standstill as fuel tanker explosion causes gridlock

June 10, 2025

A fuel tanker exploded on Tuesday along the busy Ibadan Expressway in Oyo State, sparking a massive fire and severe...

Stray bullet kills 20-month-old child in Imo

Stray bullet kills 20-month-old child in Imo

June 10, 2025

A stray bullet from a yet-to-be-identified source has allegedly hit and killed a 20-month-old child at Umuoba-Uratta in the Owerri...

Nine Chinese jailed for cybercrime in Lagos, to be deported after prison terms

Nine Chinese jailed for cybercrime in Lagos, to be deported after prison terms

June 10, 2025

A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has sentenced nine Chinese nationals to one year in prison following their...

‘Don’t pay attention to busybodies, bystanders’, Tinubu tells Wike

‘Don’t pay attention to busybodies, bystanders’, Tinubu tells Wike

June 10, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has urged the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to ignore busybodies and naysayers...

APC to Fubara: Your sins can’t be forgiven even if you join us

APC to Fubara: Your sins can’t be forgiven even if you join us

June 10, 2025

The All Progressives Congress APC in Rivers State has told the suspended Governor of the state, Siminalayi Fubara that it...

APC chieftain Jesutega Onokpasa is dead

APC chieftain Jesutega Onokpasa is dead

June 10, 2025

Jesutega Onokpasa, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), lawyer, and prominent political commentator, has passed away. Onokpasa died...