By Banji Ayoola The Almighty Father in His Wisdom made a day 24 hours; and wisely too, He broke these into two equal halves of the daylight and the night. In the first half, the daylight, we are to exert ourselves, and subject ourselves to rigorous mental and physical pressures, as we go our separate […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo In the quiet hours before dawn, when much of Osogbo lies asleep, the corridors of a police facility in the Osun State capital were, by one woman’s account, the scene of an incident she says altered her life forever. A 48 year old woman, a wife and professional, alleges that while […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo Osun Central Elite Caucus has projected that the Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO), candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), will defeat incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke by no fewer than 12,000 votes in the forthcoming Osun governorship election. In a statement issued on Monday and signed by Professor Hussein Ajirotutu, the group said […]
Continue ReadingBy John Dike, Osogbo A student of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), David Ojuko, has demanded ₦15 million in damages and a public apology from a fellow student, Adeife Adewale, over allegations of rape he described as false and defamatory. In a letter written through his lawyer, Kingsley Enekwe, Ojuko accused Adewale, a student in the […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Joint Labour Movement comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), and Joint Negotiation Council (JNC), has rejected allegations of widespread ghost workers in the state public service. They described claims by an audit firm, Sally Tibbot, on its report as reckless, defamatory, and unprofessional. In a […]
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The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has described the results of Saturday’s area councils elections in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, which the party swept, as endorsement of the President Bola Tinubu leadership. The party won the six area councils except Gwagwalada won by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). APC won Abuja Municipal, […]
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Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has warned that democracy is under siege in Nigeria, as he condemned Saturdays area councils polls in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja The politician and chieftain of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC), sounded the alarm over the disgracefully low voter turnout recorded in Saturday’s FCT Area Council […]
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President Bola Tinubu has challenged the winners of the recent elections held in the Federal Capital Territory, Kano, and Rivers States to serve with humility and dedication. He described the electoral mandate as a sacred trust and called on those elected to prioritise service to the people. Tinubu congratulated the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC’s national […]
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INEC Chairman, Prof Joash Amupitan The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has swept Saturday’s elections in the nation’s Federal Capital Territory, FCT, winning five of the six area councils, except Gwagwalada. As declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the party won five out of the six chairmanship positions in the 2026 Area Council […]
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Ondo State Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa on Sunday flagged off the construction of an 8.5-kilometre dual carriageway in Ilaje Local Government Area. Simultaneously, he commissioned a six-kilometre NDDC Road in Igbokoda, thus intensifying his administration’s infrastructure drive in the state’s oil-rich riverine communities. At the commissioning of the landmark NDDC Road which runs from College […]
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