The reported abduction of Islamic clerics who attended a prayer gathering hosted by former Zamfara State Governor and Director-General of the Tinubu 2027 Presidential Campaign, Senator Abdul’aziz Yari, has renewed concerns over the persistent security challenges facing the state. The clerics were reportedly abducted after attending the gathering at Yari’s residence in Talata Mafara on Saturday, September 12, where thousands of Islamic scholars and clerics reportedly gathered to pray for peace, an end to insecurity and the success of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid. The reported incident has attracted attention because it occurred shortly after a major gathering centred on prayers for peace and security in a state that has continued to battle banditry and kidnapping. While the circumstances surrounding the alleged abduction remain unclear, reports indicate that the affected clerics were travelling away from the gathering when they were reportedly intercepted by ...

Remembering a Publisher, Media Entrepreneur, Entertainment Executive, Mentor and Father — Chief Executive Officer of Access Weekly Magazine and Nigeria Media Nite-Out Awards. There are some people whose departure leaves more than an empty space. It leaves a silence in places where their voice once carried, in the lives of people they guided, and in the institutions they spent years building. For the Olugbemiro family, the Nigerian media community and the many people whose lives he touched, the passing of Mr. Olusola Oluseyi Olugbemiro, popularly known as Sola Solkem, is one of those losses. At 56, Sola Solkem’s journey came to an end on Sunday, August 23, 2026. He was many things to many people: a publisher, journalist, media entrepreneur, entertainment executive, mentor, colleague, friend and industry leader. But behind all those titles was something even more important to those closest to him. He was a husband. He was a father. He was family. He was a good man. THE MAN BEHIND ACCESS ...