By IkeChukwu Unegbe Esq When it comes to praying for Nigeria, some Nigerians are so fired up. Every challenge and problem needs fasting and prayers; some would even need casting and binding of the _spirit_ behind such failures. And suddenly, we now have more prayer centres than manufacturing hubs. There is nothing inherently wrong with […]
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Veteran Nollywood actor, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo. The Chief Imam of Ilaro, Ogun State, Tajudeen Adewunmi, has explained why he returned the N25 million entrusted to him by late veteran actor Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, before his death. Adewunmi said Ogogo transferred the money to him to complete the rebuilding of […]
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The Assistant Director, Media, at the Presidential Villa, Peter Onwubuariri, has died in Kano after a prolonged illness. Onwubuariri, a veteran journalist and staff member of the News Agency of Nigeria, died at the age of 48, according to his wife, Catherine Ezinna Onwubuariri. He reportedly died on Monday after receiving treatment for about a […]
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NDC presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Benue State Government has rejected the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi’s, claim that he was blocked by thugs allegedly working for the state government from accessing Yelwata. The government also dismissed claims that it sent state-sponsored thugs to block his convoy along the Gboko Road on […]
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The Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress in the 2027 election, Photo: X | Peter Obi. The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has accused “hired thugs” of obstructing his visit to Yelwata, Benue State, where he had planned to meet families of victims of the June 2025 massacre. Obi, in […]
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Benue State Commissioner for Information, Solomon Iorpev, has stated that the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, is courting trouble with the state government. Iorpev, who was reacting to the blockage of Obi by some youths on Tuesday, said this was not the first time Obi had ignored protocol by failing to […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo A fresh political drama is playing out in Osun State following the appearance of two petitions at the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Osogbo, with the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) separately denying knowledge of, or responsibility for, the legal actions purportedly instituted in […]
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Ondo State Government has raised the 2026 budget from N524.411 billion to N769.384 billion, with the additional resources targeted at roads, water, healthcare and other critical infrastructure across the state. The Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Mr Olaolu Akindolire, disclosed this after the State Executive Council meeting, saying the increase was driven by the […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo A vigilante member identified as Sunday, popularly known as Apetu, has reportedly died shortly after a sexual encounter with a woman in Ile-Ife, Osun State, with the woman subsequently arrested by the police. The incident occurred at about 2:30pm on Sunday in the Odi-Olokun area of Ile-Ife. The woman was reportedly […]
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Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke By John Dike, Osogbo A fresh constitutional storm may be brewing in Osun State as the Civil Society Coalition has demanded an urgent clarification over who is currently exercising executive authority in the state following Governor Ademola Adeleke’s departure for Europe on vacation. The coalition, in a strongly worded statement […]
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