Ondo warns oil marketers against artificial scarcity

Ondo State Government has prohibited fuel scarcity in the state as it warned marketers against economic sabotage. In a statement by Engr Johnson Jaiyeola Alabi, Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, the government warned: “The Ondo State Government has observed with concern that some fuel marketers are attempting to sabotage the economic activities of the […]

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We’ll complete abandoned projects at OAUSTECH – Aiyedatiwa

At last, relief has come the way of the Olusegun Agagu University of Technology, OAUSTECH, Okitipupa, as Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has promised to complete the chains of abandoned projects littering the institution’s landscape. The institution’s management has made many passionate appeals to successive administrations in the state since Governor Olusegun Agagu, the founder, […]

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Ibadan: Residents groan as petrol price surges from N925 to N1,080

Consumers and other end users of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, are groaning over what they described as a sudden increase in the pump price from about N925 to between N1,020 and above in some areas. The sudden increment, it was reliably gathered, caught many consumers unaware, as there was no prior […]

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Awolowo Memorial Lecture: Nigeria facing threat of being kidnapped, says Prof Adebanwi

Prof Wale Adebanwi, Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania Prof Wale Adebanwi, Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, has warned that Nigeria is facing serious governance and security challenges, saying the country itself risks being “kidnapped” if the leadership crisis confronting it persists. […]

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At Awolowo memorial lecture, Anyaoku tells FG, INEC: The world is watching you over 2027 elections

Former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, on Friday called for credible preparations ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections warning that the international community would be closely watching developments in the country. He made the remarks in his chairman’s opening address at the 2026 memorial lecture in honour of the sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, held in […]

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Afenifere charges Southwest governors against terrorist invasion of Yorubaland

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has decried the invasion of the South Western Nigeria by terrorists in recent times. It then challenged governments and security agencies to do more in rescuing the area from bandits. A press release by Afenifere National Publicity Secretary, Jare Ajayi, expressed the Yoruba people’s concern over the almost daily occurrences […]

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Professionalism on Trial: Lessons from the Rufai–Israeli Ambassador Interview

By David Akinadewo-Adekahunsi The media occupies a strategic position in every democratic society. Journalists are expected to inform the public, interrogate power, and create a platform for balanced discourse on issues of public interest. Because of this responsibility, the conduct of journalists, particularly during live interviews, must be guided by professionalism, neutrality, and respect. A […]

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2027: Obi formally registers with ADC, says South East working together

Mr. Peter Obi during the flag off of ADC registration and mobilisation in Awka on Saturday. Credit: Ikenna Obianeri The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has formally registered as a member of the African Democratic Congress in the party’s ongoing membership registration and mobilisation exercise, which commenced across the 21 local […]

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PDP suspends legal adviser, Anyanwu, others amid convention crisis

The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has suspended the National Legal Adviser, Kamaldeen Ajibade (SAN); National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu; Deputy Legal Adviser, Okechukwu Osuoha; and National Organising Secretary, Umaru Bature, for one month following a court ruling that halted the party’s planned national convention. Disclosing this while addressing journalists, the PDP […]

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