Nigeria’s newly appointed Minister of Defence, Major General Christopher Musa (rtd), has vowed to usher in a new era in Nigeria’s fight against insecurity, declaring that the “era of shedding innocent blood” is over. Musa made the statement on Thursday while officially assuming office following his appointment by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He pledged a…
By Jimoh Ahmed Editor In a historic judgment that is already reverberating across Nigeria’s political landscape, the Supreme Court has ruled that Local Government Areas (LGAs) have exclusive control over their funds, effectively stripping state governments of the long-held power to manage or interfere with allocations meant for the country’s 774 local councils. The…
The Odubanjo Regional Superintendent of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Pastor Gideon Obiwale, has urged Christians to remain steadfast in faith, emphasizing that God has the power to revive situations that may seem completely lost. He delivered this message on Saturday, November 22, 2025, during the induction service of the Akungba Zonal Superintendent, Pastor Pius…
The Zone 2 Police Command has arrested 20 suspected members of a violent cult network believed to have carried out the brutal killing of a police officer in the Ilese community, near Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. The arrest followed days of intensive intelligence gathering after the late-night incident on November 29, when the cultists…
The Rivers State Police Command has successfully rescued five persons who were abducted by suspected cultists in Emuoha Local Government Area of the state. In a statement on Thursday, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the operation and identified the rescued victims as Prince London, Azubuike Kelechukwu, Elizabeth Aniete, Onyebuchi Precious…
The Pivot November 22, 2025 By Steve Otaloro In the dark days of 2019, when forests in Ondo, Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ekiti and Lagos had become killing fields, when herdsmen turned farmlands into grazing reserves by force of arms, when kidnapping became a daily industry and the Nigeria Police overstretched, under-equipped and…
-Monarch, Principal urge revival of fading glory of School It was a parade of colour and fanfare recently when the 1978 set of graduates of African Church Teachers’ Training College, Epinmi Akoko gathered and rolled out the drums for the 50th landmark anniversary celebration of their admission to the College that gave them a…
By Our Reporter Traditional rulers in Owo Local Government Area have publicly distanced themselves from the apology tendered by the suspended council chairman, Hon. Tope Omolayo, insisting that his controversial remarks against the Olowo of Owo, Oba Ajibade Ogunoye, constitute a deep insult to the collective traditional authority of Owo land. Omolayo, who was suspended…
By The Pivot Investigations Desk The first thing you notice when you enter Agbabu is the silence. Not the peaceful type, but the sort that settles over a place waiting too long for promises that never materialise. The mud houses still stand, the river still snakes quietly behind the village, and the people speak…
By Jimoh Ahmed | The Pivot Across Ondo State, the story is the same: cracked walls, leaking roofs, overcrowded classrooms, missing teachers, and a growing reliance on old students to do what government should. A months-long investigation by The Pivot has uncovered a widespread pattern of infrastructural decay and systemic neglect in public…
