Minister: It’s wrong time to impose new taxes on vulnerable, productive sectors Admits fuel, FX reform sequencing was fast IMF raises Nigeria’s 2026 growth forecast to 4.2 per cent The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, have acknowledged the challenges of balancing economic reforms […]
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By IkeChukwu Unegbe Never underestimate the value of a tree; you never know when you might need its shade or shelter. Trees are infrastructure. A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. _We cut down the trees, pave over the soil, then *wonder why the city feels like an oven*_ Forests are the lungs of […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has explained the omission of some candidates from the final list for the 2027 governorship election, citing the failure of their political parties to comply with the mandatory submission of membership registers. The commission said the decision followed a Supreme Court judgment delivered on September […]
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By Olubunmi Adebayo *2) SOLOMON’S DECISION TO HEED HIS FATHER’S LAST COUNSEL.* *Before Solomon’s father -King David died, he gave Solomon a collection of personal, family, social, spiritual and political advices.* *1 Kings 2:2-3.* *Remember that David himself had failed many times for lack of wisdom – concerning his infidelity with Bathsheba, concerning counting the […]
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Alhaja Fatima Muraina congratulate ‘hardworking journalist’ Widows in Ondo State have commended Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa for appointing a journalist working with the state owned newspaper, The Hope, Alhaja Fatima Muraina, as a Special Assistant. Writing under the auspices of the Wazobia Widows Welfare Association, they praised the Governor for deeming “one of its most reliable, […]
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By Olubunmi Adebayo *He was the most hated of the several sons of King David.* *He was so hated that nobody could ever bet on him that he would one day become the king of Israel.* *His mother – Bathsheba, was viewed everywhere in the palace, and outside the palace, with the eyes of worthlessness […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo The controversy over a disputed parcel of land at Budo-Osho, Tanke area of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, has taken a fresh turn as Sammya Nigeria Limited, an estate development company, has defended its ownership of the property, insisting that it possesses valid title documents issued by the state government. The […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced plans to inaugurate a presidential campaign committee to coordinate efforts towards the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. The state chairman of the party, Sooko Tajudeen Lawal, disclosed this at a stakeholders’ meeting held […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo The Pelumi Olajengbesi Campaign Organization (POCO) has urged aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency of Osun State to shun violence and consider joining the Accord Party amid allegations of imposition in the selection of legislative candidates. The organization, in a statement dated October 12, 2026, […]
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