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TUESDAY FLAT OUT Befriending Bandits By Suyi Ayodele (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Tuesday, September 23, 2025) https://tribuneonlineng.com/befriending-bandits/amp/ The photograph is graphic. The message is obvious. The semiotics are unmistaken. A bandit in military fatigue sits comfortably. On his lap is an AK-47 assault rifle. Around his neck are various communication gadgets. His look betrays his hubris. He is a man of power! His confidence shows who is in charge. It is audacity in its illiterate form! Another man in a native attire bends towards the bandit. He smiles sheepishly. He holds a handset, in a very suggestive manner. The caption tells the entire story: “Nigerian Government Official ‘Exchange Contact’ with Bandits After a 'Peace Deal’ Meeting in Subuwa LGA in Katsina State.” When the junior rival wife to one’s mother is older and more powerful, one is advised to call her mother (tí orogún ìyá eni bá ju ìyá eni lo, ìyá làá pèé). This ancient wisdom i...

Monday Lines  Every Democracy ‘Murders Itself’ By Lasisi Olagunju  (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 22 September, 2025). In 'Jokes and Targets' by Christie Davies, a Soviet journalist interviews a Chukchi man: "Could you tell us briefly how you lived before the October revolution?"  "Hungry and cold."  "How do you live now?"  "Hungry, cold, and with a feeling of deep gratitude."  This sounds like Nigeria's malaria victims thanking mosquitoes for their love and care. Between democracy and its opposite, reality has blurred the lines.  Last week, a group of White House pool reporters travelled with President Donald Trump on Air Force One as he returned from his U.K. state visit. At the beginning of the journey, actor Trump sauntered into the rear section of the plane, the traditional part for the press. He granted an interview and ended it with a morbid wish: “Fly safely. You know why I say that? Because I’m on t...

NUJ SWC Greets Chairman Festus Alenkhe On Birthday The State Working Committee (SWC) of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has felicitated with the Chairman of the Edo State Council, Comrade Festus Alenkhe, on the occasion of his birthday today, September 22, 2025. In a goodwill message, the SWC described Comrade Alenkhe as a visionary leader whose dedication, resilience, and commitment to the welfare of journalists have greatly advanced the cause of the union in the state and beyond. The SWC noted that his leadership style has continued to inspire confidence, unity, and professional excellence among members, and prayed for Comrade Alenkhe’s continued good health, wisdom, and divine protection, while wishing him greater accomplishments in his personal and professional endeavors. The committee further expressed confidence that he will continue to provide purposeful leadership for the NUJ.

Ogun Govt Seals Five Chinese Firms ... Alleges Assault On Officials Over Environmental Hazard  The Ogun State government has sealed five Chinese-owned companies operating in the Ogere axis of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway over alleged environmental violations. The firms are DL Plastics Limited, Dyschenghan Plastics, SH Agricultural Limited, Beautiful Fibre Limited, and Jincaicai Nigeria Limited. Special Adviser to the Governor on Environment and Managing Director of the Ogun State Waste Management Authority (OGWAMA), Abayomi Hunye, disclosed this on Thursday. He said the companies were shut down for serious infractions, including improper waste disposal, indiscriminate burning of waste, and refusal to engage government-accredited waste collectors. According to Hunye, the companies ignored multiple letters, warnings, and even official notices pasted at their premises over the past six months. He lamented that instead of complying, the firms went as far as breaking governme...

Remembering The Needy At Uhogua, As Scarcity Of Food Looms. Eben Enasco Reporting. In the heart of Uhogua, a Community in Ovia North East, Edo State, nestled in the lush countryside, where a group of individuals and families struggle to make ends meet, there is a biting needs for Food, Shelta, and Good Education for survivors housed by th Home For the Needy. These ones are survivors of the deadly insurgency attacks in the North East of Nigeria who have faced devastated emotional crises for over a decade. As the struggle continues to cause major obstacles to the survivors, Pastor Solomon Folorunsho the caregiver and founder of the Home For The Needy, in Uhogua, is concerned about the future of these ones who have lost greater part of their existence to the insurgency, if the food shortage continue to subsist. He believes that food, Shelta and Good Education have become a priority to stage a come back to good life amidst the torrential spreads of hunger and insufficiency of f...

NECO Releases 2025 SSCE Results, Records 60% Pass Rate By Editor  The National Examinations Council has released the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE internal) results, 54 days after the last written paper. NECO Registrar, Prof Ibrahim Wushishi, who announced the release of the results at a press conference in Minna, Niger State, on Wednesday, said out of the 1,358,339 candidates who sat for the June/July exercise, 818,492, representing 60.26 per cent, scored 5 credits and above, including Mathematics and English. Wushishi stated that the number of candidates with five credits and above, irrespective of Mathematics and English is 1,144,496, representing 84.26 per cent. He said, “Number of candidates that registered for the examination is 1,367,210, representing 685,514 Males and 681,696 Females. “Number of candidates that sat is 1,358,33,9 representing 680,292 Males and 678,047 females. “Number of candidates with five Credits and above, including Mathema...

First Bank Pensioners Protest,  Demands Increase In ₦15,000 Monthly Stipend     By Editor  Pensioners of first bank PLC have stage a peaceful protest this morning to demand for increase in their #15,000, monthly stipend among other severance allowances entitle to pensioners . The peaceful protest by the senior citizens was held at the bank’s branch in dugbe opposite the Cocoa House under the watchful eyes of the Nigerian police Oyo state Command to make sure it’s not hijack by miscreants.