I never dreamed of becoming IG – Disu

IGP Olatunji Disu addressing senior police officers during his inaugural conference at Force Headquarters, Abuja, on March 4, 2026. Photo: NPF The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, on Thursday paid glowing tribute to his predecessor, Kayode Egbetokun, recalling their early professional relationship while serving under President Bola Tinubu during his tenure as governor of Lagos […]

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FG approves N4b take-off grants for Tinubu poly, Epe varsity

The Federal Government has approved N2 billion each as take-off grants for the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Federal Polytechnic in Abuja, and the Federal University of Science and Technology, Epe in Epe, Lagos State, as part of efforts to support their early operations. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Thursday during the […]

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I’ve never thought of reelection, Aiyedatiwa reacts to court ruling

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa said he had.focused all his energy on truly. serving the people, and had never contemplated his purported reelection bid. He spoke in reaction to Thursday’s judgement by a Federal High Court sitting in Akure, which had barred him from re-contesting his seat in the state’s 2028 governorship election. Indeed, the […]

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Tinubu’s plea goes unheeded on Ebonyi’s river of blood (1)

By Tunde Odesola Sometimes, words create accidental rhyme where meaning does not. Etymologically, ‘Moses’ and ‘Osmosis’ are not related, even though they sound similar, and both bear a sense of ‘passing through’. Osmosis, a Greek word, literally suggests water passing through a boundary, just as Moses, the Anglicised version of Moshe, a Hebrew name, means […]

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Ondo State and the burden of governance

By Adekunle Adebayo One has deliberately refrained from making public comments on governance in Ondo State for a number of personal reasons. Chief among them was the need to allow a young administration the space for stabilization, adjustment, and calibration. However, with the definitive judgement delivered yesterday by the Federal High Court barring Governor Lucky […]

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Ede Attack: Accord Accuses Police of Partisanship, petitions IGP

By John Dike, Osogbo Accord Party in Osun State has condemned what it described as a partisan attack by police officers on residents of Ede North Local Government Area over a disputed parcel of land belonging to the local council. In a statement issued on Thursday, the state chairman of the party, Victor Babalola Akande, […]

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Osun Plans Alternative Power Supply for Reality Radio-Vision Services Iwo

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Government has announced plans to provide an alternative power supply for the state-owned Reality Radio-Vision Services (RTS) in Iwo in order to address persistent electricity challenges affecting the station’s operations. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Chairman of the Board of the Osun State Broadcasting Corporation, […]

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Osun APC Accuses Adeleke Government Of Backing Vandalism Of Water Schemes

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the administration of Ademola Adeleke of failing to protect public infrastructure, alleging that hoodlums are currently vandalising and looting water schemes across several communities in the state. In a statement issued on Wednesday by the party’s Director of Media and […]

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