Abdu Rafiu There have been heated debates on the rites of passage Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona elected for himself and which those charged with the responsibility carried out upon his departure from earthly life. The mounting of the throne comes with certain rites which are in line with age-long practices and which have become mores. […]
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Violation earns suspension By John Dike, Osogbo Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, will henceforth rusticate any of its students found guilty of wearing sagging trousers, hugging or kissing in public, and wearing bum shorts or unkempt clothing, among other infractions. The University’s management announced these disciplinary measures in a revised dress code meant to check […]
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President Bola Tinubu has asked the House of Representatives to revise the federal government’s external borrowing plan for the 2025–2026 fiscal cycle. In a letter conveyed by Speaker Abbas Tajudeen and signed by Finance Minister, Wale Edun, the President is seeking an additional $47 million for the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, bringing the total cost […]
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French media conglomerate Canal+ has officially acquired full ownership of MultiChoice Group, the parent company of DStv and GOtv, in a landmark $3 billion (approx. 55 billion rand) deal. The acquisition, which gives Canal+ the remaining 55% stake it did not previously own, was approved by South Africa’s Competition Tribunal on Wednesday, July 23. The […]
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Former WWE champion Hulk Hogan has died. He was 71. TMZ Sports broke the news of his passing, saying he died in his home in Clearwater, Florida, early on Thursday.. The report said several police vehicles and EMTs were parked outside his home. Hogan’s wife, Sky had a few weeks ago denied reports that he […]
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Governor Ademola Adeleke Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke’s support base appears to have been weakened ahead of the 2026 governorship election, following the exit of five federal lawmakers from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state within weeks. They all blamed internal wrangling within the PDP for their decision to resign from the […]
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The national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will hold between Saturday, November 15 and Sunday 16 in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. This was disclosed at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday after the party’s 101st National Executive Committee meeting, by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba. He announced that the […]
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Fifty seven lawyers have been shortlisted by the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee, LPPC, for elevation to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN. The body, led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, took the decision at its 169th Plenary Session in Abuja on Thursday. Senior lawyers deemed to have demonstrated […]
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New APC Chairman’s, Nentawe Yilwatda Prof Nentawe Yilwatda was on Thursday sworn in as the new national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. He succeeds Dr Abdullahi Dangoje who resigned on June 27, purportedly on health grounds, Yilwadta, who is the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, was inaugurated as chairman at […]
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President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday evening held a closed-door meeting with governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress ahead of the National Executive Council meeting of the party scheduled to be held Thursday (today(. Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum, Hope Uzodimma; Governor Babajide Sanwo‑Olu of Lagos; Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti; and […]
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