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Opinion: Int’l Women’s Month: How Food Environments Shape Nigerian Women, Girls’ Lives

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By Bukola Olukemi-Odele Healthy eating is often portrayed as a matter of willpower or personal choice. Yet, for millions of women and girls, the concept of choice is an illusion. Their health is significantly influenced by their food environment—the physical, economic, and social factors that determine what food is accessible, affordable, and promoted. A poor food environment is not just about a lack of food. More often, it is about limited access to nutritious options. This can manifest as food deserts, which are urban or rural areas where fresh, affordable produce is miles away, leaving residents dependent on convenience stores saturated with high-calorie, ultra-processed foods. When food environments deteriorate in this way, the consequences are not shared equally. Women and girls bear a disproportionate share of the burden. Their bodies move through life stages that demand consistent and specific nutritional support, from adolescence to pregnancy and beyond. Yet the social realitie...
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Police Arrest 32 Suspected Bandits in Kwara, Recover Arms

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  The Kwara State Police Command has arrested 32 suspected bandits linked to kidnapping, cattle rustling and other violent crimes during coordinated operations in forest communities in the state. According to a statement by the command's Police Public Relations Officer, ‎SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, the arrests followed sustained intelligence-led operations carried out by operatives of the Kwara State Police Command and detectives of the Intelligence Response Team targeting criminal networks operating in forest corridors and rural communities across the state. During an operational visit to Kaiama, the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, commended the officers for their professionalism and bravery in dismantling the criminal network. SP Ejire-Adeyemi said investigations revealed that the suspects belonged to different gangs using forests around Awi, Patigi, Gbugbu, Tsaraji and Babanla as hideouts for their operations. Among those arrested were two foreign nationals from...
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ICPC Denies Arrest, Investigation of Justice Omotosho

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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has dismissed as false and malicious a video circulating on social media claiming that it arrested and is prosecuting Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja. In a statement issued and signed by the Commission’s spokesperson, J. Okor Odey on Tuesday, the anti-corruption agency said the claim contained in the video was entirely untrue and designed to mislead members of the public. The Commission clarified that it had neither arrested nor invited Justice Omotosho for questioning and was not investigating him in relation to any matter as alleged in the viral content. According to the ICPC, the video was intended to spread misinformation capable of causing unnecessary public concern and damaging the reputation of the judge. “For the avoidance of doubt, the ICPC has neither arrested nor invited Justice James Omotosho in relation to any investigation. The Commission is also not investigating the ...
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15 CSOs Petition PSC to Probe Lagos CP over Alleged Assault on Activist

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Lagos CP, Jimoh Moshood A coalition of civil society organisations has asked the Police Service Commission to investigate the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Jimoh Moshood, over allegations of abduction, torture and unlawful detention of activist Hassan Taiwo Soweto during a protest in January. In a petition dated March 9, 2026, the groups alleged that Moshood ordered officers to disperse protesters with tear gas and later supervised the arrest and assault of Soweto during a demonstration held on January 28. The petition was signed by 15 organisations, including the Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa, Justice and Empowerment Initiatives, Take It Back Movement, the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, and the Joint Action Front, among others. According to the petitioners, the protest drew more than 5,000 participants from communities including Makoko, Owode Onirin, Oworonshoki, and Ajegunle, and was organise...
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Opinion: How Middle East Tensions Should Force a Rethink of Nigeria, Africa’s Oil Dependency

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Olamide Martins By Olamide Martins The continued bombardment of Iran by the United States of America to Israel’s advantage may have again uncovered the dominance of the world’s energy system and the fragility of the least developed and oil-dependent economies. The war in the Middle East is already forcing an increase of about 10 percent in oil prices. Also of concern is the shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz, a 38 km corridor through which about one-fifth of the world’s oil transits, and if the shutdown continues, global prices could remain above $100 per barrel. This shows that the world’s glue to fossil fuels comes with grave consequences. The toll on Africa is immense. The continent can expect a staggering increase in fuel prices and a rise in food inflation. Nations such as Kenya, Ghana, and Uganda, which are oil-importing, will experience strain in their transportation and production sectors, while states that are oil-exporting might have temporary price spikes but that won’t help t...
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POWA President Prioritises Empowerment of Police Families, Widows, Girls

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The President of the Police Officers’ Wives Association (POWA), Olufunmilola Disu, has reaffirmed the association’s commitment to empowering police families, widows and young girls through targeted programmes aimed at improving livelihoods and strengthening community support systems. Mrs. Disu, who is also the wife of the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, said the association under her leadership would continue to prioritise initiatives that provide practical support to women and children within the police community. According to her, the focus includes skills acquisition programmes, educational support, health initiatives and expanded community outreach. The empowerment programme organised by POWA brought together several beneficiaries, including widows of fallen police officers and women within the police rank-and-file community, ranging from constables to inspectors. Members of neighbouring communities also benefited from the outreach. Nearly 200 residents from surr...
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IGP Disu Decorates Eight Newly Promoted Deputy Inspectors-General of Police

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The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, on Monday decorated eight senior officers recently promoted to the rank of Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) at a ceremony held at the Force Headquarters in Abuja. The promotion ceremony marked the formal induction of the officers into the top leadership cadre of the Nigeria Police Force. Speaking during the decoration, the IGP described the elevation as a recognition of decades of dedication, professional excellence and leadership within the Nigeria Police Force. He noted that the rank of DIG carries significant responsibility and urged the newly promoted officers to provide strategic direction, strengthen internal discipline and drive ongoing reforms within the Force. Disu emphasised the need for the senior officers to ensure that policing strategies remain responsive to evolving security challenges, while leveraging their experience in intelligence-led policing, operational coordination, inter-agency collaboration and accountabi...
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