Dissatisfied members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State on Friday protested at the party’s secretariat in Ogo-Oluwa, Osogbo, rejecting alleged plan to offer Governor Ademola Adeleke an automatic ticket as the APC candidate in the 2026 governorship election. Displaying placards and chanting slogans, they decried what they described as an attempted “imposition” […]
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Governors Bala Mohammed and Lucky Aiyedatiwa in Akure on Friday A massive $2.6 billion investment in petrochemical, and fertilizer plants in Ondo State is underway, as the state parleys with Bauchi on industrialisation and agriculture. Indeed, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa and his Bauchi counterpart Bala Mohammed met in Akure on Friday, and the planned establishment of […]
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Arole Oduduwa and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, CFR, has called on Nigerians to pray for peace and unity of the nation, as his kingdom cellebrates this year edition of Yeyemolu Festival. While addressing a large gathering at the palace grounds, the royal father called on Nigerians to pray for peace, unity, […]
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Dr. Lasisi Olagunju Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has congratulated renowned journalist, columnist, and Editor of Saturday Tribune, Dr. Lasisi Olagunju, on his conferment with an honorary Fellowship by the Nigerian Academy of Letters (NAL). He described the recognition as a well-deserved honour that affirms the intellectual depth and national relevance of the awardee’s contributions […]
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A magistrate court in Iragbiji, Osun State, has sentenced 20-year-old Olabosipo Waliyu to two years imprisonment without the option of a fine, for stealing cocoa beans worth ₦200,000. The convict was arraigned before Magistrate O.D. Ajiboye in Charge No. MIRA/28c/2025, following his arrest by operatives of the Osun Amotekun Corps under the Boripe Command. The […]
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Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has disclosed how the Muhammadu Buhari administration harassed his aides over the Malabu Oil deal scandal, specifically referencing the OPL-245 case. The scandal revolves around the 2011 acquisition of Oil Prospecting Licence 245 by Shell and Eni for $1.3 billion, with allegations that $1.1 billion was routed as bribes to Nigerian officials […]
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The Presidency has declared that it is unshaken by a possible joint ticket of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in the 2027 presidential election. In fact, it said the possibility posed no challenge to the President’s re-election bid. To the presidency, Tinubu’s performance in office would […]
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By Abimbola Adelakun During a recent interview, Peter Obi was asked how he would address political agitations across the country if he were the president. He responded that he would dialogue. Referring to the detained IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu, Obi added that his incarceration “does not make sense”. He said, “Some people said because he […]
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ADC Agency Report The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has affirmed that it has no intention of undermining Nigeria’s democracy, clarifying that its mission is to wrest power from the ruling All Progressives Congress democratically. Interim National Publicity Secretary of ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, stated this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Abdullahi was reacting to […]
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Agency Report Senate President Godswill Akpabio has congratulated Governor Monday Okpebholo on his confirmation as the duly elected candidate in the September 2024 gubernatorial election in Edo. In a congratulatory message signed by him on Friday in Abuja, hevdescribed the Supreme Court verdict as the triumph of democracy and the will of the people. He […]
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