By John Dike Osogbo The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has reaffirmed its support for Governor Ademola Adeleke to coordinate President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election campaign in the state, dismissing claims that the party is operating a parallel presidential campaign structure. The party said there was no disagreement between Adeleke’s appointment to […]
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By John Dike Osogbo Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 11, Bassey S. Ewah, has met with Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, to discuss ways of strengthening security cooperation and improving policing operations across the state. The meeting formed part of Ewah’s familiarisation visit to the Oyo State Police Command on Tuesday, November […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi Ahead of the 2027 general elections, elders of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State have kicked against the proposed Rainbow Coalition, insisting that the ruling party has sufficient political strength to win without entering into alliances with other parties. The elders, operating under the PBAT Mandate Elders Forum, warned APC members […]
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By John Dike Osogbo His Royal Majesty, Oba Tajudeen Babatunde Omotosho Akanni Abioye Ekanoye Olukoye III, has emerged as the 14th Onijabe of Ijabe Land in Odo Otin Local Government Area of Osun State, following his unanimous selection by the kingmakers and approval by the Osun State Government. The emergence of the new monarch followed […]
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By Olubunmi Adebayo He was fully dressed in his neatly pressed military uniform as a Major General and the military Head of State of Nigeria. Possibly with him was a carefully prepared proposal speech rehearsed – General Yakubu Gowon, ready to convince a young woman that he was the man she should marry. The young […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has indefinitely suspended its Electoral Officer in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, Mrs Akole Mobolade, over alleged incompetence, absenteeism and failure to discharge her official responsibilities. The commission’s Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Dr Mutiu Agboke, also directed Electoral Officers I and III in the local […]
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A female doctor with First Consultants Medical Centre, Lagos, Ameyo Adadevoh, sacrificed her life to save Nigeria when Ebola disease first came to the country in July 2014. She had quarantined the index case, a Liberian-American diplomat, Patrick Sawyer, and prevented him from leaving the hospital. Nigeria’s saving grace then was that health authorities established […]
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Monica Brown, a fast-rising Nigerian actress, entrepreneur and humanitarian, has recounted how she and her siblings were labelled witches following the death of their father in 2009, a traumatic experience that shaped her commitment to supporting vulnerable children and girls. Brown, founder of Her Rising Menstrual Health Foundation (HRMHF), shared her childhood experience in a […]
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Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Funke Akindele, has revealed that ‘Everybody Loves Jenifa’ is the most expensive film she has produced, citing the cost of filming in Ghana and Nigeria and transporting cast and crew across borders. The 49-year-old actress disclosed this during an interview with CNN Africa journalist, Larry Madowo, which started trending on Monday, […]
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US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Washington is ending a 10-year security assistance deal with Israel that allowed $3.8 billion in annual assistance to its ally until 2028. Trump said Israel was “fine” with him ending the assistance, which began in 2019 and was signed under his predecessor, Barack Obama, three years earlier. “We’ll […]
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