‘Nigeria cannot accept forged certificates, rigged elections and then tell victims to go to court’ — Onaiyekan
Christianity
August 9, 2026
‘Nigeria cannot accept forged certificates, rigged elections and then tell victims to go to court’ — Onaiyekan
“We should refuse to agree that this is Nigeria meaning where nothing works. We should refuse to accept that there…
YOU CAN’T BUILD SOMETHING ON NOTHING: The Questions Nigerians Must Ask Before 2027 – PART 1
Articles
August 8, 2026
YOU CAN’T BUILD SOMETHING ON NOTHING: The Questions Nigerians Must Ask Before 2027 – PART 1
By LAURETTA ONOCHIE This is not a matter that should be settled by insults, partisan loyalty or political intimidation. It…
Panic in Kyiv, Europe over North Korea deployment of deadly missile unit to support Russia
Defence
August 8, 2026
Panic in Kyiv, Europe over North Korea deployment of deadly missile unit to support Russia
*As Moscow deepens military cooperation with Pyongyang According to Ukrainian military intelligence, a North Korean missile unit comprising about 90…
2026: MURIC Accuses Adeleke of Plunging Osun Muslims into Abject Poverty
General News
August 8, 2026
2026: MURIC Accuses Adeleke of Plunging Osun Muslims into Abject Poverty
By KEMI KASUMU In a press conference held by the coalition of Muslim leaders under the aegis of the…
What Fear Does to Alliances: Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye Sign Joint Defence Pact
Defence
August 8, 2026
What Fear Does to Alliances: Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye Sign Joint Defence Pact
Saudi Arabia is not signing this pact out of confidence. It is signing it out of fear, because the same…
How to relocate, strengthen and empower Fulani pastoralists: From cattle rearers in the bush to modern cattle breeders
Business
August 8, 2026
How to relocate, strengthen and empower Fulani pastoralists: From cattle rearers in the bush to modern cattle breeders
– an investigated report by The DEFENDER – One of the greatest mistakes government could make would be to create…
KU8+ moves to reshape Nigerian universities with AI, research, collaboration
Education
August 8, 2026
KU8+ moves to reshape Nigerian universities with AI, research, collaboration
By NAJIMDEEN MAHMOUD and TORIOLA YESEERAH “The question confronting every university is not simply: ‘What do we know?’ Rather, it…
US being pushed out of Middle East as Iran seeks to reshape regional power balance
Defence
August 8, 2026
US being pushed out of Middle East as Iran seeks to reshape regional power balance
The latest conflict has demonstrated the vulnerability of American military installations across the Gulf. US forces maintain a network of…
Iranian cleric says Tehran preparing missiles with 15,000km range capable of reaching US
Defence
August 8, 2026
Iranian cleric says Tehran preparing missiles with 15,000km range capable of reaching US
“We are preparing ourselves so that the American people, too, will see what it is like to be hit by…
Could Iran-Saudi rivalry ultimately challenge the Saudi monarchy? — A geopolitical projection
Editorial
August 8, 2026
Could Iran-Saudi rivalry ultimately challenge the Saudi monarchy? — A geopolitical projection
By KEMI KASUMU with Agencies One possible — though highly speculative — scenario would be the emergence of an alternative…